mspart Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 58 minutes ago, Mike Parrish said: That's a good one! mspart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mspart Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Hakeem just needs 8 Rs to vote for him and he's the Speaker!! McCarthy gets it before that happens. But McCarthy is not playing this very well. If he wants to be Speaker, and all indications are that he does, he needs to woo 17 of them. Probably not hard, they all probably want the same thing. Promise them on his mothers grave or her life and then break the promise after the vote - a time honored move in today's politics. mspart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Parrish Posted January 4, 2023 Author Share Posted January 4, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, mspart said: Hakeem just needs 8 Rs to vote for him and he's the Speaker!! McCarthy gets it before that happens. But McCarthy is not playing this very well. If he wants to be Speaker, and all indications are that he does, he needs to woo 17 of them. Probably not hard, they all probably want the same thing. Promise them on his mothers grave or her life and then break the promise after the vote - a time honored move in today's politics. mspart I don't see the democrats or the Taliban20 giving in any time soon. If 12 republicans leave or vote 'present' then Jeffries is speaker as well. If McCarthy makes a deal and reneges, they'll never vote for anything he wants and he will have a 'move to vacate the speaker' motion started against him. He's in a real tight spot. Edited January 4, 2023 by Mike Parrish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 1 minute ago, Mike Parrish said: I don't see the democrats or the Taliban20 giving in any time soon. If 12 republicans leave or vote 'present' then Jeffries is speaker as well. More likely I think, though not likely at all, is that McCarthy convinces a bunch of Democrats not to vote so that he becomes Speaker. Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Parrish Posted January 4, 2023 Author Share Posted January 4, 2023 7 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said: More likely I think, though not likely at all, is that McCarthy convinces a bunch of Democrats not to vote so that he becomes Speaker. ~40... I don't see it happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Parrish Posted January 4, 2023 Author Share Posted January 4, 2023 The Republicans are ignoring an obvious solution to their Speaker impasse. Simply elect Rhodes Scholar, Astronaut, and Heir to the British Throne, George Santos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 13 minutes ago, Mike Parrish said: ~40... I don't see it happening. 33, I think, if nothing else changed. Massively unlikely, but imagine the magnitude of the horse trade that it would require. Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Parrish Posted January 4, 2023 Author Share Posted January 4, 2023 Dinner break for the House now till 8pm. Kevin McCarthy says he isn’t bowing out. Ding ding ding round seven coming up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 25 minutes ago, Mike Parrish said: Dinner break for the House now till 8pm. Kevin McCarthy says he isn’t bowing out. Ding ding ding round seven coming up. Whatever Kevin McCarthy is having for dinner I am guessing it tastes bitter. Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Parrish Posted January 4, 2023 Author Share Posted January 4, 2023 3 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said: Whatever Kevin McCarthy is having for dinner I am guessing it tastes bitter. Pure urea from the Taliban20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 16 minutes ago, Mike Parrish said: Pure urea from the Taliban20. Calling them the Taliban20 is flattering to them. The Taliban has an ideology. These guys just like to watch the world burn so they can get hits on Fox News. Check out the grin on Gates' face when he comes up with his swamp/alligator line which makes absolutely no sense, but he knew in the moment would play on Fox. Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Parrish Posted January 4, 2023 Author Share Posted January 4, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said: Calling them the Taliban20 is flattering to them. The Taliban has an ideology. These guys just like to watch the world burn so they can get hits on Fox News. Check out the grin on Gates' face when he comes up with his swamp/alligator line which makes absolutely no sense, but he knew in the moment would play on Fox. The source of Taliban20. https://nypost.com/2023/01/04/taliban-20-digs-against-kevin-mccarthy-as-house-tries-to-pick-speaker/ They're all grandstanding and I'm eating popcorn by the cubic meter. Edited January 4, 2023 by Mike Parrish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 4 minutes ago, Mike Parrish said: https://nypost.com/2023/01/04/taliban-20-digs-against-kevin-mccarthy-as-house-tries-to-pick-speaker/ I like Bacon's original title: The Chaos Caucus. Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mspart Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 2 hours ago, Wrestleknownothing said: More likely I think, though not likely at all, is that McCarthy convinces a bunch of Democrats not to vote so that he becomes Speaker. Ah, the old switcho chango!! mspart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Parrish Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 lololol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 10 minutes ago, Mike Parrish said: lololol Re-dubbing that scene is endlessly entertaining. Thanks for that. Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mike Parrish Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 https://www.axios.com/2023/01/05/kevin-mccarthy-concessions-speaker-vote The humiliation of Kevin McCarthy continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasmodium Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 KM's soul and integrity have always been on the market. Right now, it is the open market. What is the best deal Democrats could get for ~40 present votes? Put aside the humiliation of Gaetz, Boebert, Gosar, et al. which is a prize in and of itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Parrish Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 19 minutes ago, Plasmodium said: KM's soul and integrity have always been on the market. Right now, it is the open market. What is the best deal Democrats could get for ~40 present votes? Put aside the humiliation of Gaetz, Boebert, Gosar, et al. which is a prize in and of itself. CoChairs for all committees Equal authority on committees Open voting on amendments to bills The expulsion from the house, by combined votes of Ds and Rs, of the Taliban20 and allowing the states to appoint replacement representatives from outside the batshit brigade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Parrish Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 Some wag on twitter Quote News: McCarthy proposes key concessions: --Will babysit for Gaetz's girlfriends one night a week --Will personally teach Boebert how to read --Will arrange for Gosar to be adopted by a family that doesn't actually hate him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mspart Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 15 hours ago, Mike Parrish said: What my speaker in my speaker cab looked like after I went at it with my guitar and amp which was dialed to 12. mspart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mspart Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 So who will be the next speaker of the House? I heard McCarthy agreed to a demand that any house member could call for a recall vote. Can you imagine the D's not doing that every second of every hour? I think McCarthy feels he is the heir apparent and is willing to do anything to close the deal. I have to say I'm not impressed. I don't know anything about him at all, but that is not a principled stance. I would rather see someone there with actual principles. No wonder many don't really trust him. mspart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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