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

seems like a procedural weakness that a representative elected with an 0.07% margin in a single district can deadlock the country's legislative body indefinitely

at least it's not PKs keep playing

I'd rather they be wasting everyone's time with this than waste everyone's time with whatever they would be doing were they not busy with this.

Another deal coming

im sorry the way he says from a whore is classically comedic

YIKES — MAGA “stop the steal organizer” Ali Alexander calls “Marge” Greene a “whore” who “played me” and threatens to release evidence she “committed a crime” that will get her expelled from Congress. 👀 pic.twitter.com/6tdmZoEBkU

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) January 5, 2023

ridiculous. there is no crime that could possibly get someone expelled from congress.

it doesn't seem like the "deal" will be made until tonight, but it'll be interesting to see if the number of freedom caucus supporters it gains for mccarthy outweighs the number of current supporters he loses for giving away too much

MSNBC: Is there anything that McCarthy could give up in these negotiations that would make you give up your support of him?

CHRIS STEWART: There actually is. And honestly, there's many of us who feel we're very, very close to that. pic.twitter.com/Oqf9zxzaUQ

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 5, 2023

Welllll, a lot of signs point to her placing the Jan. 6 pipe bombs, as incredible as that seems.

Also, glad my low-level anxiety about putting Trump up for speaker on Jan. 6, 2023, along with the metal detectors now removed, isn’t being validated online.

(Just had to get those thoughts out there, as far out as they likely are!)

MTG is a member of the establishment now guys.

McCarthy must be the worst haggler in the history of mankind

That’s an insult to Obama

"car's $20,500"

"$15,000"

"$20,500, no more no less"

"$16,000"

"as I said, $20,500"

"$17,000"

"$20,500"

"$17,500 is as high as I go"

"no. $20,500"

"ok, $18,000"

"$20,500, now are you gonna buy the car or not?"

"I can maybe do $19,000"

"Goddammit, $20,500!"

"ok...fine, $20,500"

"nah, I'm not selling to you"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN1ynsrWKcM

McCarthy loses for 11th time

let's just vote for McCarthy then have one of our reps demand to vote on his ouster

Welllll, a lot of signs point to her placing the Jan. 6 pipe bombs, as incredible as that seems

It’s a Resistance Lib obsession on Twitter

the perpetrator does a burpee after each bomb

all these revotes and all he's done is lose 3 votes

The MJT as bomber seems far fetched. Stems from her being on security footage walking next to the alleged bomber, the unidentified man with a bag.

it's not quite as bad as Melania Replacement Theory but it's mostly dumb

xp they dated briefly, I think

Melania Replacement Theory is real

Melania wishes it was

there are actually three melanias and theyre all the real one

Protect children from Melania Replacement Therapy

JOE BUCK: MCCARTHY APPEARS TO SUFFER DEFEAT ON 12,593rd BALLOT
[Sun rises]
[Sun keeps getting bigger]
BUCK: yes
[World engulfed by flames]
BUCK: oh god yes

— Chris Rongey (@ChrisRongey) January 5, 2023

im sorry the way he says from a whore is classically comedic

objectively true

Conspiracy sneakerheads know that both the bomber and MGT wore black and light grey Nike Air Max Speed Turf sneakers with a yellow logo.

those are pretty sick tbh, way too good for any wingnuts

hmm

Gaetz: If Democrats join up to elect a moderate Republican, I will resign. pic.twitter.com/o89Sj3aj4y

— Acyn (@Acyn) January 6, 2023

*Kevin McCarthy asks Siri to call Hakeem Jeffries*

lol he tries to say the dems wont do a coalition because jeffries is historic when obvs its cause gaetz is killing his party

what is going to happen here? how long can we function with no speaker?

this doesn't seem like a role that should be necessary

yeah theres no speaker of the senate

They won't get paid next week. As always, that will be the needle mover

/2 Members-elect & personal office staff will be paid, however

— John Bresnahan (@bresreports) January 6, 2023

Rep. Matt Gaetz had been making the rounds on the D side today talking to members. He told Rep. Omar the anti-Kevin group got all they wanted but still weren’t voting for him yet, per source familiar

Photo cred to Getty/Win McNamee pic.twitter.com/KOV3FVLlXv

— Nicholas Wu (@nicholaswu12) January 6, 2023

Omar's face otm

major maya rudolph face

In news that will surprise no one, disgusting human being Matt Schlapp credibly accused of groping male staff member:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/herschel-walker-staffer-matt-schlapp-groped-my-crotch?ref=scroll

Name makes for a very unfortunate URL

I have found that a bunch of right wing choads like Schlapp and Flynn live in Old Town Alexandria, uncomfortably close to me. Remind me not to go to a bar alone.

Old Town Choad

schlapp your mammy

lol PK

dunno if this has been mentioned yet but a fun little fact is that since congress doesn’t technically exist right now all the usual rules about what you can take photos or videos of aren’t in force so we’re getting to see way more of these candid moments than we usually do

A friend of ours, gay, now deceased, once discussed with us privately, with evidence, how CPAC is more queer than the fall of Rome.

— Richard M. Nixon (@dick_nixon) August 5, 2022