One centrist Republican who supported Jordan
The Hill just making shit up
this post was submitted on 19 Oct 2023
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"One Republican, that's shy about being a fascist, who supported Jordan" is a mouthful and redundant though.
True, but at least it doesn't invoke a species that's been extinct since at least 2008 🤷
Ya, pretty sure Liz Cheney was voted out in the last election. And she would not have voted for Jordan.
Also, she's not even a moderate like the Dem leadership is pretending. She's a paleoconservative like her dad who only appears moderate in the company of fascists and lunatics, which is the vast majority of GOP politicians in Washington DC and most states now 😮💨
It's sad that "moderate" in this context means that someone can compromise, work cooperatively, and not resort to lying about other political views.
This is where parliamentary systems can sometimes force cooperation. The US setup kind of pushes towards two parties.
She's a paleoconservative like her dad
Funny. I remember when her dad and his ilk were called "neoconservatives."
Time moves fast in the political realm.
That was Dubya. He pretended to be a new and more compassionate kind of conservative. The Dick never even pretended.
Now he's gonna molest the democratic processes next I suppose
I guess he figures all the death threats from the MAGA chuds will work?
I'm looking forward to a worse showing than the first two. I'm hoping that when he hits 30 lost votes, he will pull his bottom lip over his head and swallow.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is marching ahead with his Speakership bid despite increasingly grim signs for his path to the gavel, eyeing another floor vote on Thursday even as GOP lawmakers signal that his opposition is likely to grow.
The tally beat expectations from Jordan supporters, who had predicted he would lose around eight more Republicans, but it also marked the first time in nearly a century that a majority-party Speaker nominee received fewer than 200 votes.
Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) said Wednesday it is his “expectation” that the GOP conference will meet Thursday, which could present Jordan with an opportunity to regroup ahead of a third ballot.
Wednesday morning, before Jordan fell short on the second ballot, Rep. Dave Joyce (R-Ohio) signaled he would introduce a resolution to formally install McHenry as Speaker pro tempore.
Rep. Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.) said Jordan’s second failed vote “absolutely” further shows that it is time to expand McHenry’s powers, and Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-N.Y.) called that course of action “the most logical solution at this point.”
The Speaker saga is thrusting the House GOP conference into a sea of complicated dynamics as pressure mounts amid a looming government shutdown deadline and a conflict between Israel and Hamas.
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Poor Gym. A real bitch to wrestle with reality, innit.