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We effectively have had no legislative branch for almost two weeks now.Why doesn't ihis count as news and discussionn worthy? Does that bother anyone?

True..true..

Nothing and nobody will please the far far right.....

Matt Gaetz, MTG FLAT PAN MUG-ITIS, THE DOUCHE? HOLDING UP ALL THE MILITARY BUDGETS NAME??,
+ 8 OTHER REPUBLICAN A-HOLES

Much better than being a democrat a-hole... dafuq is wrong wit you, JoNeS?

Now you’re catching on.

FANTASTIC!

Most of the Right Wing shrills here are too busy loving the chaos - and soon will find a way to pin it on Biden.
You know, like the space lasers...

Jim Jordan is the best solution R's can come up with after 13 days without a Speaker of the House? He already lost when he ran against Scalise. Yet, his hat is still in the ring? WTF. He's going to have to promise a lot to a lot of different R factions, just like McCarthy had to, to win. We saw what that led to. No way I want him to be second in line to the presidency, let alone Speaker of the House.

Boy you sure are gloomy.

What is really interesting, and I think under-discusssed, is that the only reason these eight republicans are able to effect so much disruption is because of the assistance of EVERY democrat in the house. They get to vote as well. Had they decided not to oust McCarthy, or decided to vote for Jordan, this would be over.

Having said that, I think it's crazy that we think these 8 Rs are nutz for saying enough to overspending, no line item veto, etc... I bet if you asked 1000 Americans where any of them stood on the issues underlying the arguments of the 8 Rs, the vast majority would say "hell yes we need a balanced budget, line item vetos", etc...

Why should the D's vote for Jordan? Blaming them is purely a political hit. He is particularly unacceptable to them. Unless the R's come up with a candidate the D's can live with one cannot expect that of their support. Then, some R will get their votes.

Jordan is nothing but a bombastic idiot. He has never passed a bill in over 16 years in Congress. Unqualified for many other reasons in my eye

As to the 8, some of what they stand for is right on the mark. But, their delivery method and some of the characters involved are so tainted that it will make it impossible for them to get things done.

Maybe a little reading comprehension counselor….you’re discussing the backend and his comment was the front end.

But hey, what do I know.

Brew that’s Iron(y) rich right there.

Yup, if Jordan is the speaker the apocalypse will start.

Maybe just a bit hyperbolic? (Hint: Ukraine/Russia and Israel/Hamas/Hezbollah might be a bigger threat)

Not to AOC and Talib!!!!!

Dem b!tches be wack!

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/rep-rashida-tlaib-facing-censure-over-response-to-hamas-attack-on-israel/

Talk about a debacle in the House!!!!

Looks like Jordan failed on another vote thus delaying another half trillion in new government debt issuance.

You'd prefer 20 (whoops, now 22) Dems to cross over and support Jordan?
Of course you'd then have to denounce Jordan for receiving Dem support.

NEXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXT!

There is an opportunity in every crisis. You know that.

The Republicans have traditionally the adults in the room. Now that the Republicans have showed themselves to be on par with the Democrats in level of disfunction, and knows we are broke and over extended, Hamas is making the most of it.

GEORGE SANTOS FOR SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE!

Thank you for pointing out what should be obvious to others, but is not. Nominate a R who is more middle of the road and respected as an individual by both sides. That will negate Gaetz and his ilk's control.

GASP! (Clutching my pearls and feeling faint) you mentioned someone to the left of GAETZ?!

HD = RINO!

As long as the Rs are going to be overtly acting crazy, and feeding the farthest right of their constituents through Gaetz, Jordan and The 8, the marginalized, moderate majority will tune out and turn off.

Surprised (although I shouldn’t be) the R’s learned nothing by getting schlonged in the midterms.

Like I said in a different thread, they have to settle down, play more to the center of the party, gag the 8, much like the left has generally quieted the Squad, win the general election with a candidate not named Trump, then move the country right.

Or, they can continue what isn’t working, and create even stupider theatrics (I thought Herscel Walker was a dumb move- oh, those were the days when the dumbest things they did was run him and Oz).

Maybe they can blow the dust off of David Duke and have him be speaker of the house? Yeah, super stupid and unlikely. But the last two years the Rs have been exactly that.

Don’t worry HD, you elites will be fine.

You are suggesting a far right person may take him out. Not that you are going to do it, right?

Not a far right person. Just someone who is crazy-nuts in the head.

I made a lot of money under California Socialism. There’s always a place for the ruling/donor class.

R's simply need to put someone up who both sides can hold their noses at, but who will start getting things done. This needs to be settled now. Not at Jim Jordan's ongoing dalliance.

I don't know why anyone would want the D's and R's to work together. When STUPID AND EVIL work together, you get STUPID and EVIL legislation.