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  He wouldn’t even consider compromising with a single moderate Democrat before he negotiated with the Far Right and fascists.  That should say enough about the state of the current Republican Party
context: "You are loathed by those 20 or so people. We need you to go win a popularity contest with them." 
  I wonder how big the bribes will need to be. >
  
  That's what DOS did to try to win Afghanistan.  It worked so well there.... >
  
  Think a politician has it in them to learn from the past? >
  
  Of course not. >
  
  If McCarthy becomes Speaker it’s going to be in title alone. The cancer killing the Republican Party is calling the shots now, and he won’t get what he wants short of some concession that it can be ripped away from him the moment he goes against its wishes. >
  
  I don't even think he'll get the title-alone. He's lucky he hasn't been ejected from the office he's squatting.
  The more fanatical element of his party want the ability to no-confidence him out at any time, with a single vote. I don't know how you can effectively govern when you have no room to compromise even within your caucus. First person that doesn't get what they want will call for his removal, making all this effort to get the job a joke. >
  
  Gaetz is full of crap. McCarthy is still using his old office.
  He just met with people in the ceremonial speaker's office just outside of the House chamber. >
  
  That's the ceremonial office off of the house chamber. But yes, he is using that room to help get his caucus in line.
  That's not his regular office which is in the same space when he was minority leader. >
  
  This is insane. He doesn't have the votes. He never had the votes. He's just relying on that magical thinking the GOP tends to fall back on. >
  
  “God will find the votes” >
  
  Has he tried just being a different person? >
  
  GOP's new nominee is Carthy McKevin and his fabulous full beard. >
  
  There is nothing to figure out. There are at least 5 extremists in the Freedom Caucus that have made it abundantly clear they will not vote for McCarthy even if he accedes to every one of their bad-faith demands. McCarthy will never be Speaker unless it involves support from Democrats. >
  
  I hope the dems let McCarthy twist in the wind.  He'll lie anyway, useless to make a "deal" of any kind with him. >
  
  They’ve put up Jeffries 6 times, each time winning all 212 dem votes >
  
  Which hilariously is more votes than McCarthy got! >
  
  Kevin better hurry up and finish reading "The Art of the Deal" before it's too late! >
  
  Who's ready for day three of the Republican Government Shutdown? >
  
  They seem to favor doing that regularly..