The next Republican to be thrown under the bus is........

[berg80]

It is heresy in Repub circles both to praise Nancy Pelosi and to speak the truth. This guy did both.

As the chaos and dysfunction within the House Republican caucus brings the country closer and closer to a now almost inevitable government shutdown, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) praised former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for her leadership and ability to keep her caucus together when she held the gavel.

When asked in an interview with CNN Thursday whether he still supports Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) amid the looming shutdown crisis, Burchett said he has “questions” and “doubts” about it.

“We need leadership,” he said, later citing Pelosi as an example.

“I don’t agree with her ever, hardly on anything,” Burchett said. “But she was pretty successful. The way she did it was: she put an issue out … she met with them, she figured out what they wanted, and then they put it on the floor. And they passed it and they rallied around it. A lot of work goes into that.”

“But we’re not seeing that. I’m not seeing that work right now,” Burchett added, pointing the finger at McCarthy. “And it’s very disappointing to me.”

GOPer Praises Pelosi’s Leadership As McCarthy Lets Himself Be Held Hostage By Far Right

As the chaos and dysfunction within the House Republican caucus brings the country closer and closer to a now almost inevitable government shutdown, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) praised former House…

talkingpointsmemo.com

Nancy is considered, among rational observers, to be one of if not the most effective Speakers in US history. But she doesn't deserve all the credit. She didn't have to herd a bunch of feral cats with nihilistic impulses. Her caucus was comprised of people with a genuine, coalescing interest in moving the country forward. Conversely, members of the Freedom Caucus are hostage takers with a coalescing interest in creating havoc. Like ruining the full faith and credit of the US.

 

[Mac1958]

It is heresy in Repub circles both to praise Nancy Pelosi and to speak the truth. This guy did both.

As the chaos and dysfunction within the House Republican caucus brings the country closer and closer to a now almost inevitable government shutdown, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) praised former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for her leadership and ability to keep her caucus together when she held the gavel.

When asked in an interview with CNN Thursday whether he still supports Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) amid the looming shutdown crisis, Burchett said he has “questions” and “doubts” about it.

“We need leadership,” he said, later citing Pelosi as an example.

“I don’t agree with her ever, hardly on anything,” Burchett said. “But she was pretty successful. The way she did it was: she put an issue out … she met with them, she figured out what they wanted, and then they put it on the floor. And they passed it and they rallied around it. A lot of work goes into that.”

“But we’re not seeing that. I’m not seeing that work right now,” Burchett added, pointing the finger at McCarthy. “And it’s very disappointing to me.”

GOPer Praises Pelosi’s Leadership As McCarthy Lets Himself Be Held Hostage By Far Right

As the chaos and dysfunction within the House Republican caucus brings the country closer and closer to a now almost inevitable government shutdown, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) praised former House…

talkingpointsmemo.com

Nancy is considered, among rational observers, to be one of if not the most effective Speakers in US history. But she doesn't deserve all the credit. She didn't have to herd a bunch of feral cats with nihilistic impulses. Her caucus was comprised of people with a genuine, coalescing interest in moving the country forward. Conversely, members of the Freedom Caucus are hostage takers with a coalescing interest in creating havoc. Like ruining the full faith and credit of the US.

McCarthy is completely at the mercy of clowns like MTG and Gaetz.

Too bad, fella. You wanted the job, you knew what they were, that's the way it goes.

If you don't like it, get a REAL job, if you can handle it.

 

[1srelluc]

Nobody from CA should be running anything as they are tainted from the get-go.

 

[Seymour Flops]

It is heresy in Repub circles both to praise Nancy Pelosi and to speak the truth. This guy did both.

As the chaos and dysfunction within the House Republican caucus brings the country closer and closer to a now almost inevitable government shutdown, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) praised former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for her leadership and ability to keep her caucus together when she held the gavel.

When asked in an interview with CNN Thursday whether he still supports Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) amid the looming shutdown crisis, Burchett said he has “questions” and “doubts” about it.

“We need leadership,” he said, later citing Pelosi as an example.

“I don’t agree with her ever, hardly on anything,” Burchett said. “But she was pretty successful. The way she did it was: she put an issue out … she met with them, she figured out what they wanted, and then they put it on the floor. And they passed it and they rallied around it. A lot of work goes into that.”

“But we’re not seeing that. I’m not seeing that work right now,” Burchett added, pointing the finger at McCarthy. “And it’s very disappointing to me.”

GOPer Praises Pelosi’s Leadership As McCarthy Lets Himself Be Held Hostage By Far Right

As the chaos and dysfunction within the House Republican caucus brings the country closer and closer to a now almost inevitable government shutdown, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) praised former House…

talkingpointsmemo.com

Nancy is considered, among rational observers, to be one of if not the most effective Speakers in US history. But she doesn't deserve all the credit. She didn't have to herd a bunch of feral cats with nihilistic impulses. Her caucus was comprised of people with a genuine, coalescing interest in moving the country forward. Conversely, members of the Freedom Caucus are hostage takers with a coalescing interest in creating havoc. Like ruining the full faith and credit of the US.

Nancy was highly skilled at getting Democratic congressfolk to toe her line instead of listening to the voices of their trivial constituents. Almost as skilled as she was at passing legislation that benefitted her husband’s business dealings.

Republicans have much more heterogeneity of ideas and beliefs, which I see as a good thing. Right now there is more squabbling as the last of the aging Never Trump Republicrats die off and the younger among them try hard to cling to power. For most of them, they are reduced to giving each other retirement advice.

 

[wamose]

If Democrats don't want to cooperate, shut it down. Nothing they have done is good (economy, crime, border security, appointments, military, human smuggling, drugs, education, human rights, national security etc.) so they need to pipe down and let the adults straighten this country out. Back to MAGA.

 

[pknopp]

We are 33 trillion in debt because too often leadership was able to get people to agree to that debt.

 

[berg80]

Nancy was highly skilled at getting Democratic congressfolk to toe her line instead of listening to the voices of their trivial constituents.

I knew it wouldn't take long for someone to just make stuff up because Nancy was such an effective Speaker.

 

[rightwinger]

Nancy Pelosi was the most effective speaker of her generation

 

[berg80]

so they need to pipe down and let the adults straighten this country out.

Yet House Repubs have proven themselves to be incapable of governing.

 

[The Duke]

Yet House Repubs have proven themselves to be incapable of governing.

They're supposed to be representing, not governing, assface.

 

[Polishprince]

Nancy Pelosi was the most effective speaker of her generation

You really think so in comparison to Carl Albert and William Bankhead? Ms. Pelosi is as old as the fucking hills, I think they'd be her generation.

 

[berg80]

They're supposed to be representing, not governing, assface.

An ineffectual reply including a gratuitous insult. Well done.

Deflated House Republicans leave town with no solution for government shutdown

Speaker Kevin McCarthy brought up a vote to advance a bill to fund the Defense Department. For the second time this week, it failed.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[pknopp]

It does need to be noted that every time Pelosi was speaker, the Democrats lost seats the next election.

 

[YoursTruly]

Nancy Pelosi was the most effective speaker of her generation

All 6 of them.

 

[rightwinger]

You really think so in comparison to Carl Albert and William Bankhead? Ms. Pelosi is as old as the fucking hills, I think they'd be her generation.

who?

 

[Tom Paine 1949]

What can be expected of a party whose overwhelming front runner just endorsed a federal government shut down so as supposedly to defund the legal system’s trials and prosecutions against him for crimes he has already been indicted for?

Of course Trump was directly behind the longest shutdown in U.S. history when he was President, and then he folded after 35 days, having exacted absolutely nothing. He knows this strategy cannot possibly work against his own prosecutions.

The extremist leaders of the Trump Party in the House of Representatives of course support all this pointless obstructionism. On Wednesday afternoon Republican Rep. Gaetz even put the blame for the expected shutdown on House leader McCarthy, saying that “we will have a government shutdown and it is absolutely Speaker McCarthy’s fault”.

“We cannot blame Joe Biden for not having moved our individual spending bills. We cannot blame House Democrats. We can’t even blame Chuck Schumer in the Senate,” he said, according to Fox News.

This mad “Trump Party” must be crushed in our next elections!

Unfortunately the Dems are running two unappealing candidates for Pres. and VP … which will make that much more difficult to accomplish.

Trump Tells Republicans to Shut Down the Government So He Can Get Away With His Many Alleged Crimes

Always looking out for the American people!

www.vanityfair.com

 

[22lcidw]

Nancy Pelosi was the most effective speaker of her generation

As a Soviet Style politician.

 

[rightwinger]

As a Soviet Style politician.

NYET!

 

[berg80]

It does need to be noted that every time Pelosi was speaker, the Democrats lost seats the next election.

You really think citing the historical fact of the party in the WH losing seats in the House following the election that put them there in any way disparages Nancy's effectiveness as a Speaker? Better luck next time.

 

[Seymour Flops]

What can be expected of a party whose overwhelming front runner just endorsed a federal government shut down so as supposedly to defund the legal system’s trials and prosecutions against him for crimes he has already been indicted for?

Trump is not that dumb. During “shut downs,” “essential workers” still come to work. No one is more essential to Democrats than the army of prosecutors trying to GET TRUMP.

Of course Trump was directly behind the longest shutdown in U.S. history when he was President, and then he folded after 35 days, having exacted absolutely nothing. He knows this strategy cannot possibly work against his own prosecutions.

The extremist leaders of the Trump Party in the House of Representatives of course support all this pointless obstructionism. On Wednesday afternoon Republican Rep. Gaetz even put the blame for the expected shutdown on House leader McCarthy, saying that “we will have a government shutdown and it is absolutely Speaker McCarthy’s fault”.

“We cannot blame Joe Biden for not having moved our individual spending bills. We cannot blame House Democrats. We can’t even blame Chuck Schumer in the Senate,” he said, according to Fox News.

It isn’t about blame. Pausing government “non-essential” functions is a good way to remind them that the voters still have some say in how much funds they are allowed to plow through each year.

This mad “Trump Party” must be crushed in our next elections!

Unfortunately the Dems are running two unappealing candidates for Pres. and VP … which will make that much more difficult to accomplish.

Trump Tells Republicans to Shut Down the Government So He Can Get Away With His Many Alleged Crimes

Always looking out for the American people!

www.vanityfair.com

Not to worry. That Dems will dump Biden is about as uncertain as whether the sun will come up, doomsday cults like the Unification Church and Environmental Alarmists notwithstanding.