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‘Madness.’ ‘Chaos.’ ‘Stupid.’

LA Times' Jim Rainey on how the McCarthy stalemate is playing on Fox News and other conservative media. One suggestion to GOP leaders: Get good and drunk.

https://t.co/d0PVKjggh7

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Breaking a 100-year streak, McCarthy couldn't secure the speakership in one vote, and he couldn't even do it in 11 votes.

And since no Republican will vote for Hakeem Jeffries, Juan Guaidó has unilaterally declared himself Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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#Jeffries wins again.

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#SpeakerStandoff The insurrection continues, disguised as a government process. "Rebels" is a an incorrect term. They are the same seditionists, celebrating #January6, clumsily continuing their mindless and greedy attempt to hamstring the government and garner media attention. Ironically, whichever Republican they end up promoting to Speaker promises not to be up to this leadership job. What a cluster. Meanwhile, the Biden White House continues to quietly work for the people.

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I’m sorry. How many times has the House voted without choosing a speaker?
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Live shot of me watching Kevin McCarthy lose his seventh vote for speaker in three days.
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Has anyone seen this new, limited series situational comedy called Speaker of the House Vote? It's on most major networks. Worth a good laugh. #SpeakerStandoff #politics

Get Your Gordian Knot Cutters Out. The Insurrection Continues.

https://warnercrocker.com/2023/01/05/get-your-gordian-knot-cutters-out-the-insurrection-continues/
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I see the GOP is still intent on dismantling the House of Representatives (to be fair it needs some changes) on its way to dismantiling government.

Starting to believe that they’ve twisted themselves (and us) into such an untanglable knot that no one is going to know what’s real and what’s not once this is over.

But then, I think that’s been the point of all of this. Easier, more profitable, and less messy than breaking windows and beating up police officers.
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Forget who gets the Speaker, with the rules changes, the Republicans are effectively trying to change the nature of how the House works. I’m not entirely clear on how that will go, but they’ve got a long term agenda.
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Why didn’t they just adjourn earlier? I fail to see the logic there.
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Weird that they have a prayer before a high government function. I don’t care how normal it is.
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Kevin McCarthy must really enjoy being humiliated in public! Seems to happen a lot!
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I would love to see this in the U.S. House, with Democrats voting with moderate Republicans to pick a moderate R as speaker. Do you see that happening? #USHouse #SpeakerStandoff #McCarthy #HakeemJeffries

Is it possible that #HakeemJeffries gets a few republican votes and becomes speaker? #SpeakerStandoff #speaker

If (when) Kevin McCarthy loses this latest ballot, he should cry "fraud" and challenge the results. That would probably sway enough of the holdouts to get him over the finish line. #SpeakerStandoff #Speakerofthehouse

#BREAKING: WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans adjourn House until noon Wednesday amid standoff over electing Kevin McCarthy as speaker.

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