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  Oh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol
context: I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious. >
  
  I definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. 
  The fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny. >
  
  What’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. 
  Probably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. 
  They will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over. >
  
  Many in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go. >
  
  The idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want. >
  
  Dem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up. >
  
  I’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. 
  Seems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself. >
  
  Sounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion. >
  
  Not just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years. >
  
  Yeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement. >
  
  Well we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting. >
  
  It was a red ripple.
  Specifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.
  Now we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV. >
  
  Except in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself. >
  
  The t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV >
  
  Turns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral. >
  
  In their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either. >
  
  "They're the same picture" >
  
  Venn Diagram is a circle. >
  
  Remember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram >
  
  I haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three. >
  
  Braggart.
  1, 2, 3, 8, 9....
  Fuck! >
  
  I love the people who were saying "Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. 
  Sure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining. >
  
  I mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican "oversight"  that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made. >
  
  Along with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want. >
  
  
  Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.
  
  If the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown? >
  
  
  what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?
  
  Oh please, the "defections" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down. >
  
  The Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government. >
  
  What's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the "Trumpiest" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote.  
  In fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round >
  
  This is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here. >
  
  I imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support.  
  The problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image.  
  Some of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power.  
  The question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour?  
  The problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise. >
  
  They were talking about THE RED WAVE
  Now they are struggling with THIS Lol >
  
  REDRUM not RED WAVE >
  
  Red Rocket, red rocket! >
  
  ‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’ >
  
  Maybe it’s Dominion Voting Software. >
  
  No no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote! >
  
  Is that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing? >
  
  Fr fr >
  
  No cap on god >
  
  Gallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny. >
  
  But the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol >
  
  Those twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest. >
  
  I think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol >
  
  Need twelve R to just vote "present" and the Dems would retain the speaker position. >
  
  Sucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious. >
  
  McCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career.  This was supposed to be his swan song.  In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.
  Kevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it.  He had one shot and missed.  He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it. >
  
  Bring me a very small violin >
  
  I mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing. >
  
  They don't get to run pointless investigations though.  How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden? >
  
  It’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon… >
  
  I've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day. >
  
  I have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣 >
  
  What does Mike Lindell have to say about this? >
  
  Somebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this. >
  
  It'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20.  If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up.  
  Speaker George Santos coming up.  One of the Dems should nominate him.  According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again. >
  
  Santos: "I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house." >
  
  When I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English. >
  
  When I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish. >
  
  "But, you're speaking English right now."
  "Qué?" >
  
  I feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press. >
  
  That damn Antifa!! >
  
  Thanks, Obama >
  
  Just send it to penalty kicks now >
  
  That might get Messi. >
  
  Voting "Present" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line.  Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.
  My feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say "Here are a dozen committees.  Which one do you want to co-chair?" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries.  The spin in the district is "doing the work is most important."
  I do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as "moderate" is not a term to apply to any of them. >
  
  Enjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell >
  
  One chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct. >
  
  That's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot. >
  
  That is IF everyone shows up everyday.  Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm. >
  
  I think the speaker controls the schedule. >
  
  Not if the crazies get their resolution.  Which involves less power for the speaker. >
  
  The resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress. >
  
  What's the opposite of a kingmaker? >
  
  Donald Trump. >
  
  "How do you make a small fortune?"
  "Give Donald Trump a large one." >
  
  The GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick.  They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then.  There's no reason to think this ends any time soon. >
  
  So.  He lost 4 times now?  How many times does he get. >
  
  In 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses. >
  
  
  In 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.
  
  While totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime. >
  
  Have you seen their todo list?  This may be the better option! >
  
  Except the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem. >
  
  I mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual. >
  
  This GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years. >
  
  I read that as just getting sharted. Think it works. >
  
  “My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.” >
  
  Yeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy. >
  
  Listening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. 
  These representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. 
  This is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition. >
  
  The red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot. >
  
  who's going to read constitution now? >
  
  Every one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy. >
  
  They will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like. >
  
  Trump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote.  He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus.  That boy done done. >
  
  This is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop. >
  
  And her emails >
  
  The emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.
  Bastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm >
  
  And don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone! >
  
  God Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.
  It’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90. >
  
  Why do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office? >
  
  If you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan. >
  
  Despite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning. >
  
  And he just failed the 5th vote! >
  
  For the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea. >
  
  “Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ???? >
  
  Only question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support. >
  
  Again! Again! Do it again! >
  
  I'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy. >
  
  If the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country? >
  
  Something something definition of insanity… >
  
  Surely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol >
  
  This is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump. >
  
  Red Wave is now the Red Wedding >
  
  I'm surprised he hasn't used the "election fraud" card yet 😂 >
  
  Do they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results. >
  
  The Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor. >
  
  If they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.
  Wish I could get paid to do nothing for two years. >
  
  McCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch. >
  
  It'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway... >
  
  I wonder if anyone else here read "blood wedding". >
  
  He created his own problems by enabling The Crazies >
  
  GOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault. >
  
  I want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.
  Nominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.
  Nominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their "values". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle. >
  
  They literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.
  You need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want. >
  
  Looks like another 202, 212, and 20 split >
  
  201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present” >
  
  They are doing what they do best
  Gaslight-Obstruct-Project >
  
  You'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last! >
  
  This is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner. >
  
  Another loss for trump.  lmao >
  
  There was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. 
  The Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point. >
  
  Trump’s endorsement is the kiss of death. >
  
  How does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?
  His face embodies dejection. >
  
  BREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard >
  
  I’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected. >
  
  Never thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet? >
  
  Is this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move. >
  
  After Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote. >
  
  <everyone expected that> >
  
  It makes me laugh every time. >
  
  I love watching people owned. >
  
  Despite? >
  
  Strike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it! >
  
  Suppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such? >
  
  Speaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations. >
  
  Great…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock. >
  
  State of the Union >
  
  It 2023. Trump don’t matter now >
  
  Dear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !! >
  
  I really want to see them break the 1856 record. >
  
  “Despite”? >
  
  Trump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans. >
  
  "Despite"?
  It is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.
  This is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure. >
  
  Gaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances. >
  
  Getting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him?  Zounds! >
  
  So Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance. >
  
  Nobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says. >
  
  No one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage. >
  
  "He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump."
  I hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life. >
  
  Tsunami. Just not the one they promised. >
  
  When you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.