Time is running short for McCarthy to lock up Speakership

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

It’s crunch time for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).

Members of Congress departed Washington on Friday with the group of House Republicans voicing opposition to McCarthy for Speaker showing no signs of wavering, setting up a dramatic Jan. 3 Speaker’s vote — or series of votes — on the first day of the 118th Congress.

McCarthy brushed off a question on Friday asking how he plans to lock up support over the holidays, saying he plans to “go home; have a really nice Christmas.”

At least five House Republicans have explicitly said or strongly indicated they will not vote for McCarthy to be Speaker, and several others have withheld support for him as they push for commitments on governing priorities and rules changes that would empower individual members.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/time-running-short-mccarthy-lock-110000085.html

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1. Ah Kevin, your dream come true

And it su-u-u-u-ucks. Maybe you can get Mike Pence to certify another slate of electors?

[CatWoman]

4. ....

[MontanaMama]

2. I want to believe that republicans in disarray

will not give Kevin the Speakership but they always seem to fall in line when it counts.

[PortTack]

3. I'm not sure anyone else would be any better..but I really hope he loses..he is the worst!

[maxsolomon]

5. Twist in the wind, you POS.

Looks like Dems might need to bail him out - which, if so, means the plans to take revenge on Schiff et al will come to naught. That will be the price.

[rubbersole]

6. News lede for weeks...

The dems might make him speaker for the comedic value. Make him promise not to put Empty Green on any committees. Popcorn 🍿!

[Ohio Joe]

7. I hope repugs fight over it for months

[Walleye]

8. "Governing priorities"? hahaha

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. This will be fun to watch

[TlalocW]

10. There's a running joke about the media I've seen here and elsewhere

That takes the form, "This good thing happened for the democrats/Biden, and people love it. Here's why it spells trouble for the democrats/Biden." I kind of think this is true for republicans. They think that winning the House is a good thing, but it's just going to showcase their crazy and their do-nothingness, and chances are good that they will crumble as a party due to squabbling. Are things more difficult for Biden now? Yep, but he's shown he's got the experience and know-how to play the game. He's still going to have a lot of victories going forward.