House Speaker Vote January 3, 2025 - Holdouts Will Win

[berg80]

Don has already promised to rub extra baby oil on Elon's scrotum.

Speaker Mike Johnson committed to a number of new steps aimed at reining in the size and scope of the federal government as he seeks to round up the votes to retain his gavel.

In a post on the social media site X just minutes before a speakership vote is set to begin, Johnson said he’d create “a working group comprised of independent experts” to work with the so-called Department Of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy; review existing audits of federal agencies and instruct House committees to “undertake aggressive authorizations and appropriations reviews.”

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/01/03/congress/johnsons-spending-promises-00196375

He even used the social media platform of the supporter of a German fascist in making the announcement. And he has the big guy's endorsement.

The question being what it will take for a Crazy like Paul Gosar to change his mind?

 

[rightwinger]

Makes us miss Nancy Pelosi

She knew how to lead

 

[berg80]

It is interesting but I wonder if there is a better way of doing business,

Voting in a Dem majority would do the trick nicely.

 

[rightwinger]

Voting in a Dem majority would do the trick nicely.

Jeffries would do a better job than Johnson

 

[Arlette]

One talking head just said if Trumpy can't bend the conholes over to his will, it's all over for him.

 

[Thunk]

3 idiot repubs are holding the entire US gov't hostage. None of the 3 even have a viable candidate...they may as well have voted for mickey mouse.

Welp, lets hope that they got their "protest" out of their system & we'll have a speaker on the 2nd vote.

 

[pknopp]

3 idiot repubs are holding the entire US gov't hostage. None of the 3 even have a viable candidate...they may as well have voted for mickey mouse.

Welp, lets hope that they got their "protest" out of their system & we'll have a speaker on the 2nd vote.

They aren't trying to get someone else elected. (other than Massie and he can do nothing alone) They are trying to get promises for going forward.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

One talking head just said if Trumpy can't bend the conholes over to his will, it's all over for him.

He rules by fear but his sanctions are seemingly limired.

 

[Billiejeens]

Republicans can't even pick a Speaker (thank you MAGA)

How do you see MAGA as responsible?

 

[Arlette]

He rules by fear but his sanctions are seemingly limired.

Has he twittered yet?

 

[Billiejeens]

One talking head just said if Trumpy can't bend the conholes over to his will, it's all over for him.

No talking head said that.

 

[Billiejeens]

3 no's. What will they get to flip?

Massie is a Libertarian who should have been primaried out 10 years ago.

 

[Dante]

How do you see MAGA as responsible?

The GOP has been taken over. Trump, his spawn, and many closets say so.

try and keep up

 

[Billiejeens]

I'm not sure why anyone would want to be speaker when all you can afford to lose is one vote. He won't be able to get anything passed for months once he loses the three who are leaving.

Johnson got his warning that they (Republicans) have the 9 votes to oust him.

That never happened.

 

[Billiejeens]

The GOP has been taken over. Trump, his spawn, and many closets say so.

try and keep up

Once again -

how do you see MAGA being responsible for stopping the Candidate that MAGA wants.

Try to focus.

 

[Arlette]

Trumpy needs to have a little talk with those malcontents.

 

[Dante]

It is interesting but I wonder if there is a better way of doing business,

Dictatorship?

 

[Dante]

Once again -

how do you see MAGA being responsible for stopping the Candidate that MAGA wants.

Try to focus.

you appear to be confused again.

MAGA infighting D'Oh!

try to stfu

 

[Billiejeens]

you appear to be confused again.

MAGA infighting D'Oh!

try to stfu

Describe the MAGA infighting that you think that you see.

 

[Dante]

3 idiot repubs are holding the entire US gov't hostage. None of the 3 even have a viable candidate...they may as well have voted for mickey mouse.

Welp, lets hope that they got their "protest" out of their system & we'll have a speaker on the 2nd vote.

Welcome to Trump's Chaos in Government