Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history, The 216-210 vote, forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives, throws the House and its Republican leadership into chaos.
McCarthy’s chief rival, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, brought forward the “motion to vacate” drawing together more than a handful of conservative Republican critics of the speaker and many Democrats who say he is unworthy of leadership.
Next steps are uncertain, but there is no obvious successor to lead the House Republican majority.
It's not kosher to blame the opposition party for any of this. The Speaker is the leader of the majority and it's up to the Republicans to get their shit together. And given McCarthy's total kowtowing to the MAGA faction, including agreeing to their fact-free impeachment inquiry, there was no realistic reason for the Democrats to do anything to save his ass.
Question now: Who would be crazy enough to take that job? Even if they find someone who is enough of an appeasement monkey to satisfy Pedo Matt and the other crazies, there are less-crazy Republicans who might not go along with it. Hell, five of them could put in Hakim Jeffries and really stick a spike in Pedo-Boy's eye.
Pedo Boy's machinations are going to play hob with the financial markets and with the national credit rating. He may have kicked the country into a recession.
As I said before, if your Congressional Rep. is a Republican and you voted for him or her, this is on you. You elected a bunch of clowns and they brought a circus.
Also, the TOFF isn't going to be happy that this drama is going to bump him off being the lead story, so look for him to jet back to his lair and let his lawyers handle his "going out of business" trial. Especially since he just got slapped by the judge.
If Jeffries is willing to offer a promise to work on bipartisan issues only, there are enough moderate Republicans that it could happen. The more likely choice is a moderate Republican with a similar promise, perhaps David Joyce or Nancy Mace.
ReplyDeleteFrom a poker standpoint, McCarthy made the right move. Former poker pro went back and got a PhD on decision theory.
ReplyDeletePoker pro part:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxBZxUSLTso
Decision theory part
Twenty-eight states have used electronic road signs that display the number of traffic deaths so far in a given year. The idea is that the signs will serve as a behavioral nudge to prompt drivers to proceed more safely. It would, of course, be nice to know if the nudge works.
https://davidepstein.substack.com/p/the-christmas-tree-effect?utm_source=cross-post&publication_id=1024339&post_id=137389368&utm_campaign=1216432&isFreemail=true&r=10yvj&utm_medium=email
Watch them try to make TЯ☭mp the new speaker. Believe me, the Freedom Caucus is working on it.
ReplyDeleteThink I just may go close out my savings today and put it all into physical metals and more food storage
ReplyDeleteWhat will be interesting is the free-nuts in the various committees
ReplyDeletethat were placed by Kev-the loser.
I call that ripple effect.... though, this may be rogue wave.
Eck!
One of the candidates is Gym Jordan. Republicans seem to love their guys, even when they’ve been accused of sex crimes.
ReplyDelete"...even when they’ve been accused of sex crimes."
ReplyDeleteYou'd think that after Hastert, they'd steer clear of wrestling-related sex offenders, but you'd be wrong.
-Doug in Sugar Pine