McCarthy out as Speaker

[Gomez Adams]

Live updates: Kevin McCarthy ousted as Speaker of the House after Matt Gaetz pushes vote

The US House of Representatives has ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Follow here for the latest.

www.cnn.com

What a shit show.

So now there's no speaker of the house and it all starts all over again.

That's what happens when you're so greedy for power you give it all away to obtain it.

 

[Gomez Adams]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1709315120193482842

 

[Gomez Adams]

He's on a roll.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1709311134447046791

 

[Gomez Adams]

Winner, winner, chicken dinner.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1709303547387408595

 

[Gomez Adams]

So it's looking like it's going to be a two horse race: Steve Scalise against Jim Jordan.

Might as well be Adolf Hitler against Benito Mussolini.

 

[Zeedox]

 

[Gomez Adams]

Saw that. And he's right.

 

[Gomez Adams]

So the GOP has picked Steve Scalise.

Live updates: Steve Scalise wins Republican vote for House speaker nominee

House Republicans nominate Rep. Steve Scalise as speaker in a closed-door meeting, paving the way for a floor vote after Kevin McCarthy's abrupt ouster. Follow the latest news here.

www.cnn.com

The problem: 99 voted for Jim Jordan. So now, Scalise has to do the same thing McCarthy had to do: start selling his soul for votes.

 

[Gomez Adams]

Annnnnnnnd BINGO

Scalise hits a wall. Time for Plan B?

The way forward for the House GOP continues to be murky.

www.politico.com

The GOP conference met Thursday afternoon for almost three hours, with a majority of the members emerging frustrated, disillusioned and ready to turn to other options.​

 

[Gomez Adams]

And now Steve Scalise it out completely.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/12/politics/steve-scalise-speaker-fight/index.html

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise announced he was dropping out of the speaker’s race Thursday after House Republicans failed to coalesce behind him in the aftermath of Kevin McCarthy’s historic ouster.​

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“I just shared with my colleagues that I’m withdrawing my name as a candidate for the speaker designee,” the Louisiana Republican told reporters.​

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So now the clown car that is the republican party will start all over again. Again.

 

[Gomez Adams]

He is not wrong.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1712534921569255904

 

[Gomez Adams]

Jordan fails on first ballot of GOP speaker race

More than a dozen GOP members opposed him, and it's unclear if he'll be able to flip enough holdouts in subsequent votes.

www.politico.com

And absolutely nobody is the least bit surprised.