pfife Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 27 minutes ago, mtutiger said: Exactly. All this horse trading, but if it doesn't get him to 218 (absent present votes), it's all for nothing. It's almost like he just values having "Former Speaker" on his resume at this point lol Unless they expect the same concessions from whomever is selected as speaker..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Under the proposed rules (concerning replacement) the entire GOP House membership could get to be Speaker for a day or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 12 hours ago, mtutiger said: lol That caucus has already demonstrated tat there are no number of concessions McCarthy can give them to get them truly on board. They apparently made those demands so McCarthy would reject them and they could point at him to their base and say "See? He's a secret Democrat." I would say McCarthy is wasting his time, but his time is worth nothing in the context of Congress, anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mtutiger Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 15 minutes ago, pfife said: Unless they expect the same concessions from whomever is selected as speaker..... I mean, that's what they will expect, not sure any candidate (such as Scalise) would be willing to give it to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 1 hour ago, oblong said: How soon, or has it started yet, does the Fox crowd start to blame democrats? Wasn't Steve Scalise doing that in his preamble leading up to one of the votes the other day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mtutiger Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 A lot of the punditry talks about the distinction whether this group wants something or whether it's personal as if it really matters... all that matters is the math, and Kevin doesn't appear to have it in his favor and it's questionable if he ever will. And at some point, this does have to get called out as an ego-stroking exercise for Kev, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) The downside of horse trading on committee seats: you risk upsetting those in line to get kicked off seats or to be skipped in seniority Edited January 5, 2023 by mtutiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Lock the doors and no one comes in or out until we see white smoke... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewsieg Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 I believe it was Socrates that said "7th time is a charm". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Was that before or after the hemlock cocktail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 If the vote goes another round it will be George Santos with a nominating speech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 LOL, Gaetz just voted for TRUMP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben9753 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 He’s really solidifying himself as a punch line for decades to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerbomb13 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 53 minutes ago, ewsieg said: I believe it was Socrates that said "7th time is a charm". It was George Santos that said that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edman85 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 5 minutes ago, ben9753 said: He’s really solidifying himself as a punch line for decades to come. I don't know... do people remember Buz Luekens? That's the best comp I can think of... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Jefferies winning his 7th plurality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mtutiger Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) Not a single vote moved to McCarthy since Round 6 Edited January 5, 2023 by mtutiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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oblong Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Making up a game called "Did they play for the Tigers" featuring washed up Middle Infielders would be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 55 minutes ago, mtutiger said: LOL, Gaetz just voted for TRUMP He just needs the clerk to find him 217 votes 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewsieg Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Remember what they say, if you don't succeed the first time, try at least 8 more times, even if you show no improvement whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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