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  AFAIK the budget was already pre approved until Sept 2023.
context: Love that Jeffries has beaten him every vote. >
  
  Imagine if a half-a-dozen Republicans flipped and went for Jeffries as a tantrum. >
  
  heck i don’t think he wants it either 😂 imagine trying to do anything or lead anything with this house. stupid fights all day every day >
  
  That’s the Catch-22 of the situation for Jeffries. If he miraculously becomes Speaker, his prize is trying to get anything accomplished in a Republican majority house. He’ll be excoriated by the far right in the news and used as a lightning rod for every failure…every day until he’s forced to resign. Begs the question why anyone would want to be Speaker right now lol >
  
  At the very least the house won't be endlessly trying to impeach Biden for funsies so that would be a win. >
  
  
  impeach Biden
  
  Joe? Or Hunter?
  Though if Republicans could get their act together, I'm sure they'd impeach both of them, and Major as well. >
  
  If they did impeach they would probably get his name wrong (likely forget he is "Joseph Robinet Biden JR." And just write "Brandon" >
  
  My personal morale is improving with each vote fwiw. >
  
  Shh! Don’t tell them! I want the public humiliation to continue! >
  
  "The humiliation of Kevin McCarthy" sounds like a classic piece of English literature. 
  Or at least a fun porno >
  
  “To be (speaker), Or not to be…(speaker). That is the question!” >
  
  "Alas, poor Kevin, I knew him well." >
  
  A fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy, >
  
  He hath borne Trump on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is! >
  
  "What are you doing, step-reps?" >
  
  Getting to see McCarthy humiliated every day, really makes me feel good inside. >
  
  I hesitate because his replacement could most likely be worse. >
  
  Just put the biggest clown up there. George Santos, MTG, Boebert. Show the GOPs true face. Nothing will get done either way >
  
  Based on MTG's comments last night, seems like there might be a few fractures in the lunatic fringe. Sporkfoot was going off about how Bobo the clown, and Matt Gaetz and Biggs met with McCarthy to demand committee chairmanships, etc, but didn't ask for anything for her. Are the Plastics breaking up? >
  
  Pretty sure the fracture started because Margarine went to McCarthy first to get promises of sweet committee positions and didn't ask for anything for the rest of them  
  Or... they're just petty, backstabbing, childish traitors >
  
  IIRC, it's the other way around, MTG got hung to dry by the other House Freedumb Cockless band >
  
  My take is that Madge Tadge Gadge cut an early deal with McCarthy where he would restore her to committees and she took it to start repairing her reputation with the mainstream GOP
  The MAGA GOP fringe stabbed her in the back over it, and now she's locked into supporting him and they see her as a traitor. 
  Problem with the far right is that no one is ideologically pure enough for them forever. They always get outflanked from the right and become RINOs marked for destruction. >
  
  Madge Tadge Gadge?
  Are you  a connoisseur of "Puzzle in a Thunderstorm" content, by any chance? >
  
  Oh is that where I picked that up??  
  edit: that was an Eli thing, wasn't it? >
  
  Almost certainly, if you are a listener. I think Eli coined it. >
  
  Will this redefine McCarthyism? >
  
  Well, it’s always sort of been a synonym for loser, so not really. >
  
  Loser ✅
  Fascist ✅
  Conspiracy enabler ✅
  Sounds like McCarthyism to me! >
  
  best quote in here by a mile.....
  "Boebert conceded that McCarthy had met the holdouts on some demands, but 
  questioned if McCarthy was the right person for the job if he hadn’t 
  suggested those reforms himself. "
  actually a god damn toddler.  Kevin is conceding,  so her new stance is 'well you made me ask for what I wanted so fuck you still'.  actually crazy highschool SO levels of logic in the GOP caucus. amazing. >
  
  Even better would be "You are conceding to me. We don't need someone in that position who is conceding to the opposition." >
  
  "I would never be a member of a club that allows someone like me to become a member!" >
  
  That’s Marxism for you >
  
  Wrong kinda Marxism >
  
  This is entertaining and all but, many conservatives are voting no on him because he's not hardlined enough for them. I can't imagine who they would want in his place. >
  
  And now he's bleeding votes because establishment is losing faith in him to effectively lead and reign in the hardliners. >
  
  His job is to whip his caucus. He can't get them to agree on who the Speaker should be. If this was a job interview, he failed. I don't blame any establishment GOP for jumping ship. >
  
  Yep, dude's been in politics for 30 years but is horribly ineffective for the job he desperately wants.  Hoping for a huge twist at the end in which Jeffries become speaker. >
  
  He rode in on the tea party wave. This obstruction he's facing, this is the shit him and others threw at boehner and Ryan lol
  This is exactly what got Kevin into congress. 
  He's just now "on the other side" lol >
  
  When you invite lunatics to your party, eventually the lunatics start asking who invited you. >
  
  That’s a hell of a quote there. >
  
  Wish I could take credit. I saw it somewhere earlier and it seemed to good to let disappear in the comments. >
  
  Republican super PAC must be freaking out to find out money can’t solve everything. They natured crazy leopards and now they are biting their faces >
  
  If for the next 2 years all the house did was try to elect a Speaker the country will be in a better place than if the GOP actually takes control. >
  
  Well, until we need to raise the debt ceiling and pass a budget in a few weeks. Other than that… probably