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

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

The Democrats need to start walking around the floor and talking to the dumbest Rs. The real fell-victim-to-the-wallet-inspector types. "Just go home. Talk to your constituents. Ask them what they think you should do. Give it some real thought, and then come back and vote your conscience." The *instant* 11 of them are gone, call another vote and bam! Speaker Jeffries.

Ah, I see we're down to the B-minus Boeberts in the wing now

LOL, and Boebert won't be upstaged

lol they can't adjourn. They lack the vote.

The idea of actually wanting to be in the House seems ludicrous

When you're retired and DGAF

What was Nancy Pelosi reading on the House floor today during the Speaker vote?

A remarkable capture by @AP_Images. pic.twitter.com/NQX7eF8O7l

— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) January 5, 2023

Democrats should nominate Pelosi next time for the lulz.

they could already be balls deep in the Foreign and UnAmerican Covid Investigation (FAUCI) hearings if they got their shit together

there is a danger in scheduling tweets

With the new House Republican majority, accountability is coming for Joe Biden and his failed administration!

— GOP (@GOP) January 5, 2023

breaking

🚨 NEW: Sources tell us a deal between MCCARTHY and his opponents is close.

CHIP ROY and PATRICK MCHENRY have been negotiating it

All the big players are now in TOM EMMER's 1st floor office.

RALPH NORMAN says he expects an offer in writing tonight

w @bresreports/@heatherscope

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) January 5, 2023

Excited for the budget and debt ceiling votes.

GOP CO Rep-elect Ken Buck

Briefly conflated this with Ken Bone and my heart skipped a beat

Ken Buck, Buck Angel's business pseudonym

jfc Santos, how many times can you possibly miss your name on the roll call?

it's his first day of school and he's excited because he doesn't know if he's going to be a goth or a prep yet

To be fair Santos is only one of his many names, he gets confused.