U.S. Politics January 2023: Kevin McCarthy's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Life

Crazy that he keeps making concessions without any actual negotiations happening or any deals being made in return for those concessions. He's an idiot.

― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Thursday, January 5, 2023 2:25 PM bookmarkflaglink

it really is a "dance, McFly, dance!" scenario

Asked why it’s been so hard for him, McCarthy said: “I think it’s great. If you think it’s so hard, when it comes, I want to see what you write.”

Asked by CNN at what point will he make a realization that the outcome won’t change, McCarthy said: “After I win.”

can we just start with the 20 obstructionists and that way we know whether we can abort the vote

Ceding the limelight to them even more is a profoundly terrible idea

what limelight, only sadists are watching this

and don't forget the masochists!

I admit it would keep them away from Fox News cameras for awhile

this is a game of chicken where everybody hopes both people die

I know the Dems are a party and the GOP a pathology, but, really, Pelosi's achievement at holding her people together looks more remarkable every hour.

I nominate King Arthur, who slept straight through WW2 and is ready to lead through this crisis

I nominate Shaquille O'Neal

I nominate Lyndon LaRouche.

let's just keep going with McCarthy, just keep taking vote after vote after vote

this seems unlikely, but given the current shitshow you can't rule it out

https://i.imgur.com/F0f83CO.png

Holy fuck, Ilhan Omar is cold.

Kevin McCarthy walking into the new Congress with a fresh majority pic.twitter.com/Qfx2K7agk1

— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 5, 2023

Kevin McCarthy and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Downfall. pic.twitter.com/LBIBJvI9Ja

— FriendlyKozak 🇺🇦 (@KvotheTheArcane) January 4, 2023

the outfits are perfect

back in 2016 there were a ton of articles written about why it was actually a really bad idea to cede so much of your party to the extremists and nihilists, something I think most conservative politicians at the time intuitively understood. obviously it didn't get talked about much after Trump won but I feel a lot of that has been coming to roost over the last few years.

also lmao @ Charlie Kirk saying Trump could come in and fix this in two hours, as though he didn't pretty much singlehandedly lose them like 25 House seats

The wink, I mean ...

Rosendale calls out Maxine Waters by name but then denies he did so just seconds later. Very weird. pic.twitter.com/5B9TNG5O6K

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 5, 2023

yikes that omar tweet doesn't seem like a great idea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9lh7lqZojc

(xp)

Boebert formally nominates Kevin Hern, whose life changed after witnessing the Challenger disaster, when he knew that he had to operate McDonalds franchises. This is the second person that Boebert has nominated today. Very surprising, I thought she was a huge fan of Donalds, it seemed very genuine

if there's anything that can end this mess, it might be bipartisan unity in wanting Boebert to stfu

these fuckers are weird: no speaking skills, no sense of how they're perceived, no checks, no balances, no speaker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJEbfeG2oAE

Those glasses were intense, there were times when I wondered if Heavy D had eyes

gaetz changes his tune and votes for Kevin Hern, a household name in american politics that was on the tip of everyone's tongue yesterday

Would be funny to see Gaetz vote for someone different every time now, while grabbing his balls and pointing/glaring directly at McCarthy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on-y9Pv-CJA

lol here's from Hern's house bio:

"After undergrad, Kevin went on to work as an Aerospace Engineer for Rockwell International. When the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster rocked the aerospace industry, Kevin was out of work."

he minored in fast-food management as a fall-back

Rosendale is a rep I have never heard of or seen before today. He seems annoying as fuck.

eric trump is more pathetic than charlie kirk

https://i.imgur.com/2H94VD3.png

eric trump is more pathetic than charlie kirk

At least he's better than somebody at something.

he's better than me at having money, i'll give him that

kind of a naive question, probably, but is there any reason for any member of the GOP to be sitting next to Santos and chatting with him, other than extracting promises from him in exchange for looking the other way about lying about his entire life?

So. many. plans.

“We have been accused of not having a plan while we have presented many many plans and even presenting two plans simultaneously right now,” said Boebert.

Anyone remember McCarthy's Newt-lite blueprint from last fall? Seems even more pathetic now in light of the last few days:

The GOP’s so-called “Commitment to America,” spearheaded by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, is a broad four-pronged pitch to voters, hinging on promises to create an “economy that’s strong,” “a nation that’s safe,” “a future that’s built on freedom” and “a government that’s accountable.”

"A chicken for every pot" was catchier.

I thought she was a huge fan of Donalds

She meant McDonalds.

Just realizing that Kevin Hern is behind VYPE, this regional high school football magazine where every cover looks like a bad mixtape featuring minors.

mccarthy's support drops from 201 to 200, although it's unclear why. Rep. Buck didn't vote.

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McCARTHY [who is completely charred from head to toe]: I dunno? Let's try it again at least five more times and see what happens?

xpost er, what i mean is it's unclear if Buck will continue to abstain in the next round or if he'll go back to McCarthy.

looks like they're finally able to Stop the Steal

Will Buck re-Buck?

lol pplains

Colleague @ChadPergram reports that GOP CO Rep-elect Ken Buck is traveling to a medical appointment. He is now out tonight and most of the day tomorrow

— Kelly Phares (@kellyfphares) January 5, 2023

Growing GOP chatter/concern among some GOP members who may have to miss the speakership vote if it keeps dragging out due to various circumstances.

Have heard the names of three so far.

Thread x2

— Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) January 5, 2023

that's 4. doesn't that give hakeem a majority on the floor?

Laughing about this is giving me a Hern-ia