Let's see what Gaetz will do now. My guess is the next speaker won't be any better and the problems will be the same or worse.

That’s part of the problem.

I only want whomever to serve America and stop the can kicking and giving taxpayer money to nations that are evil or proxy wars in continents we don't belong in!

Well, one positive event happened so far with the ouster of McCarthy. Those dirty squatters in hideaway offices, Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer were ordered to vacate their office spaces by Acting Speaker Patrick McHenry. Of course, he did it out of spite because they voted to oust his friend McCarthy.

If the democrats really wanted to stick it to them they could’ve found a few votes against ousting McCarthy and leaving the Republicans stuck with him in the meantime.

The Dems get the shut down avoided (win) and then the whack the guy who led it (another win). You think they should vote for their "hangman? I think they should let the R's fix this it since the D's can't help other than voting for a Republican."

On the surface, I understand your thinking. I see it as if the Dems help keep him in, the Red Children would continue to tear themselves apart. The more the Reds continiue to fight with each other, the more the quiet majority or moderate Americans shake their heads and walk away. The only thing they could do is make a new house rule allowing a speaker of the house be anyone they want. Maybe a tagteam of Mezit Oz and Herschel Walker. Hell, throw Hulk Hogan in there next.

How many more times are the Dems going to get over on the Republicans? Reps are not "going to get over on the Republicans." Republicans inflicted their own wounds and now the House i and is frozen.

They did do it to themselves- you are right. The Republicans have to think more like a hot chick. Act normal. Get people to compare them to Weekend at Bernies Biden, get into power, and then get all batchit crazy on their agenda and fast.

As a Conservative, I'm in favor of many of their ideas. Get control of the border. Through most of tem back. Forget Mexico, send them to southern Chile & Argentina- makes for a longer walk. If not freezing the budget, start by finding ways to cut back the 2.2 trillion per year it keeps expanding, cut all of the Covid handouts. Shut down the open drug scenes in the Blue Cities in the Blue States. Take the money we are wasting on all of the people here illegally and reinvest some of the money to help our homeless vets and put the rest toward reducing the debt.

NONE of this is going to happen if they keep acting the fools day in, day out, They keep this chit up, I may drop a real bomb and vote for democrats- for the first time in my life. Effing idiots.

That would not have been a good move- we'd all be stuck with him and he'd again be in debt to too many factions. R's need a caretaker-type at this point...

I think it’s best left in Luaren Boebert’s more than capable hands.

BOOM!

Saw this rumor:

Johnson gets the gavel aaaaand.....
Pushes for a Clean CR and he reached across the aisle to Dems (Like McCarthy).

You, Jamie, other posters here and Far Right Freedom Caucus Squad of 8 has to denounce this.

At least throw a casual Off With His Head! He's kicking the can. he's working with the Demoncrats.

Ya gotta stay on message. In for a penny, in for a pound.

Take my post as in a low octane, smirk, and not a full on troll of your prior (and maybe current) position on the matter.

Well I hope you feel better now.

Yeah, I do. Hypocrisy knows no one party.
How do you feel about Johnson’s decision?

I don’t support CRs. Did Johnson elbow anyone?

I'm torn. On the one hand I support cuts to Fed spending that the hard liners are wanting (in most cases). On the other hand my portfolio just jumped about $60K yesterday due to delaying a government shutdown. The market doesn't like uncertainty. 🤔

The biggest driver was inflation dropping and the bet that the Fed is now done raising interest rates. Maintaining all that free government deficit spending doesn’t hurt. (Screw the millennials and Gen Z. They can deal with the national bankruptcy. Kick that can like a 60 yard field goal!)

That can has been kicked by every administration both R and D for the last 40 years. The Fed has not raised the rate since May. Kinda funny that that "bet" only happened yesterday.

The Fed paused but kept talking tough like they would raise again. Yesterday inflation was defeated.

It was always Transitory.

Yes. It transitioned into everything costing 20% more permanently but now it’s over!