Kevin McCarthy won the Speakership in the 15th round this evening. He went through fire for it, and if he holds to his promises, we can expect good governance. Maybe Congress realizes that we don’t like them and are fed up with their ways.
It was the longest speaker battle since 1853.
After the 14th vote, Gaetz approached McCarthy and said something that encouraged him to vote again last night. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ), and Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT) all voted present.
After 14 failures, McCarthy finally crossed the finish line with a vote of 216-Jeffries’ 212 with six voting present, including Boebert and Gaetz. Once six agreed to vote present, McCarthy could win with 216. Voting present reduces the total number needed to win.
Members of the Freedom Caucus took away the dictatorial powers from an overreaching Speakership and gave it back to the people. It is the People’s House. Nancy Pelosi ran it like a dictatorship and a rubber stamp for her extremist platform. The Republican Speakers before her weren’t much better.
The people who changed the course of events were: Andy Biggs, AZ; Dan Bishop, NC; Lauren Boebert, CO; Michael Cloud, TX; Andrew Clyde, GA; Matt Gaetz, FL; Bob Good, VA; Paul Gosar, AZ; Matt Gaetz, FL; Andy Harris, MD; Mary Miller, IL; Ralph Norman, SC; Scott Perry, PA; Matt Rosendale, MT; Chip Roy, TX; Byron Donalds, FL; Josh Brecheen, OK; Eli Crane, AZ; Andy Ogles, TN; Anna Paulina Luna, F;, and Keith Self, TX.
WHAT SPEAKER MCCARTHY AGREED TO DO
- Single member vote to oust the Speaker
- Hold votes on border security and term limits
- Freedom Caucus members on the rules committee
- Pro-McCarthy PAC stays out of “safe” primary races
- Form a select committee on the weaponization of the DOJ (Allow a “church style” committee)
- Propose single-subject bills without irrelevant nonsense
- A budget that stops the increase in the debt ceiling and holds the Senate accountable.
- 72 hours to read a bill before going to the floor (we’ve heard that one before)
- Reveal salaries of government officials.
- End emergency funding and all COVID mandates and funding.
At one point after the 14th vote, Kevin McCarthy went up to lobby Gaetz. Watch someone restrain Mike Rogers in the clip below. He should never be in charge of anything, IMHO. Neither should Dan Crenshaw.
After that, Gaetz seemed to make a deal with McCarthy and the six courageous members. They agreed to vote present in the 15th round.
If only the C-SPAN camera stayed for this Mike Rogers video a beat longer… pic.twitter.com/ACXGf0TplG
— Brittany Prime (@BLPrime) January 7, 2023
Maybe 21 people made him a much better Speaker. If he follows in Lincoln’s footsteps, as he suggests below, we will be in good shape, but he should start by getting us out of Ukraine. His speech about Washington’s battle and the painting of that night were inspirational. Let’s hope he follows through.
I hope one thing is clear after this week: I will never give up. And I will never give up for you, the American people. https://t.co/uLqPKa1maZ
— Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) January 7, 2023
Nation In Shock As Politicians Show Up To Work 4 Days In A Row https://t.co/oJVdxZeGyc
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) January 6, 2023
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By Friday Morning it was obvious that Kevin McCarthy was going to be Speaker. The Swamp RINOs, which now appear to be 3/4 of the House Republicans were going to stand behind McCarthy no matter what. I hope we will see a lot of Retirees in 2024 along with a lot of primary challenges, because the House it totally out of step with the Base.
What I don’t understand is why the Democrats didn’t take the opportunity to Split the Party. All that was needed was for 20 Democrats not show up and give McCarthy the win. Then, the Democrats would have a stack of IOUs instead of Matt Gaetz. I guess the Democrat calculation was the longer this dragged out, the more it was damaging McCarthy and the Republican Party.
So where are we at? It appears that with so many RINOs, we are in deep trouble. By the end of next week we know if McCarthy has any Honor or Morals. Either Way, McCarthy is a Dead Man Walking. If he is Honorable, he will piss off Big Tech, Big Pharma, and the Military Industrial Complex. Mike Rogers. Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, was ready to go to blows over the Concessions that McCarthy gave Gaetz. If he Walks away from his promises, even California Republicans will come after him. McCarthy is in a very Middle Class District for California and the Middle Class is getting hammered.
Here’s the Problem, the Congress is addicted to Deficit Spending. After All, it’s not their money. With Deficit Spending and Earmarks, they can keep taking the Bacon home and basically buy votes. They don’t care that they are sending the Middle Class to the Poor Farm as long as the Poor will vote for the person giving them free stuff. Only maybe 15% of the House cares about a collapse and the rest thinks they can kick the can down the rode until after they are dead and gone!
There will be little legislation out of this Congress. The best we can hope is a few dozen impeachments and a Long Government Shutdown in the Fall of 2023. I don’t see the Traitor Joe Biden Administration changing at all and worry they the RINOs will cross the aisle over to the Democrats in order to Spend like Drunken Sailors. Without the Great Red Tsunami nothing will really change. The only bullets in our guns is recall elections of the RINOs, but people are Too Busy for that.
WE’RE SCREWED! (Pulling the Trigger on Phase 2 of my Survival Plan.)
I’ve only watched a few minutes and I still can’t stand that dramatic reading style. The substance sounds like what we Always hear from Republicans. In this case, at this time, How will he get his legislation passed. This sounds no different than Ryan at the beginning of Trump’s term, only now they lack the benefit of the Senate and White House.
Yay! Business as usual in DC. What about the January 6 Patriots being held unjustly? That should be a priority too.
YES! This is what pisses me off the most. These politicians (both parties) could give two sh*** about anybody else but themselves. They deserve worse than hell.