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"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump."
I hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage."
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Tsunami. Just not the one they promised.
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life."
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised."
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Oh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special."
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Trump looks more impotent every day.
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol"
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day."
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes"
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Trump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL
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[
"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao"
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Jeffries is the only viable answer 😂
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL"
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂"
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face"
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Have they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything"
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Oh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait ."
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus."
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it."
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r/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.
I'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed"
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“Despite”, not ”because of”?
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?"
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?"
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I’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want."
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Fair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help).
…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now."
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Saying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes."
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached."
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Can someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding."
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A lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.
However their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?"
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad."
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Have they tried turning him off and back on again?
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning."
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?"
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Pretty much. The House needs a Speaker.
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?"
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Man, all of the memes that apply to this...
Kevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!
Kevin: I've lost four votes already.
Also Kevin: Call for another vote.
Fuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.
GOP: So tired of winning
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker."
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning"
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Sorry man, but this is fucking comedy.
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?"
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy."
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious"
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Hope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault"
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Why would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections."
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?"
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Holy shit, I think we found his kink.
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult"
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He is a bottom
His kink is humiliation
What's his safe word tho? 😁
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink."
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁"
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?"
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus."
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"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?"
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?"
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\""
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Keep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump"
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Gym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is."
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned."
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word"
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C'mon Mccarthy fourth time's the charm 😂
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word",
">\n\n\"despite\" lol. You are misusing that word right now"
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GOP, always setting records!
Most failed votes for speaker, biggest run up of the debt, most pointless wars started, most failed-to-win-the-popular vote presidents.
It's almost like when they say government can't work they set out to prove themselves right.
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word",
">\n\n\"despite\" lol. You are misusing that word right now",
">\n\nC'mon Mccarthy fourth time's the charm 😂"
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How can we gerrymander the House of Representatives so that Kevin can win the Speaker vote? /s
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word",
">\n\n\"despite\" lol. You are misusing that word right now",
">\n\nC'mon Mccarthy fourth time's the charm 😂",
">\n\nGOP, always setting records!\nMost failed votes for speaker, biggest run up of the debt, most pointless wars started, most failed-to-win-the-popular vote presidents.\nIt's almost like when they say government can't work they set out to prove themselves right."
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word",
">\n\n\"despite\" lol. You are misusing that word right now",
">\n\nC'mon Mccarthy fourth time's the charm 😂",
">\n\nGOP, always setting records!\nMost failed votes for speaker, biggest run up of the debt, most pointless wars started, most failed-to-win-the-popular vote presidents.\nIt's almost like when they say government can't work they set out to prove themselves right.",
">\n\nHow can we gerrymander the House of Representatives so that Kevin can win the Speaker vote? /s"
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word",
">\n\n\"despite\" lol. You are misusing that word right now",
">\n\nC'mon Mccarthy fourth time's the charm 😂",
">\n\nGOP, always setting records!\nMost failed votes for speaker, biggest run up of the debt, most pointless wars started, most failed-to-win-the-popular vote presidents.\nIt's almost like when they say government can't work they set out to prove themselves right.",
">\n\nHow can we gerrymander the House of Representatives so that Kevin can win the Speaker vote? /s",
">\n\nI have a little moment of schadenfreude every time that turd is shown to be impotent."
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Gaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without Trump’s approval. Trump is sabotaging Kevin and playing coy and disingenuous (as ever). Gaetz is voting no because Trump is telling Gaetz privately to vote no.
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word",
">\n\n\"despite\" lol. You are misusing that word right now",
">\n\nC'mon Mccarthy fourth time's the charm 😂",
">\n\nGOP, always setting records!\nMost failed votes for speaker, biggest run up of the debt, most pointless wars started, most failed-to-win-the-popular vote presidents.\nIt's almost like when they say government can't work they set out to prove themselves right.",
">\n\nHow can we gerrymander the House of Representatives so that Kevin can win the Speaker vote? /s",
">\n\nI have a little moment of schadenfreude every time that turd is shown to be impotent.",
">\n\nThe No-Confidence Man."
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word",
">\n\n\"despite\" lol. You are misusing that word right now",
">\n\nC'mon Mccarthy fourth time's the charm 😂",
">\n\nGOP, always setting records!\nMost failed votes for speaker, biggest run up of the debt, most pointless wars started, most failed-to-win-the-popular vote presidents.\nIt's almost like when they say government can't work they set out to prove themselves right.",
">\n\nHow can we gerrymander the House of Representatives so that Kevin can win the Speaker vote? /s",
">\n\nI have a little moment of schadenfreude every time that turd is shown to be impotent.",
">\n\nThe No-Confidence Man.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without Trump’s approval. Trump is sabotaging Kevin and playing coy and disingenuous (as ever). Gaetz is voting no because Trump is telling Gaetz privately to vote no."
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word",
">\n\n\"despite\" lol. You are misusing that word right now",
">\n\nC'mon Mccarthy fourth time's the charm 😂",
">\n\nGOP, always setting records!\nMost failed votes for speaker, biggest run up of the debt, most pointless wars started, most failed-to-win-the-popular vote presidents.\nIt's almost like when they say government can't work they set out to prove themselves right.",
">\n\nHow can we gerrymander the House of Representatives so that Kevin can win the Speaker vote? /s",
">\n\nI have a little moment of schadenfreude every time that turd is shown to be impotent.",
">\n\nThe No-Confidence Man.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without Trump’s approval. Trump is sabotaging Kevin and playing coy and disingenuous (as ever). Gaetz is voting no because Trump is telling Gaetz privately to vote no.",
">\n\nThis is good."
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word",
">\n\n\"despite\" lol. You are misusing that word right now",
">\n\nC'mon Mccarthy fourth time's the charm 😂",
">\n\nGOP, always setting records!\nMost failed votes for speaker, biggest run up of the debt, most pointless wars started, most failed-to-win-the-popular vote presidents.\nIt's almost like when they say government can't work they set out to prove themselves right.",
">\n\nHow can we gerrymander the House of Representatives so that Kevin can win the Speaker vote? /s",
">\n\nI have a little moment of schadenfreude every time that turd is shown to be impotent.",
">\n\nThe No-Confidence Man.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without Trump’s approval. Trump is sabotaging Kevin and playing coy and disingenuous (as ever). Gaetz is voting no because Trump is telling Gaetz privately to vote no.",
">\n\nThis is good.",
">\n\nTrump endorsing you, that’s the worst!"
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word",
">\n\n\"despite\" lol. You are misusing that word right now",
">\n\nC'mon Mccarthy fourth time's the charm 😂",
">\n\nGOP, always setting records!\nMost failed votes for speaker, biggest run up of the debt, most pointless wars started, most failed-to-win-the-popular vote presidents.\nIt's almost like when they say government can't work they set out to prove themselves right.",
">\n\nHow can we gerrymander the House of Representatives so that Kevin can win the Speaker vote? /s",
">\n\nI have a little moment of schadenfreude every time that turd is shown to be impotent.",
">\n\nThe No-Confidence Man.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without Trump’s approval. Trump is sabotaging Kevin and playing coy and disingenuous (as ever). Gaetz is voting no because Trump is telling Gaetz privately to vote no.",
">\n\nThis is good.",
">\n\nTrump endorsing you, that’s the worst!",
">\n\nWhat the fuck is a Trump?"
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word",
">\n\n\"despite\" lol. You are misusing that word right now",
">\n\nC'mon Mccarthy fourth time's the charm 😂",
">\n\nGOP, always setting records!\nMost failed votes for speaker, biggest run up of the debt, most pointless wars started, most failed-to-win-the-popular vote presidents.\nIt's almost like when they say government can't work they set out to prove themselves right.",
">\n\nHow can we gerrymander the House of Representatives so that Kevin can win the Speaker vote? /s",
">\n\nI have a little moment of schadenfreude every time that turd is shown to be impotent.",
">\n\nThe No-Confidence Man.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without Trump’s approval. Trump is sabotaging Kevin and playing coy and disingenuous (as ever). Gaetz is voting no because Trump is telling Gaetz privately to vote no.",
">\n\nThis is good.",
">\n\nTrump endorsing you, that’s the worst!",
">\n\nWhat the fuck is a Trump?",
">\n\nI think it's time for trial by combat."
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word",
">\n\n\"despite\" lol. You are misusing that word right now",
">\n\nC'mon Mccarthy fourth time's the charm 😂",
">\n\nGOP, always setting records!\nMost failed votes for speaker, biggest run up of the debt, most pointless wars started, most failed-to-win-the-popular vote presidents.\nIt's almost like when they say government can't work they set out to prove themselves right.",
">\n\nHow can we gerrymander the House of Representatives so that Kevin can win the Speaker vote? /s",
">\n\nI have a little moment of schadenfreude every time that turd is shown to be impotent.",
">\n\nThe No-Confidence Man.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without Trump’s approval. Trump is sabotaging Kevin and playing coy and disingenuous (as ever). Gaetz is voting no because Trump is telling Gaetz privately to vote no.",
">\n\nThis is good.",
">\n\nTrump endorsing you, that’s the worst!",
">\n\nWhat the fuck is a Trump?",
">\n\nI think it's time for trial by combat.",
">\n\nTrump, McCarthy and the entire GOP are irrelevant at this point."
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word",
">\n\n\"despite\" lol. You are misusing that word right now",
">\n\nC'mon Mccarthy fourth time's the charm 😂",
">\n\nGOP, always setting records!\nMost failed votes for speaker, biggest run up of the debt, most pointless wars started, most failed-to-win-the-popular vote presidents.\nIt's almost like when they say government can't work they set out to prove themselves right.",
">\n\nHow can we gerrymander the House of Representatives so that Kevin can win the Speaker vote? /s",
">\n\nI have a little moment of schadenfreude every time that turd is shown to be impotent.",
">\n\nThe No-Confidence Man.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without Trump’s approval. Trump is sabotaging Kevin and playing coy and disingenuous (as ever). Gaetz is voting no because Trump is telling Gaetz privately to vote no.",
">\n\nThis is good.",
">\n\nTrump endorsing you, that’s the worst!",
">\n\nWhat the fuck is a Trump?",
">\n\nI think it's time for trial by combat.",
">\n\nTrump, McCarthy and the entire GOP are irrelevant at this point.",
">\n\nHe can always scream fraud"
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word",
">\n\n\"despite\" lol. You are misusing that word right now",
">\n\nC'mon Mccarthy fourth time's the charm 😂",
">\n\nGOP, always setting records!\nMost failed votes for speaker, biggest run up of the debt, most pointless wars started, most failed-to-win-the-popular vote presidents.\nIt's almost like when they say government can't work they set out to prove themselves right.",
">\n\nHow can we gerrymander the House of Representatives so that Kevin can win the Speaker vote? /s",
">\n\nI have a little moment of schadenfreude every time that turd is shown to be impotent.",
">\n\nThe No-Confidence Man.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without Trump’s approval. Trump is sabotaging Kevin and playing coy and disingenuous (as ever). Gaetz is voting no because Trump is telling Gaetz privately to vote no.",
">\n\nThis is good.",
">\n\nTrump endorsing you, that’s the worst!",
">\n\nWhat the fuck is a Trump?",
">\n\nI think it's time for trial by combat.",
">\n\nTrump, McCarthy and the entire GOP are irrelevant at this point.",
">\n\nHe can always scream fraud",
">\n\nI can only eat so much popcorn!"
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word",
">\n\n\"despite\" lol. You are misusing that word right now",
">\n\nC'mon Mccarthy fourth time's the charm 😂",
">\n\nGOP, always setting records!\nMost failed votes for speaker, biggest run up of the debt, most pointless wars started, most failed-to-win-the-popular vote presidents.\nIt's almost like when they say government can't work they set out to prove themselves right.",
">\n\nHow can we gerrymander the House of Representatives so that Kevin can win the Speaker vote? /s",
">\n\nI have a little moment of schadenfreude every time that turd is shown to be impotent.",
">\n\nThe No-Confidence Man.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without Trump’s approval. Trump is sabotaging Kevin and playing coy and disingenuous (as ever). Gaetz is voting no because Trump is telling Gaetz privately to vote no.",
">\n\nThis is good.",
">\n\nTrump endorsing you, that’s the worst!",
">\n\nWhat the fuck is a Trump?",
">\n\nI think it's time for trial by combat.",
">\n\nTrump, McCarthy and the entire GOP are irrelevant at this point.",
">\n\nHe can always scream fraud",
">\n\nI can only eat so much popcorn!",
">\n\nWhat an idiot parade."
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word",
">\n\n\"despite\" lol. You are misusing that word right now",
">\n\nC'mon Mccarthy fourth time's the charm 😂",
">\n\nGOP, always setting records!\nMost failed votes for speaker, biggest run up of the debt, most pointless wars started, most failed-to-win-the-popular vote presidents.\nIt's almost like when they say government can't work they set out to prove themselves right.",
">\n\nHow can we gerrymander the House of Representatives so that Kevin can win the Speaker vote? /s",
">\n\nI have a little moment of schadenfreude every time that turd is shown to be impotent.",
">\n\nThe No-Confidence Man.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without Trump’s approval. Trump is sabotaging Kevin and playing coy and disingenuous (as ever). Gaetz is voting no because Trump is telling Gaetz privately to vote no.",
">\n\nThis is good.",
">\n\nTrump endorsing you, that’s the worst!",
">\n\nWhat the fuck is a Trump?",
">\n\nI think it's time for trial by combat.",
">\n\nTrump, McCarthy and the entire GOP are irrelevant at this point.",
">\n\nHe can always scream fraud",
">\n\nI can only eat so much popcorn!",
">\n\nWhat an idiot parade.",
">\n\nI thought I’d get bored of this, but nope!"
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word",
">\n\n\"despite\" lol. You are misusing that word right now",
">\n\nC'mon Mccarthy fourth time's the charm 😂",
">\n\nGOP, always setting records!\nMost failed votes for speaker, biggest run up of the debt, most pointless wars started, most failed-to-win-the-popular vote presidents.\nIt's almost like when they say government can't work they set out to prove themselves right.",
">\n\nHow can we gerrymander the House of Representatives so that Kevin can win the Speaker vote? /s",
">\n\nI have a little moment of schadenfreude every time that turd is shown to be impotent.",
">\n\nThe No-Confidence Man.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without Trump’s approval. Trump is sabotaging Kevin and playing coy and disingenuous (as ever). Gaetz is voting no because Trump is telling Gaetz privately to vote no.",
">\n\nThis is good.",
">\n\nTrump endorsing you, that’s the worst!",
">\n\nWhat the fuck is a Trump?",
">\n\nI think it's time for trial by combat.",
">\n\nTrump, McCarthy and the entire GOP are irrelevant at this point.",
">\n\nHe can always scream fraud",
">\n\nI can only eat so much popcorn!",
">\n\nWhat an idiot parade.",
">\n\nI thought I’d get bored of this, but nope!",
">\n\nA nod from Trump means diddly squat"
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What does it say that even the Master can’t control his own people? This is like a pack of rabid dogs just eating other and I can’t believe I am watching the Republican Party implode on itself. This is the greatest start to 2023 than I could possibly imagine.
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word",
">\n\n\"despite\" lol. You are misusing that word right now",
">\n\nC'mon Mccarthy fourth time's the charm 😂",
">\n\nGOP, always setting records!\nMost failed votes for speaker, biggest run up of the debt, most pointless wars started, most failed-to-win-the-popular vote presidents.\nIt's almost like when they say government can't work they set out to prove themselves right.",
">\n\nHow can we gerrymander the House of Representatives so that Kevin can win the Speaker vote? /s",
">\n\nI have a little moment of schadenfreude every time that turd is shown to be impotent.",
">\n\nThe No-Confidence Man.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without Trump’s approval. Trump is sabotaging Kevin and playing coy and disingenuous (as ever). Gaetz is voting no because Trump is telling Gaetz privately to vote no.",
">\n\nThis is good.",
">\n\nTrump endorsing you, that’s the worst!",
">\n\nWhat the fuck is a Trump?",
">\n\nI think it's time for trial by combat.",
">\n\nTrump, McCarthy and the entire GOP are irrelevant at this point.",
">\n\nHe can always scream fraud",
">\n\nI can only eat so much popcorn!",
">\n\nWhat an idiot parade.",
">\n\nI thought I’d get bored of this, but nope!",
">\n\nA nod from Trump means diddly squat",
">\n\nMore……….MORE!!!!"
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word",
">\n\n\"despite\" lol. You are misusing that word right now",
">\n\nC'mon Mccarthy fourth time's the charm 😂",
">\n\nGOP, always setting records!\nMost failed votes for speaker, biggest run up of the debt, most pointless wars started, most failed-to-win-the-popular vote presidents.\nIt's almost like when they say government can't work they set out to prove themselves right.",
">\n\nHow can we gerrymander the House of Representatives so that Kevin can win the Speaker vote? /s",
">\n\nI have a little moment of schadenfreude every time that turd is shown to be impotent.",
">\n\nThe No-Confidence Man.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without Trump’s approval. Trump is sabotaging Kevin and playing coy and disingenuous (as ever). Gaetz is voting no because Trump is telling Gaetz privately to vote no.",
">\n\nThis is good.",
">\n\nTrump endorsing you, that’s the worst!",
">\n\nWhat the fuck is a Trump?",
">\n\nI think it's time for trial by combat.",
">\n\nTrump, McCarthy and the entire GOP are irrelevant at this point.",
">\n\nHe can always scream fraud",
">\n\nI can only eat so much popcorn!",
">\n\nWhat an idiot parade.",
">\n\nI thought I’d get bored of this, but nope!",
">\n\nA nod from Trump means diddly squat",
">\n\nMore……….MORE!!!!",
">\n\nWhat does it say that even the Master can’t control his own people? This is like a pack of rabid dogs just eating other and I can’t believe I am watching the Republican Party implode on itself. This is the greatest start to 2023 than I could possibly imagine."
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word",
">\n\n\"despite\" lol. You are misusing that word right now",
">\n\nC'mon Mccarthy fourth time's the charm 😂",
">\n\nGOP, always setting records!\nMost failed votes for speaker, biggest run up of the debt, most pointless wars started, most failed-to-win-the-popular vote presidents.\nIt's almost like when they say government can't work they set out to prove themselves right.",
">\n\nHow can we gerrymander the House of Representatives so that Kevin can win the Speaker vote? /s",
">\n\nI have a little moment of schadenfreude every time that turd is shown to be impotent.",
">\n\nThe No-Confidence Man.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without Trump’s approval. Trump is sabotaging Kevin and playing coy and disingenuous (as ever). Gaetz is voting no because Trump is telling Gaetz privately to vote no.",
">\n\nThis is good.",
">\n\nTrump endorsing you, that’s the worst!",
">\n\nWhat the fuck is a Trump?",
">\n\nI think it's time for trial by combat.",
">\n\nTrump, McCarthy and the entire GOP are irrelevant at this point.",
">\n\nHe can always scream fraud",
">\n\nI can only eat so much popcorn!",
">\n\nWhat an idiot parade.",
">\n\nI thought I’d get bored of this, but nope!",
">\n\nA nod from Trump means diddly squat",
">\n\nMore……….MORE!!!!",
">\n\nWhat does it say that even the Master can’t control his own people? This is like a pack of rabid dogs just eating other and I can’t believe I am watching the Republican Party implode on itself. This is the greatest start to 2023 than I could possibly imagine.",
">\n\nEverything Trump touches dies, the nod was McCarthy's kiss of death"
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word",
">\n\n\"despite\" lol. You are misusing that word right now",
">\n\nC'mon Mccarthy fourth time's the charm 😂",
">\n\nGOP, always setting records!\nMost failed votes for speaker, biggest run up of the debt, most pointless wars started, most failed-to-win-the-popular vote presidents.\nIt's almost like when they say government can't work they set out to prove themselves right.",
">\n\nHow can we gerrymander the House of Representatives so that Kevin can win the Speaker vote? /s",
">\n\nI have a little moment of schadenfreude every time that turd is shown to be impotent.",
">\n\nThe No-Confidence Man.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without Trump’s approval. Trump is sabotaging Kevin and playing coy and disingenuous (as ever). Gaetz is voting no because Trump is telling Gaetz privately to vote no.",
">\n\nThis is good.",
">\n\nTrump endorsing you, that’s the worst!",
">\n\nWhat the fuck is a Trump?",
">\n\nI think it's time for trial by combat.",
">\n\nTrump, McCarthy and the entire GOP are irrelevant at this point.",
">\n\nHe can always scream fraud",
">\n\nI can only eat so much popcorn!",
">\n\nWhat an idiot parade.",
">\n\nI thought I’d get bored of this, but nope!",
">\n\nA nod from Trump means diddly squat",
">\n\nMore……….MORE!!!!",
">\n\nWhat does it say that even the Master can’t control his own people? This is like a pack of rabid dogs just eating other and I can’t believe I am watching the Republican Party implode on itself. This is the greatest start to 2023 than I could possibly imagine.",
">\n\nEverything Trump touches dies, the nod was McCarthy's kiss of death",
">\n\nHow many times will there be a vote? No means no"
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Real question, if they cannot gavel in the new congress, do any of them get paid? Or, is the next few weeks or months they're all just going to get paid for sitting around and voting repeatedly for speaker?
That sounds awful for people who are there to do legitimate work, and great for those that are there just for the show.
The American tax payers will suffer, but it's obvious that the GOP doesn't care about them.
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word",
">\n\n\"despite\" lol. You are misusing that word right now",
">\n\nC'mon Mccarthy fourth time's the charm 😂",
">\n\nGOP, always setting records!\nMost failed votes for speaker, biggest run up of the debt, most pointless wars started, most failed-to-win-the-popular vote presidents.\nIt's almost like when they say government can't work they set out to prove themselves right.",
">\n\nHow can we gerrymander the House of Representatives so that Kevin can win the Speaker vote? /s",
">\n\nI have a little moment of schadenfreude every time that turd is shown to be impotent.",
">\n\nThe No-Confidence Man.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without Trump’s approval. Trump is sabotaging Kevin and playing coy and disingenuous (as ever). Gaetz is voting no because Trump is telling Gaetz privately to vote no.",
">\n\nThis is good.",
">\n\nTrump endorsing you, that’s the worst!",
">\n\nWhat the fuck is a Trump?",
">\n\nI think it's time for trial by combat.",
">\n\nTrump, McCarthy and the entire GOP are irrelevant at this point.",
">\n\nHe can always scream fraud",
">\n\nI can only eat so much popcorn!",
">\n\nWhat an idiot parade.",
">\n\nI thought I’d get bored of this, but nope!",
">\n\nA nod from Trump means diddly squat",
">\n\nMore……….MORE!!!!",
">\n\nWhat does it say that even the Master can’t control his own people? This is like a pack of rabid dogs just eating other and I can’t believe I am watching the Republican Party implode on itself. This is the greatest start to 2023 than I could possibly imagine.",
">\n\nEverything Trump touches dies, the nod was McCarthy's kiss of death",
">\n\nHow many times will there be a vote? No means no",
">\n\nMaybe someone was tampering with the votes /s"
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Trump the chump. No one cares what he says. Not even his band of chimps.
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word",
">\n\n\"despite\" lol. You are misusing that word right now",
">\n\nC'mon Mccarthy fourth time's the charm 😂",
">\n\nGOP, always setting records!\nMost failed votes for speaker, biggest run up of the debt, most pointless wars started, most failed-to-win-the-popular vote presidents.\nIt's almost like when they say government can't work they set out to prove themselves right.",
">\n\nHow can we gerrymander the House of Representatives so that Kevin can win the Speaker vote? /s",
">\n\nI have a little moment of schadenfreude every time that turd is shown to be impotent.",
">\n\nThe No-Confidence Man.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without Trump’s approval. Trump is sabotaging Kevin and playing coy and disingenuous (as ever). Gaetz is voting no because Trump is telling Gaetz privately to vote no.",
">\n\nThis is good.",
">\n\nTrump endorsing you, that’s the worst!",
">\n\nWhat the fuck is a Trump?",
">\n\nI think it's time for trial by combat.",
">\n\nTrump, McCarthy and the entire GOP are irrelevant at this point.",
">\n\nHe can always scream fraud",
">\n\nI can only eat so much popcorn!",
">\n\nWhat an idiot parade.",
">\n\nI thought I’d get bored of this, but nope!",
">\n\nA nod from Trump means diddly squat",
">\n\nMore……….MORE!!!!",
">\n\nWhat does it say that even the Master can’t control his own people? This is like a pack of rabid dogs just eating other and I can’t believe I am watching the Republican Party implode on itself. This is the greatest start to 2023 than I could possibly imagine.",
">\n\nEverything Trump touches dies, the nod was McCarthy's kiss of death",
">\n\nHow many times will there be a vote? No means no",
">\n\nMaybe someone was tampering with the votes /s",
">\n\nReal question, if they cannot gavel in the new congress, do any of them get paid? Or, is the next few weeks or months they're all just going to get paid for sitting around and voting repeatedly for speaker?\nThat sounds awful for people who are there to do legitimate work, and great for those that are there just for the show.\nThe American tax payers will suffer, but it's obvious that the GOP doesn't care about them."
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Kevin McCarthy is a 5 time loser.
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word",
">\n\n\"despite\" lol. You are misusing that word right now",
">\n\nC'mon Mccarthy fourth time's the charm 😂",
">\n\nGOP, always setting records!\nMost failed votes for speaker, biggest run up of the debt, most pointless wars started, most failed-to-win-the-popular vote presidents.\nIt's almost like when they say government can't work they set out to prove themselves right.",
">\n\nHow can we gerrymander the House of Representatives so that Kevin can win the Speaker vote? /s",
">\n\nI have a little moment of schadenfreude every time that turd is shown to be impotent.",
">\n\nThe No-Confidence Man.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without Trump’s approval. Trump is sabotaging Kevin and playing coy and disingenuous (as ever). Gaetz is voting no because Trump is telling Gaetz privately to vote no.",
">\n\nThis is good.",
">\n\nTrump endorsing you, that’s the worst!",
">\n\nWhat the fuck is a Trump?",
">\n\nI think it's time for trial by combat.",
">\n\nTrump, McCarthy and the entire GOP are irrelevant at this point.",
">\n\nHe can always scream fraud",
">\n\nI can only eat so much popcorn!",
">\n\nWhat an idiot parade.",
">\n\nI thought I’d get bored of this, but nope!",
">\n\nA nod from Trump means diddly squat",
">\n\nMore……….MORE!!!!",
">\n\nWhat does it say that even the Master can’t control his own people? This is like a pack of rabid dogs just eating other and I can’t believe I am watching the Republican Party implode on itself. This is the greatest start to 2023 than I could possibly imagine.",
">\n\nEverything Trump touches dies, the nod was McCarthy's kiss of death",
">\n\nHow many times will there be a vote? No means no",
">\n\nMaybe someone was tampering with the votes /s",
">\n\nReal question, if they cannot gavel in the new congress, do any of them get paid? Or, is the next few weeks or months they're all just going to get paid for sitting around and voting repeatedly for speaker?\nThat sounds awful for people who are there to do legitimate work, and great for those that are there just for the show.\nThe American tax payers will suffer, but it's obvious that the GOP doesn't care about them.",
">\n\nTrump the chump. No one cares what he says. Not even his band of chimps."
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word",
">\n\n\"despite\" lol. You are misusing that word right now",
">\n\nC'mon Mccarthy fourth time's the charm 😂",
">\n\nGOP, always setting records!\nMost failed votes for speaker, biggest run up of the debt, most pointless wars started, most failed-to-win-the-popular vote presidents.\nIt's almost like when they say government can't work they set out to prove themselves right.",
">\n\nHow can we gerrymander the House of Representatives so that Kevin can win the Speaker vote? /s",
">\n\nI have a little moment of schadenfreude every time that turd is shown to be impotent.",
">\n\nThe No-Confidence Man.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without Trump’s approval. Trump is sabotaging Kevin and playing coy and disingenuous (as ever). Gaetz is voting no because Trump is telling Gaetz privately to vote no.",
">\n\nThis is good.",
">\n\nTrump endorsing you, that’s the worst!",
">\n\nWhat the fuck is a Trump?",
">\n\nI think it's time for trial by combat.",
">\n\nTrump, McCarthy and the entire GOP are irrelevant at this point.",
">\n\nHe can always scream fraud",
">\n\nI can only eat so much popcorn!",
">\n\nWhat an idiot parade.",
">\n\nI thought I’d get bored of this, but nope!",
">\n\nA nod from Trump means diddly squat",
">\n\nMore……….MORE!!!!",
">\n\nWhat does it say that even the Master can’t control his own people? This is like a pack of rabid dogs just eating other and I can’t believe I am watching the Republican Party implode on itself. This is the greatest start to 2023 than I could possibly imagine.",
">\n\nEverything Trump touches dies, the nod was McCarthy's kiss of death",
">\n\nHow many times will there be a vote? No means no",
">\n\nMaybe someone was tampering with the votes /s",
">\n\nReal question, if they cannot gavel in the new congress, do any of them get paid? Or, is the next few weeks or months they're all just going to get paid for sitting around and voting repeatedly for speaker?\nThat sounds awful for people who are there to do legitimate work, and great for those that are there just for the show.\nThe American tax payers will suffer, but it's obvious that the GOP doesn't care about them.",
">\n\nTrump the chump. No one cares what he says. Not even his band of chimps.",
">\n\nKevin McCarthy is a 5 time loser."
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word",
">\n\n\"despite\" lol. You are misusing that word right now",
">\n\nC'mon Mccarthy fourth time's the charm 😂",
">\n\nGOP, always setting records!\nMost failed votes for speaker, biggest run up of the debt, most pointless wars started, most failed-to-win-the-popular vote presidents.\nIt's almost like when they say government can't work they set out to prove themselves right.",
">\n\nHow can we gerrymander the House of Representatives so that Kevin can win the Speaker vote? /s",
">\n\nI have a little moment of schadenfreude every time that turd is shown to be impotent.",
">\n\nThe No-Confidence Man.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without Trump’s approval. Trump is sabotaging Kevin and playing coy and disingenuous (as ever). Gaetz is voting no because Trump is telling Gaetz privately to vote no.",
">\n\nThis is good.",
">\n\nTrump endorsing you, that’s the worst!",
">\n\nWhat the fuck is a Trump?",
">\n\nI think it's time for trial by combat.",
">\n\nTrump, McCarthy and the entire GOP are irrelevant at this point.",
">\n\nHe can always scream fraud",
">\n\nI can only eat so much popcorn!",
">\n\nWhat an idiot parade.",
">\n\nI thought I’d get bored of this, but nope!",
">\n\nA nod from Trump means diddly squat",
">\n\nMore……….MORE!!!!",
">\n\nWhat does it say that even the Master can’t control his own people? This is like a pack of rabid dogs just eating other and I can’t believe I am watching the Republican Party implode on itself. This is the greatest start to 2023 than I could possibly imagine.",
">\n\nEverything Trump touches dies, the nod was McCarthy's kiss of death",
">\n\nHow many times will there be a vote? No means no",
">\n\nMaybe someone was tampering with the votes /s",
">\n\nReal question, if they cannot gavel in the new congress, do any of them get paid? Or, is the next few weeks or months they're all just going to get paid for sitting around and voting repeatedly for speaker?\nThat sounds awful for people who are there to do legitimate work, and great for those that are there just for the show.\nThe American tax payers will suffer, but it's obvious that the GOP doesn't care about them.",
">\n\nTrump the chump. No one cares what he says. Not even his band of chimps.",
">\n\nKevin McCarthy is a 5 time loser.",
">\n\nMake that 6!"
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"I thought it would get less amusing the more times he failed, but here we are and it's still hilarious.",
">\n\nI definitely thought yesterday was the end of it, they'd adjourn, have some private meetings in the evening, and come back united under McCarthy after he dishes out some committee seats or whatever. \nThe fact that they came back this morning and he still doesn't have the votes is just so goddamn funny.",
">\n\nWhat’s even funnier is there doesn’t seem to be a viable route at all right now. Those hold outs will never vote for him. The people those hold outs want like Gym Jordan and Andy Biggs are never going to get the majority either. There will be just as many if not more hold outs there. \nProbably the best way for the GOP to save face right now is to reach across to the Dems and see if they could muster up enough votes between them for someone like Cheney or Kinzinger. \nThey will never do that though since they have pretty much made their platform, “owning the libs”. Instead they will choose to make America watch their internal dysfunction over and over.",
">\n\nMany in GOP want to do away with investigating themselves for ethics violations. Cheney or Kinzinger wouldn't allow that. So no go.",
">\n\nThe idea of going across the aisle is that you don't need any of the crooked GQP who fear the office of ethics, you just need 6 or so Republicans who haven't done anything wrong along with the 212 Dems to elect anyone they want.",
">\n\nDem speaker in a republican majority house? Sign me up.",
">\n\nI’m amazed there aren’t 6 self-serving republicans willing to broker with democrats for choice committee assignments. \nSeems like the ideal moment to cross the isle and cut a very powerful deal for oneself.",
">\n\nSounds like a good way to be moderately more powerful for two years and then get primaried into oblivion.",
">\n\nNot just moderately more powerful. Being a committee chair is dramatically more powerful and easily parleyed into a nice cushy lobby job after the two years.",
">\n\nYeah but they might not be too excited about the death threats and crazies that would get riled up by that behavior. America doesn't just negotiate with terrorists nowadays, it has a policy of flat out appeasement.",
">\n\nWell we may not have got a red wave, but we might get to see a bloodbath as the r's start infighting.",
">\n\nIt was a red ripple.\nSpecifically, the shot in Jurassic Park that shows the cup of water on the dashboard rippling.\nNow we're watching the T-Rex destroy the SUV.",
">\n\nExcept in this scenario it'd be one T-Rex fighting itself.",
">\n\nThe t-rex was kind of fighting itself when it attacked the SUV",
">\n\nTurns out conspiracy based governance doesn't work well. Too many loons, too hard to corral.",
">\n\nIn their defense, republican based government doesn't work too well either.",
">\n\n\"They're the same picture\"",
">\n\nVenn Diagram is a circle.",
">\n\nRemember Republican Leaders are too dumb to understand a Venn Diagram",
">\n\nI haven't had so much fun counting to 5 since I was three.",
">\n\nBraggart.\n1, 2, 3, 8, 9....\nFuck!",
">\n\nI love the people who were saying \"Who cares if it wasn't a wave, the Rs still won!\" This is why we care. Their lead is not large enough to overcome the infighting and now we get to watch them fall to pieces. \nSure, in the end, there will probably still be a republican speaker, but at least getting there is entertaining.",
">\n\nI mean the infighting is a decent consolation prize, but I would rather have had Dems keep control of both Chambers even with a razor thin majority. Once this shit is over we are still going to have 2 years of republican \"oversight\" that will consist of every digital communication Hunter Biden has ever made.",
">\n\nAlong with passing budgets and preventing government shutdowns. Which, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.",
">\n\n\nWhich, as recent history has shown, the GOP is willing to actually let the government shut down for as long as is necessary to get what they want.\n\nIf the GOP can't even agree on who their speaker will be, what makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?",
">\n\n\nwhat makes you think there won't be 5 defections to avoid a government shutdown?\n\nOh please, the \"defections\" will not be in the direction you are thinking. It'll be 203 votes to shut the government down, and 19 votes to burn the government down.",
">\n\nThe Freedom Caucus is making a lot of enemies in the moderate wing of the GOP with this stunt, it would make sense that some more moderate Republican House members (especially in purple districts in CA or NY) wouldn't want to be tied to the Freedom Caucus to shut down the government.",
">\n\nWhat's interesting is that Donald Trump endorsed McCarthy before the 4th vote, and none of the 20 who voted against McCarthy (who are mostly the \"Trumpiest\" bunch of the MAGA republicans) changed their vote. \nIn fact, McCarthy even lost a vote this round",
">\n\nThis is the part that has me genuinely confused. The people who were all in favor of overturning the election are now the same ones who won't back the guy that the guy they were gonna overturn the election for endorses...? It feels like it started eating its own tail overnight and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills trying to understand what the goal is here.",
">\n\nI imagine they only follow Trump if, and only if, he is useful to their gaining and retaining power. Do enough member of the public support Trump to make it worth their while? If so then they support Trump too so they can tap into those voters for support. \nThe problem is that Trump has been seen to be a liability and a loser. Being a loser goes against one of the main parts of his fictitious public image. \nSome of the politicians will be out for concessions and favours from McCarthy. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Others may be holding a grudge and will use this to humiliate him and show him who holds the real power. \nThe question is can enough of them come to an understanding, an agreement, where enough people get what they want without each others wants conflicting and blocking votes in his favour? \nThe problem is that a lot of people have learnt that obstruction and acting tough is a viable alternative to talking and compromise.",
">\n\nThey were talking about THE RED WAVE\nNow they are struggling with THIS Lol",
">\n\nREDRUM not RED WAVE",
">\n\nRed Rocket, red rocket!",
">\n\n‘Red Rover Red Rover would more Republicans please come over’",
">\n\nMaybe it’s Dominion Voting Software.",
">\n\nNo no, george soros is bussing in antifa to vote!",
">\n\nIs that what the youths mean when they say things are bussing?",
">\n\nFr fr",
">\n\nNo cap on god",
">\n\nGallagher was so confident in his opening nomination of McCarthy, with his cheeky little jabs at the Dems and their popcorn emojis. He actually made me wonder for a second if they sorted their playground fights since yesterday. Too funny.",
">\n\nBut the cockiness McCarthy did really have his office stuff moved in early? A wee premature? Lol",
">\n\nThose twenty republicans should stage a walkout in protest.",
">\n\nI think only 4 or 5 need to do it lol",
">\n\nNeed twelve R to just vote \"present\" and the Dems would retain the speaker position.",
">\n\nSucks to suck. But seriously, this is hilarious.",
">\n\nMcCarthy has been after the speakers gavel for his whole career. This was supposed to be his swan song. In his mind he did everything right and deserves this.\nKevin is watching his dream fall apart and he has absolutely no control over it. He had one shot and missed. He will never be the speaker in whatever is left of his career and he now knows it.",
">\n\nBring me a very small violin",
">\n\nI mean they are accomplishing exactly what they would be getting done even if they did elect a speaker and by that I mean nothing.",
">\n\nThey don't get to run pointless investigations though. How are they going to rile up their base if they can't pound the table during endless hearings about Hunter Biden?",
">\n\nIt’s looking less and less like we’re going to see Hunter’s dick pics in the House anytime soon…",
">\n\nI've never seen this before and it just absolutely made my day.",
">\n\nI have, but I forgot about it so now I’m laughing all over again! 🤣",
">\n\nWhat does Mike Lindell have to say about this?",
">\n\nSomebody get Ja Rule on the phone. Maybe he can make sense of all this.",
">\n\nIt'll be interesting to see if Donalds gets more than 20. If the numbers keep moving in the wrong direction for him, McCarthy may give it up. \nSpeaker George Santos coming up. One of the Dems should nominate him. According to his resume, he's already been speaker previously, so it should be an easy position for him to assume again.",
">\n\nSantos: \"I meant that I was a speaker of English, not a speaker of the house.\"",
">\n\nWhen I said that I was a speaker of English, I meant speaker-ish of English.",
">\n\nWhen I said I was a speaker-ish of English, I meant that I had seen the movie Spanglish.",
">\n\n\"But, you're speaking English right now.\"\n\"Qué?\"",
">\n\nI feel like we're a few weeks away where he just pretends to not understand English to avoid the press.",
">\n\nThat damn Antifa!!",
">\n\nThanks, Obama",
">\n\nJust send it to penalty kicks now",
">\n\nThat might get Messi.",
">\n\nVoting \"Present\" counts as a vote, so it doesn't shift the goal line. Now, as I understand it, leaving the chamber and not being present to vote does shift it.\nMy feeling is the Dems need to chat with some representatives from very narrowly divided districts and say \"Here are a dozen committees. Which one do you want to co-chair?\" in the hopes of finding the votes to seat Jeffries. The spin in the district is \"doing the work is most important.\"\nI do not believe you can find the 6 R's needed to make this happen as \"moderate\" is not a term to apply to any of them.",
">\n\nEnjoying the mess while I can. Once they actually elect someone, they’ll spend the next two years trying to make everyone’s lives a living hell",
">\n\nOne chamber, barely. Most they can do is obstruct.",
">\n\nThat's more than enough. They can also raise a bunch of needless investigations and impeachment hearings and whatnot.",
">\n\nThat is IF everyone shows up everyday. Dems could easily get a majority to do certain things if 5 R’s dip out for a Cancun vacation to miss a snow storm.",
">\n\nI think the speaker controls the schedule.",
">\n\nNot if the crazies get their resolution. Which involves less power for the speaker.",
">\n\nThe resolution is one member of the majority party not of congress.",
">\n\nWhat's the opposite of a kingmaker?",
">\n\nDonald Trump.",
">\n\n\"How do you make a small fortune?\"\n\"Give Donald Trump a large one.\"",
">\n\nThe GOP is stuck in an infinite loop of performative bullshit, and it doesn't matter to them how many times they repeat the same stupid human trick. They tried to repeal the ACA at least 70 times, and they're a lot further along in perfecting their nonsense than they were back then. There's no reason to think this ends any time soon.",
">\n\nSo. He lost 4 times now? How many times does he get.",
">\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.",
">\n\n\nIn 1855, one guy lost 133 times. It’s theoretically possible this can go on for the next two years and rack up hundreds, if not thousands of losses.\n\nWhile totally and utterly fucking us in the meantime.",
">\n\nHave you seen their todo list? This may be the better option!",
">\n\nExcept the debt ceiling would be a perpetual problem.",
">\n\nI mean, if they had the votes they'd just hold the debt ceiling hostage anyway, as per usual.",
">\n\nThis GOP shitshow is just getting started, it will only be getting worse for the next 2 years.",
">\n\nI read that as just getting sharted. Think it works.",
">\n\n“My vote yesterday was basically to break a deadlock, because we were deadlocked, and we were not getting anywhere,” Donalds told CNN on Wednesday. “Right now, he doesn’t have a pathway to get there. If that reemerges, yeah, I can be there, that’s fine, but what’s necessary now is that Republicans come together and find a way to elect a speaker.”",
">\n\nYeah he actually is making sense. Switching his vote to try to put pressure on McCarthy. Right now he is not the guy and not going to be the guy.",
">\n\nListening to these Republican congressmen on the floor trying to mop up their mess reveals to me just how disingenuous they are, how out of touch while delivering their platitudes, quoting MLK, repeating uninspired buzz words, going on the offensive, it's all theater. \nThese representatives echoing their unfounded grievances across the room, couldn't care less about any real American struggle, about the real threat to this nation's progress, its democracy, its people's livelihoods, and freedoms, its children's futures. \nThis is a party eager to usher in a regressive platform, to implement an agenda steeped in lies and entitlement, their chauvinism disguised as patriotism, jingoism disguised as some counter-revolutionary movement seeking to destroy a radical left-wing monster of its own manufacturing, and all while a rift within their party has them bickering over which faction's anachronistic vision will come to fruition.",
">\n\nThe red wave is a pool of blood from shooting themselves in the foot.",
">\n\nwho's going to read constitution now?",
">\n\nEvery one of the idiots that bought those MAGA bibles. A copy of the constitution is included with every copy.",
">\n\nThey will read it the same way they read their bibles. By picking and choosing the parts they like.",
">\n\nTrump's re-endorsement this morning didn't change a single vote. He had NO influence on the freaking MAGA Caucus. That boy done done.",
">\n\nThis is a plan brought to you by the Antifa Super Soldiers and Dark Brandon financed by George Soros and being twisted by the libruh media with help from Hunter Biden’s laptop.",
">\n\nAnd her emails",
">\n\nThe emails! The whole plan was right there in her emails until the Antifa super hackers with help from Karl Marx wiped the Google from the FBI’s iPhone using blue haired Twitter rebels and green energy.\nBastards did the entire job from a car being charged on a cancer causing wind farm",
">\n\nAnd don't forget how Obama turned microwaves into cameras to spy on everyone!",
">\n\nGod Damn Obama had the microwaves triangulating Trump’s every move so he couldn’t stop the lizard people from eating all the babies.\nIt’s obvious the dems are using adrenochrome look how young Nancy Pelosi, Biden and Soros look. Not a day over 90.",
">\n\nWhy do I hear hysterical laughter coming from the direction of Nancy Pelosi's office?",
">\n\nIf you’re located Southeast of her office it was probably me. I live in Michigan.",
">\n\nDespite nod from Trump. Unbelievable how they still think that has meaning.",
">\n\nAnd he just failed the 5th vote!",
">\n\nFor the past 30 years, the GOP has been selecting, promoting, and training their members to be obstructionists that absolutely never compromise. Maybe, just maybe, that wasn't such a good idea.",
">\n\n“Nod from trump” is the new “nail in the coffin” ????",
">\n\nOnly question here is what McCarthy has promised Trump as a quid pro quo for this endorsement. Yesterday Trump was not outspoken in his support.",
">\n\nAgain! Again! Do it again!",
">\n\nI'm starting to think Trump endorsements are not a winning strategy.",
">\n\nIf the GOP can't run the House how on earth are they qualified to run the country?",
">\n\nSomething something definition of insanity…",
">\n\nSurely it’s time to summon up a mob with pitchforks to storm the Capitol",
">\n\nThis is such a fascinating dynamic. It seems McCarthy is hated more than their fealty to Trump.",
">\n\nRed Wave is now the Red Wedding",
">\n\nI'm surprised he hasn't used the \"election fraud\" card yet 😂",
">\n\nDo they just keep voting expecting different results? Clearly, we've never seen this before in our lifetime so how many times can they vote for the same person? Isn't that the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.",
">\n\nThe Dems need to find 6 GOP members in a purple district who want to retire and make sure they had the means to do so. That’s how you use the system, as corrupt as it is, to work in our favor.",
">\n\nIf they can't even decide on a leader I'm guessing they'll also pass no bills.\nWish I could get paid to do nothing for two years.",
">\n\nMcCarthy lost again? This is becoming a Monty Python sketch.",
">\n\nIt'd be on-brand for McCarthy to contest the vote as fraudulent and claim he won anyway...",
">\n\nI wonder if anyone else here read \"blood wedding\".",
">\n\nHe created his own problems by enabling The Crazies",
">\n\nGOP is imploding and it’s all their own fault.",
">\n\nI want Dems to start nominating, but not voting for, Republicans.\nNominate George Santos- citing his past experience as Speaker of the House... Then admit they may be embellishing his record a tad.\nNominate Gaetz or Greene and extol their \"values\". They don't have to vote for these jokes, but it'd give Dems clever soundbites and further embarrass the Republicans for wasting everyone's time with this pathetic spectacle.",
">\n\nThey literally can't, because the other party has more seats, and there doesn't appear to be any willingness in the majority party to defect and make a deal with the minority party.\nYou need to start thinking about what you'd like the Democratic Party to do instead of the impossible thing you want.",
">\n\nLooks like another 202, 212, and 20 split",
">\n\n201 for McCarthy. One of his 202 switched to voting “present”",
">\n\nThey are doing what they do best\nGaslight-Obstruct-Project",
">\n\nYou'd think watching McCarthy get humiliated would get boring, but it just doesn't! Every time is as hilarious as the last!",
">\n\nThis is so stupid, this vote will just go on indefinitely without a definitive winner.",
">\n\nAnother loss for trump. lmao",
">\n\nThere was a time when each party would sit down and break bread together, they would Negotiate to get things done. Some give, some take. If he was so set on being speaker he would have given some choice committee appointments to the hold outs. But he has to give them to people who got him there. \nThe Republican Party stopped being the Republican Party when trump got nominated. Anyone who still calls themselves a Republican is just another maga idiot at this point.",
">\n\nTrump’s endorsement is the kiss of death.",
">\n\nHow does a perfect picture exist to illustrate the exact emotion!?\nHis face embodies dejection.",
">\n\nBREAKING: my ribs from laughing so hard",
">\n\nI’m enjoying watching his body twist and contort, is like watching a political exorcism. This is what you get when all you offer is no policies, and only purity tests. The cushion on that seat is going to have to be replaced sooner than expected.",
">\n\nNever thought I’d agree with certified scumbag Matt Gaetz but why is McCarthy being allowed to occupy the Speaker’s office when he hasn’t been elected yet?",
">\n\nIs this the evidence that MAGA republicans are being moved on from?? It would be such a big move.",
">\n\nAfter Trump’s endorsement he lost a vote.",
">\n\n<everyone expected that>",
">\n\nIt makes me laugh every time.",
">\n\nI love watching people owned.",
">\n\nDespite?",
">\n\nStrike 4! Seems to me like the red wave has too much orange in it!",
">\n\nSuppose Jeffries won the speakership. Couldn't Republicans immediately begin all sorts of investigations on him and just grind things to a halt anyway? Or does the Speaker also control hearings and such?",
">\n\nSpeaker controls what gets a vote. House can do nothing without their say-so. No investigations.",
">\n\nGreat…looks like this GOP lead Congress will get nothing done. Crappy way to govern. GOP is a laughing stock.",
">\n\nState of the Union",
">\n\nIt 2023. Trump don’t matter now",
">\n\nDear Kevin stop trying to make House Speaker happen,it's not going to happen !!",
">\n\nI really want to see them break the 1856 record.",
">\n\n“Despite”?",
">\n\nTrump is like the Grim Reaper for Republicans.",
">\n\n\"Despite\"?\nIt is my understanding that anything Trump touches, dies.\nThis is just the latest in a long list of Trump endorsements that end in failure.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without approval from Trump. If Gaetz is still a no, it’s because Trump is saying one thing publicly but privately directing Gaetz’ crew to sabotage Kevin’s Speakership chances.",
">\n\nGetting the endorsement of a twice impeached insurrectionist loser, and tax cheat, didn't move the needle for him? Zounds!",
">\n\nSo Trumps nod to McCarthy ain't worth crap. The kingmaker is formally dead. If I were you Trump I'd just keep grifting more nfts while you still have some fading relevance.",
">\n\nNobody important cares what Florida NFT salesman says.",
">\n\nNo one in the GOP wants this job, except for McCarthy, because of exactly what is playing out right now. Trying to do anything, even basic things like this, is just going to be so hard with razor-slim majority and 5-15 wildcards ready stir the pot just to get the media coverage.",
">\n\n\"He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.\"\nI hope he lives in this moment of failure the rest of his life.",
">\n\nTsunami. Just not the one they promised.",
">\n\nWhen you think you are the center of the universe only to find out you are nothing special.",
">\n\nOh wow, a party full of narcissists that are professional obstructionists can't decide who to lead them. Super surprising lol",
">\n\nTrump looks more impotent every day.",
">\n\nDamn Venezuelans changing the votes",
">\n\nReD wAvE lmao",
">\n\nTrump needs to realize he ain't shit. LOL",
">\n\nJeffries is the only viable answer 😂",
">\n\nI was having a shitty day but this brought a smile to my face",
">\n\nIt's like watching conspiracy theorists try to agree if Bigfoot faked the moon landing...everyone has a different take and can't agree on anything",
">\n\nHave they not figured out yet that a nod from trump a the kiss of death? Oh, wait .",
">\n\nOh Kevin, the new GOP Icarus.",
">\n\nYou really just do love to see it.",
">\n\nJesus, even Donald Trump can’t control the monster that’s been unleashed",
">\n\nr/Conservative seems pretty happy about a Congress that cannot effectively pass/do anything. How miserable do you need to be to acknowledge you would rather see a stalemate than positive legislation for Americans... Because it's the other side doing it.\nI'm a progressive, but, if an R govt passed a law that would help the majority of Americans, why wouldn't I approve of it?",
">\n\n“Despite”, not ”because of”?",
">\n\nIt's almost as if a nod from Trump doesn't get you what you want.",
">\n\nI’m loving how ineffectual and irrelevant Trump suddenly is amidst all the GOP drama, and I’m very much enjoying imagining his angrily furrowed brow and bovine look of confusion right now.",
">\n\nFair play to Trump: I thought this was a savvy move. Publicly back McCarthy (who still has by FAR the best shot at ending up Speaker as of this moment), betting on him winning the vote today. That way Trump gets to appear like he’s still kingmaker for the GOP, and can run around claiming he saved the party from disgrace (even if McCarthy would have won without his help). \n…too bad McCarthy STILL doesn’t have the votes.",
">\n\nSaying Nancy Pelosi is the only speaker of the House to lose the House twice is pretty ironic, considering Trump lost the popular vote TWICE, and was twice impeached.",
">\n\nRed wave looks more like a red wedding.",
">\n\nCan someone explain to me why McCarthy not getting is a big deal?",
">\n\nA lot of people expect the GOP using their control of the house for political theater, such as Hunter Biden investigations or trying to impeach Joe Biden.\nHowever their unrest in the ranks makes them look bad at a time when they want to make the democrats look bad.",
">\n\nTrump wins again! He is so sick of winning.",
">\n\nHave they tried turning him off and back on again?",
">\n\nSo like....does this just go on indefinitely until they finally comply?",
">\n\nPretty much. The House needs a Speaker.",
">\n\nMan, all of the memes that apply to this...\nKevin: I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas!\nKevin: I've lost four votes already.\nAlso Kevin: Call for another vote.\nFuck, I could watch Kevin lose votes all day, I don't give a shit about your Kevin.\nGOP: So tired of winning",
">\n\nDo we know how many people are on the floor yet?",
">\n\nSorry man, but this is fucking comedy.",
">\n\nGlorious",
">\n\nThis is clearly Hillary’s fault",
">\n\nHope this goes on for weeks. Months. Next Elections.",
">\n\nWhy would anyone need trumps endorsement. We currently have 4 other forner president. Does anyone ever care or ask for their endorsement or opinion?",
">\n\nYou forget that they're in a cult",
">\n\nHoly shit, I think we found his kink.",
">\n\nHe is a bottom \nHis kink is humiliation\nWhat's his safe word tho? 😁",
">\n\nNow who the hell is Byron Donalds?",
">\n\nThe Republican Black Caucus.",
">\n\nIs this vote #4?",
">\n\n\"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?\"",
">\n\nHeadline should read \nMcCarthy Loses Again “Because of” Nod From Trump",
">\n\nKeep 'em coming. The failed votes that is.",
">\n\nGym Jordan doesn't want ti because he knows he'd be Livingstoned.",
">\n\nMaybe “despite” isn’t quite the right word",
">\n\n\"despite\" lol. You are misusing that word right now",
">\n\nC'mon Mccarthy fourth time's the charm 😂",
">\n\nGOP, always setting records!\nMost failed votes for speaker, biggest run up of the debt, most pointless wars started, most failed-to-win-the-popular vote presidents.\nIt's almost like when they say government can't work they set out to prove themselves right.",
">\n\nHow can we gerrymander the House of Representatives so that Kevin can win the Speaker vote? /s",
">\n\nI have a little moment of schadenfreude every time that turd is shown to be impotent.",
">\n\nThe No-Confidence Man.",
">\n\nGaetz doesn’t tie his shoes without Trump’s approval. Trump is sabotaging Kevin and playing coy and disingenuous (as ever). Gaetz is voting no because Trump is telling Gaetz privately to vote no.",
">\n\nThis is good.",
">\n\nTrump endorsing you, that’s the worst!",
">\n\nWhat the fuck is a Trump?",
">\n\nI think it's time for trial by combat.",
">\n\nTrump, McCarthy and the entire GOP are irrelevant at this point.",
">\n\nHe can always scream fraud",
">\n\nI can only eat so much popcorn!",
">\n\nWhat an idiot parade.",
">\n\nI thought I’d get bored of this, but nope!",
">\n\nA nod from Trump means diddly squat",
">\n\nMore……….MORE!!!!",
">\n\nWhat does it say that even the Master can’t control his own people? This is like a pack of rabid dogs just eating other and I can’t believe I am watching the Republican Party implode on itself. This is the greatest start to 2023 than I could possibly imagine.",
">\n\nEverything Trump touches dies, the nod was McCarthy's kiss of death",
">\n\nHow many times will there be a vote? No means no",
">\n\nMaybe someone was tampering with the votes /s",
">\n\nReal question, if they cannot gavel in the new congress, do any of them get paid? Or, is the next few weeks or months they're all just going to get paid for sitting around and voting repeatedly for speaker?\nThat sounds awful for people who are there to do legitimate work, and great for those that are there just for the show.\nThe American tax payers will suffer, but it's obvious that the GOP doesn't care about them.",
">\n\nTrump the chump. No one cares what he says. Not even his band of chimps.",
">\n\nKevin McCarthy is a 5 time loser.",
">\n\nMake that 6!",
">\n\nI had to check the timestamp on this post to see if \"again\" meant the third, fourth, fifth, or (soon) sixth time."
] |
This is one of the most Wisconsin sounding titles I've ever seen
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Needs an "ope" in there somewhere.
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[
"This is one of the most Wisconsin sounding titles I've ever seen"
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We live outside of Chicago and my son and I realized yesterday that we say Ope all the time after watching a Charlie Berenice video.
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[
"This is one of the most Wisconsin sounding titles I've ever seen",
">\n\nNeeds an \"ope\" in there somewhere."
] |
>
I used to be adamant most Minnesotans don't have an accent you can really hear until I realized when I talk shit it sounds like I'm playing beer league hockey in Saskatchewan.
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[
"This is one of the most Wisconsin sounding titles I've ever seen",
">\n\nNeeds an \"ope\" in there somewhere.",
">\n\nWe live outside of Chicago and my son and I realized yesterday that we say Ope all the time after watching a Charlie Berenice video."
] |
>
Somehow, I read this in a Minnesotan accent, despite only hearing it once or twice in my life.
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[
"This is one of the most Wisconsin sounding titles I've ever seen",
">\n\nNeeds an \"ope\" in there somewhere.",
">\n\nWe live outside of Chicago and my son and I realized yesterday that we say Ope all the time after watching a Charlie Berenice video.",
">\n\nI used to be adamant most Minnesotans don't have an accent you can really hear until I realized when I talk shit it sounds like I'm playing beer league hockey in Saskatchewan."
] |
>
I'm convinced It's the easiest accent to pick up. I visit my family in Northern Wisconsin for like one weekend and I've got a thick accent for the next three weeks when I get home. Same with my mom but she grew up there so that makes more sense. I never lived there so I have no idea why it rubs off so easily.
|
[
"This is one of the most Wisconsin sounding titles I've ever seen",
">\n\nNeeds an \"ope\" in there somewhere.",
">\n\nWe live outside of Chicago and my son and I realized yesterday that we say Ope all the time after watching a Charlie Berenice video.",
">\n\nI used to be adamant most Minnesotans don't have an accent you can really hear until I realized when I talk shit it sounds like I'm playing beer league hockey in Saskatchewan.",
">\n\nSomehow, I read this in a Minnesotan accent, despite only hearing it once or twice in my life."
] |
>
Fortunately another fire in Maine caused a lobster holding tank to boil.
|
[
"This is one of the most Wisconsin sounding titles I've ever seen",
">\n\nNeeds an \"ope\" in there somewhere.",
">\n\nWe live outside of Chicago and my son and I realized yesterday that we say Ope all the time after watching a Charlie Berenice video.",
">\n\nI used to be adamant most Minnesotans don't have an accent you can really hear until I realized when I talk shit it sounds like I'm playing beer league hockey in Saskatchewan.",
">\n\nSomehow, I read this in a Minnesotan accent, despite only hearing it once or twice in my life.",
">\n\nI'm convinced It's the easiest accent to pick up. I visit my family in Northern Wisconsin for like one weekend and I've got a thick accent for the next three weeks when I get home. Same with my mom but she grew up there so that makes more sense. I never lived there so I have no idea why it rubs off so easily."
] |
>
It’s like the story of Reese’s peanut butter cups, but tastier.
|
[
"This is one of the most Wisconsin sounding titles I've ever seen",
">\n\nNeeds an \"ope\" in there somewhere.",
">\n\nWe live outside of Chicago and my son and I realized yesterday that we say Ope all the time after watching a Charlie Berenice video.",
">\n\nI used to be adamant most Minnesotans don't have an accent you can really hear until I realized when I talk shit it sounds like I'm playing beer league hockey in Saskatchewan.",
">\n\nSomehow, I read this in a Minnesotan accent, despite only hearing it once or twice in my life.",
">\n\nI'm convinced It's the easiest accent to pick up. I visit my family in Northern Wisconsin for like one weekend and I've got a thick accent for the next three weeks when I get home. Same with my mom but she grew up there so that makes more sense. I never lived there so I have no idea why it rubs off so easily.",
">\n\nFortunately another fire in Maine caused a lobster holding tank to boil."
] |
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At first, I thought it would be a funny piece of history. I just felt sad and upset over the victims and the negligence leading up to the events.
|
[
"This is one of the most Wisconsin sounding titles I've ever seen",
">\n\nNeeds an \"ope\" in there somewhere.",
">\n\nWe live outside of Chicago and my son and I realized yesterday that we say Ope all the time after watching a Charlie Berenice video.",
">\n\nI used to be adamant most Minnesotans don't have an accent you can really hear until I realized when I talk shit it sounds like I'm playing beer league hockey in Saskatchewan.",
">\n\nSomehow, I read this in a Minnesotan accent, despite only hearing it once or twice in my life.",
">\n\nI'm convinced It's the easiest accent to pick up. I visit my family in Northern Wisconsin for like one weekend and I've got a thick accent for the next three weeks when I get home. Same with my mom but she grew up there so that makes more sense. I never lived there so I have no idea why it rubs off so easily.",
">\n\nFortunately another fire in Maine caused a lobster holding tank to boil.",
">\n\nIt’s like the story of Reese’s peanut butter cups, but tastier."
] |
>
Oh boy wait until you find out about the Bhopal disaster.
It's both amazing and infuriating what companies will try to get away with in the name of cutting costs unless they're forced and handheld by the government every step of the way.
|
[
"This is one of the most Wisconsin sounding titles I've ever seen",
">\n\nNeeds an \"ope\" in there somewhere.",
">\n\nWe live outside of Chicago and my son and I realized yesterday that we say Ope all the time after watching a Charlie Berenice video.",
">\n\nI used to be adamant most Minnesotans don't have an accent you can really hear until I realized when I talk shit it sounds like I'm playing beer league hockey in Saskatchewan.",
">\n\nSomehow, I read this in a Minnesotan accent, despite only hearing it once or twice in my life.",
">\n\nI'm convinced It's the easiest accent to pick up. I visit my family in Northern Wisconsin for like one weekend and I've got a thick accent for the next three weeks when I get home. Same with my mom but she grew up there so that makes more sense. I never lived there so I have no idea why it rubs off so easily.",
">\n\nFortunately another fire in Maine caused a lobster holding tank to boil.",
">\n\nIt’s like the story of Reese’s peanut butter cups, but tastier.",
">\n\nAt first, I thought it would be a funny piece of history. I just felt sad and upset over the victims and the negligence leading up to the events."
] |
>
But toxic gas killing thousands is less funny than a flood of molasses
|
[
"This is one of the most Wisconsin sounding titles I've ever seen",
">\n\nNeeds an \"ope\" in there somewhere.",
">\n\nWe live outside of Chicago and my son and I realized yesterday that we say Ope all the time after watching a Charlie Berenice video.",
">\n\nI used to be adamant most Minnesotans don't have an accent you can really hear until I realized when I talk shit it sounds like I'm playing beer league hockey in Saskatchewan.",
">\n\nSomehow, I read this in a Minnesotan accent, despite only hearing it once or twice in my life.",
">\n\nI'm convinced It's the easiest accent to pick up. I visit my family in Northern Wisconsin for like one weekend and I've got a thick accent for the next three weeks when I get home. Same with my mom but she grew up there so that makes more sense. I never lived there so I have no idea why it rubs off so easily.",
">\n\nFortunately another fire in Maine caused a lobster holding tank to boil.",
">\n\nIt’s like the story of Reese’s peanut butter cups, but tastier.",
">\n\nAt first, I thought it would be a funny piece of history. I just felt sad and upset over the victims and the negligence leading up to the events.",
">\n\nOh boy wait until you find out about the Bhopal disaster.\nIt's both amazing and infuriating what companies will try to get away with in the name of cutting costs unless they're forced and handheld by the government every step of the way."
] |
>
And the phrase molassacre writes itself. Literally the first word that ever popped in my head upon reading it.
|
[
"This is one of the most Wisconsin sounding titles I've ever seen",
">\n\nNeeds an \"ope\" in there somewhere.",
">\n\nWe live outside of Chicago and my son and I realized yesterday that we say Ope all the time after watching a Charlie Berenice video.",
">\n\nI used to be adamant most Minnesotans don't have an accent you can really hear until I realized when I talk shit it sounds like I'm playing beer league hockey in Saskatchewan.",
">\n\nSomehow, I read this in a Minnesotan accent, despite only hearing it once or twice in my life.",
">\n\nI'm convinced It's the easiest accent to pick up. I visit my family in Northern Wisconsin for like one weekend and I've got a thick accent for the next three weeks when I get home. Same with my mom but she grew up there so that makes more sense. I never lived there so I have no idea why it rubs off so easily.",
">\n\nFortunately another fire in Maine caused a lobster holding tank to boil.",
">\n\nIt’s like the story of Reese’s peanut butter cups, but tastier.",
">\n\nAt first, I thought it would be a funny piece of history. I just felt sad and upset over the victims and the negligence leading up to the events.",
">\n\nOh boy wait until you find out about the Bhopal disaster.\nIt's both amazing and infuriating what companies will try to get away with in the name of cutting costs unless they're forced and handheld by the government every step of the way.",
">\n\nBut toxic gas killing thousands is less funny than a flood of molasses"
] |
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Yes! I was going to say, they are fortunate it only melted and didn't ignite. Butter and similar fatty spreads are a very potent fuel source for flame. The Mont Blanc Tunnel fire, which killed 39, was caused by a truck of margarine.
|
[
"This is one of the most Wisconsin sounding titles I've ever seen",
">\n\nNeeds an \"ope\" in there somewhere.",
">\n\nWe live outside of Chicago and my son and I realized yesterday that we say Ope all the time after watching a Charlie Berenice video.",
">\n\nI used to be adamant most Minnesotans don't have an accent you can really hear until I realized when I talk shit it sounds like I'm playing beer league hockey in Saskatchewan.",
">\n\nSomehow, I read this in a Minnesotan accent, despite only hearing it once or twice in my life.",
">\n\nI'm convinced It's the easiest accent to pick up. I visit my family in Northern Wisconsin for like one weekend and I've got a thick accent for the next three weeks when I get home. Same with my mom but she grew up there so that makes more sense. I never lived there so I have no idea why it rubs off so easily.",
">\n\nFortunately another fire in Maine caused a lobster holding tank to boil.",
">\n\nIt’s like the story of Reese’s peanut butter cups, but tastier.",
">\n\nAt first, I thought it would be a funny piece of history. I just felt sad and upset over the victims and the negligence leading up to the events.",
">\n\nOh boy wait until you find out about the Bhopal disaster.\nIt's both amazing and infuriating what companies will try to get away with in the name of cutting costs unless they're forced and handheld by the government every step of the way.",
">\n\nBut toxic gas killing thousands is less funny than a flood of molasses",
">\n\nAnd the phrase molassacre writes itself. Literally the first word that ever popped in my head upon reading it."
] |
>
See, that's the problem, they didn't use real butter. /s
|
[
"This is one of the most Wisconsin sounding titles I've ever seen",
">\n\nNeeds an \"ope\" in there somewhere.",
">\n\nWe live outside of Chicago and my son and I realized yesterday that we say Ope all the time after watching a Charlie Berenice video.",
">\n\nI used to be adamant most Minnesotans don't have an accent you can really hear until I realized when I talk shit it sounds like I'm playing beer league hockey in Saskatchewan.",
">\n\nSomehow, I read this in a Minnesotan accent, despite only hearing it once or twice in my life.",
">\n\nI'm convinced It's the easiest accent to pick up. I visit my family in Northern Wisconsin for like one weekend and I've got a thick accent for the next three weeks when I get home. Same with my mom but she grew up there so that makes more sense. I never lived there so I have no idea why it rubs off so easily.",
">\n\nFortunately another fire in Maine caused a lobster holding tank to boil.",
">\n\nIt’s like the story of Reese’s peanut butter cups, but tastier.",
">\n\nAt first, I thought it would be a funny piece of history. I just felt sad and upset over the victims and the negligence leading up to the events.",
">\n\nOh boy wait until you find out about the Bhopal disaster.\nIt's both amazing and infuriating what companies will try to get away with in the name of cutting costs unless they're forced and handheld by the government every step of the way.",
">\n\nBut toxic gas killing thousands is less funny than a flood of molasses",
">\n\nAnd the phrase molassacre writes itself. Literally the first word that ever popped in my head upon reading it.",
">\n\nYes! I was going to say, they are fortunate it only melted and didn't ignite. Butter and similar fatty spreads are a very potent fuel source for flame. The Mont Blanc Tunnel fire, which killed 39, was caused by a truck of margarine."
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>
Just keep pouring near boiling water down the pipes. That's what I did when an idiot roommate clogged a drain with bacon grease.
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[
"This is one of the most Wisconsin sounding titles I've ever seen",
">\n\nNeeds an \"ope\" in there somewhere.",
">\n\nWe live outside of Chicago and my son and I realized yesterday that we say Ope all the time after watching a Charlie Berenice video.",
">\n\nI used to be adamant most Minnesotans don't have an accent you can really hear until I realized when I talk shit it sounds like I'm playing beer league hockey in Saskatchewan.",
">\n\nSomehow, I read this in a Minnesotan accent, despite only hearing it once or twice in my life.",
">\n\nI'm convinced It's the easiest accent to pick up. I visit my family in Northern Wisconsin for like one weekend and I've got a thick accent for the next three weeks when I get home. Same with my mom but she grew up there so that makes more sense. I never lived there so I have no idea why it rubs off so easily.",
">\n\nFortunately another fire in Maine caused a lobster holding tank to boil.",
">\n\nIt’s like the story of Reese’s peanut butter cups, but tastier.",
">\n\nAt first, I thought it would be a funny piece of history. I just felt sad and upset over the victims and the negligence leading up to the events.",
">\n\nOh boy wait until you find out about the Bhopal disaster.\nIt's both amazing and infuriating what companies will try to get away with in the name of cutting costs unless they're forced and handheld by the government every step of the way.",
">\n\nBut toxic gas killing thousands is less funny than a flood of molasses",
">\n\nAnd the phrase molassacre writes itself. Literally the first word that ever popped in my head upon reading it.",
">\n\nYes! I was going to say, they are fortunate it only melted and didn't ignite. Butter and similar fatty spreads are a very potent fuel source for flame. The Mont Blanc Tunnel fire, which killed 39, was caused by a truck of margarine.",
">\n\nSee, that's the problem, they didn't use real butter. /s"
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>
Add a little dawn in there.
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[
"This is one of the most Wisconsin sounding titles I've ever seen",
">\n\nNeeds an \"ope\" in there somewhere.",
">\n\nWe live outside of Chicago and my son and I realized yesterday that we say Ope all the time after watching a Charlie Berenice video.",
">\n\nI used to be adamant most Minnesotans don't have an accent you can really hear until I realized when I talk shit it sounds like I'm playing beer league hockey in Saskatchewan.",
">\n\nSomehow, I read this in a Minnesotan accent, despite only hearing it once or twice in my life.",
">\n\nI'm convinced It's the easiest accent to pick up. I visit my family in Northern Wisconsin for like one weekend and I've got a thick accent for the next three weeks when I get home. Same with my mom but she grew up there so that makes more sense. I never lived there so I have no idea why it rubs off so easily.",
">\n\nFortunately another fire in Maine caused a lobster holding tank to boil.",
">\n\nIt’s like the story of Reese’s peanut butter cups, but tastier.",
">\n\nAt first, I thought it would be a funny piece of history. I just felt sad and upset over the victims and the negligence leading up to the events.",
">\n\nOh boy wait until you find out about the Bhopal disaster.\nIt's both amazing and infuriating what companies will try to get away with in the name of cutting costs unless they're forced and handheld by the government every step of the way.",
">\n\nBut toxic gas killing thousands is less funny than a flood of molasses",
">\n\nAnd the phrase molassacre writes itself. Literally the first word that ever popped in my head upon reading it.",
">\n\nYes! I was going to say, they are fortunate it only melted and didn't ignite. Butter and similar fatty spreads are a very potent fuel source for flame. The Mont Blanc Tunnel fire, which killed 39, was caused by a truck of margarine.",
">\n\nSee, that's the problem, they didn't use real butter. /s",
">\n\nJust keep pouring near boiling water down the pipes. That's what I did when an idiot roommate clogged a drain with bacon grease."
] |
>
Seconded, it needs to saponify.
Edit: I didn't know what saponify meant read below comments.
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[
"This is one of the most Wisconsin sounding titles I've ever seen",
">\n\nNeeds an \"ope\" in there somewhere.",
">\n\nWe live outside of Chicago and my son and I realized yesterday that we say Ope all the time after watching a Charlie Berenice video.",
">\n\nI used to be adamant most Minnesotans don't have an accent you can really hear until I realized when I talk shit it sounds like I'm playing beer league hockey in Saskatchewan.",
">\n\nSomehow, I read this in a Minnesotan accent, despite only hearing it once or twice in my life.",
">\n\nI'm convinced It's the easiest accent to pick up. I visit my family in Northern Wisconsin for like one weekend and I've got a thick accent for the next three weeks when I get home. Same with my mom but she grew up there so that makes more sense. I never lived there so I have no idea why it rubs off so easily.",
">\n\nFortunately another fire in Maine caused a lobster holding tank to boil.",
">\n\nIt’s like the story of Reese’s peanut butter cups, but tastier.",
">\n\nAt first, I thought it would be a funny piece of history. I just felt sad and upset over the victims and the negligence leading up to the events.",
">\n\nOh boy wait until you find out about the Bhopal disaster.\nIt's both amazing and infuriating what companies will try to get away with in the name of cutting costs unless they're forced and handheld by the government every step of the way.",
">\n\nBut toxic gas killing thousands is less funny than a flood of molasses",
">\n\nAnd the phrase molassacre writes itself. Literally the first word that ever popped in my head upon reading it.",
">\n\nYes! I was going to say, they are fortunate it only melted and didn't ignite. Butter and similar fatty spreads are a very potent fuel source for flame. The Mont Blanc Tunnel fire, which killed 39, was caused by a truck of margarine.",
">\n\nSee, that's the problem, they didn't use real butter. /s",
">\n\nJust keep pouring near boiling water down the pipes. That's what I did when an idiot roommate clogged a drain with bacon grease.",
">\n\nAdd a little dawn in there."
] |
>
You would add lye for that.
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[
"This is one of the most Wisconsin sounding titles I've ever seen",
">\n\nNeeds an \"ope\" in there somewhere.",
">\n\nWe live outside of Chicago and my son and I realized yesterday that we say Ope all the time after watching a Charlie Berenice video.",
">\n\nI used to be adamant most Minnesotans don't have an accent you can really hear until I realized when I talk shit it sounds like I'm playing beer league hockey in Saskatchewan.",
">\n\nSomehow, I read this in a Minnesotan accent, despite only hearing it once or twice in my life.",
">\n\nI'm convinced It's the easiest accent to pick up. I visit my family in Northern Wisconsin for like one weekend and I've got a thick accent for the next three weeks when I get home. Same with my mom but she grew up there so that makes more sense. I never lived there so I have no idea why it rubs off so easily.",
">\n\nFortunately another fire in Maine caused a lobster holding tank to boil.",
">\n\nIt’s like the story of Reese’s peanut butter cups, but tastier.",
">\n\nAt first, I thought it would be a funny piece of history. I just felt sad and upset over the victims and the negligence leading up to the events.",
">\n\nOh boy wait until you find out about the Bhopal disaster.\nIt's both amazing and infuriating what companies will try to get away with in the name of cutting costs unless they're forced and handheld by the government every step of the way.",
">\n\nBut toxic gas killing thousands is less funny than a flood of molasses",
">\n\nAnd the phrase molassacre writes itself. Literally the first word that ever popped in my head upon reading it.",
">\n\nYes! I was going to say, they are fortunate it only melted and didn't ignite. Butter and similar fatty spreads are a very potent fuel source for flame. The Mont Blanc Tunnel fire, which killed 39, was caused by a truck of margarine.",
">\n\nSee, that's the problem, they didn't use real butter. /s",
">\n\nJust keep pouring near boiling water down the pipes. That's what I did when an idiot roommate clogged a drain with bacon grease.",
">\n\nAdd a little dawn in there.",
">\n\nSeconded, it needs to saponify. \nEdit: I didn't know what saponify meant read below comments."
] |
>
Lye -- the crucial ingredient. Ancient peoples found their clothes got cleaner if they washed them at a certain spot in the river. WHY? Because, human sacrifices were once made on the hills above this river. Year after year, bodies burnt. Rain fell. Water seeped through the wood ashes to become lye. The lye combined with the melted fat of the bodies, till a thick white soapy discharge crept into the river. The first soap was made from the ashes of heroes. Like the first monkeys shot into space.
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[
"This is one of the most Wisconsin sounding titles I've ever seen",
">\n\nNeeds an \"ope\" in there somewhere.",
">\n\nWe live outside of Chicago and my son and I realized yesterday that we say Ope all the time after watching a Charlie Berenice video.",
">\n\nI used to be adamant most Minnesotans don't have an accent you can really hear until I realized when I talk shit it sounds like I'm playing beer league hockey in Saskatchewan.",
">\n\nSomehow, I read this in a Minnesotan accent, despite only hearing it once or twice in my life.",
">\n\nI'm convinced It's the easiest accent to pick up. I visit my family in Northern Wisconsin for like one weekend and I've got a thick accent for the next three weeks when I get home. Same with my mom but she grew up there so that makes more sense. I never lived there so I have no idea why it rubs off so easily.",
">\n\nFortunately another fire in Maine caused a lobster holding tank to boil.",
">\n\nIt’s like the story of Reese’s peanut butter cups, but tastier.",
">\n\nAt first, I thought it would be a funny piece of history. I just felt sad and upset over the victims and the negligence leading up to the events.",
">\n\nOh boy wait until you find out about the Bhopal disaster.\nIt's both amazing and infuriating what companies will try to get away with in the name of cutting costs unless they're forced and handheld by the government every step of the way.",
">\n\nBut toxic gas killing thousands is less funny than a flood of molasses",
">\n\nAnd the phrase molassacre writes itself. Literally the first word that ever popped in my head upon reading it.",
">\n\nYes! I was going to say, they are fortunate it only melted and didn't ignite. Butter and similar fatty spreads are a very potent fuel source for flame. The Mont Blanc Tunnel fire, which killed 39, was caused by a truck of margarine.",
">\n\nSee, that's the problem, they didn't use real butter. /s",
">\n\nJust keep pouring near boiling water down the pipes. That's what I did when an idiot roommate clogged a drain with bacon grease.",
">\n\nAdd a little dawn in there.",
">\n\nSeconded, it needs to saponify. \nEdit: I didn't know what saponify meant read below comments.",
">\n\nYou would add lye for that."
] |
>
The first soap was made from the ashes of heroes.
Poetry
|
[
"This is one of the most Wisconsin sounding titles I've ever seen",
">\n\nNeeds an \"ope\" in there somewhere.",
">\n\nWe live outside of Chicago and my son and I realized yesterday that we say Ope all the time after watching a Charlie Berenice video.",
">\n\nI used to be adamant most Minnesotans don't have an accent you can really hear until I realized when I talk shit it sounds like I'm playing beer league hockey in Saskatchewan.",
">\n\nSomehow, I read this in a Minnesotan accent, despite only hearing it once or twice in my life.",
">\n\nI'm convinced It's the easiest accent to pick up. I visit my family in Northern Wisconsin for like one weekend and I've got a thick accent for the next three weeks when I get home. Same with my mom but she grew up there so that makes more sense. I never lived there so I have no idea why it rubs off so easily.",
">\n\nFortunately another fire in Maine caused a lobster holding tank to boil.",
">\n\nIt’s like the story of Reese’s peanut butter cups, but tastier.",
">\n\nAt first, I thought it would be a funny piece of history. I just felt sad and upset over the victims and the negligence leading up to the events.",
">\n\nOh boy wait until you find out about the Bhopal disaster.\nIt's both amazing and infuriating what companies will try to get away with in the name of cutting costs unless they're forced and handheld by the government every step of the way.",
">\n\nBut toxic gas killing thousands is less funny than a flood of molasses",
">\n\nAnd the phrase molassacre writes itself. Literally the first word that ever popped in my head upon reading it.",
">\n\nYes! I was going to say, they are fortunate it only melted and didn't ignite. Butter and similar fatty spreads are a very potent fuel source for flame. The Mont Blanc Tunnel fire, which killed 39, was caused by a truck of margarine.",
">\n\nSee, that's the problem, they didn't use real butter. /s",
">\n\nJust keep pouring near boiling water down the pipes. That's what I did when an idiot roommate clogged a drain with bacon grease.",
">\n\nAdd a little dawn in there.",
">\n\nSeconded, it needs to saponify. \nEdit: I didn't know what saponify meant read below comments.",
">\n\nYou would add lye for that.",
">\n\nLye -- the crucial ingredient. Ancient peoples found their clothes got cleaner if they washed them at a certain spot in the river. WHY? Because, human sacrifices were once made on the hills above this river. Year after year, bodies burnt. Rain fell. Water seeped through the wood ashes to become lye. The lye combined with the melted fat of the bodies, till a thick white soapy discharge crept into the river. The first soap was made from the ashes of heroes. Like the first monkeys shot into space."
] |
>
Sure is. Fight Club has an excellent screenplay.
|
[
"This is one of the most Wisconsin sounding titles I've ever seen",
">\n\nNeeds an \"ope\" in there somewhere.",
">\n\nWe live outside of Chicago and my son and I realized yesterday that we say Ope all the time after watching a Charlie Berenice video.",
">\n\nI used to be adamant most Minnesotans don't have an accent you can really hear until I realized when I talk shit it sounds like I'm playing beer league hockey in Saskatchewan.",
">\n\nSomehow, I read this in a Minnesotan accent, despite only hearing it once or twice in my life.",
">\n\nI'm convinced It's the easiest accent to pick up. I visit my family in Northern Wisconsin for like one weekend and I've got a thick accent for the next three weeks when I get home. Same with my mom but she grew up there so that makes more sense. I never lived there so I have no idea why it rubs off so easily.",
">\n\nFortunately another fire in Maine caused a lobster holding tank to boil.",
">\n\nIt’s like the story of Reese’s peanut butter cups, but tastier.",
">\n\nAt first, I thought it would be a funny piece of history. I just felt sad and upset over the victims and the negligence leading up to the events.",
">\n\nOh boy wait until you find out about the Bhopal disaster.\nIt's both amazing and infuriating what companies will try to get away with in the name of cutting costs unless they're forced and handheld by the government every step of the way.",
">\n\nBut toxic gas killing thousands is less funny than a flood of molasses",
">\n\nAnd the phrase molassacre writes itself. Literally the first word that ever popped in my head upon reading it.",
">\n\nYes! I was going to say, they are fortunate it only melted and didn't ignite. Butter and similar fatty spreads are a very potent fuel source for flame. The Mont Blanc Tunnel fire, which killed 39, was caused by a truck of margarine.",
">\n\nSee, that's the problem, they didn't use real butter. /s",
">\n\nJust keep pouring near boiling water down the pipes. That's what I did when an idiot roommate clogged a drain with bacon grease.",
">\n\nAdd a little dawn in there.",
">\n\nSeconded, it needs to saponify. \nEdit: I didn't know what saponify meant read below comments.",
">\n\nYou would add lye for that.",
">\n\nLye -- the crucial ingredient. Ancient peoples found their clothes got cleaner if they washed them at a certain spot in the river. WHY? Because, human sacrifices were once made on the hills above this river. Year after year, bodies burnt. Rain fell. Water seeped through the wood ashes to become lye. The lye combined with the melted fat of the bodies, till a thick white soapy discharge crept into the river. The first soap was made from the ashes of heroes. Like the first monkeys shot into space.",
">\n\n\nThe first soap was made from the ashes of heroes.\n\nPoetry"
] |
>
which ultimately clogged the waterway despite crews' efforts to contain the spread
|
[
"This is one of the most Wisconsin sounding titles I've ever seen",
">\n\nNeeds an \"ope\" in there somewhere.",
">\n\nWe live outside of Chicago and my son and I realized yesterday that we say Ope all the time after watching a Charlie Berenice video.",
">\n\nI used to be adamant most Minnesotans don't have an accent you can really hear until I realized when I talk shit it sounds like I'm playing beer league hockey in Saskatchewan.",
">\n\nSomehow, I read this in a Minnesotan accent, despite only hearing it once or twice in my life.",
">\n\nI'm convinced It's the easiest accent to pick up. I visit my family in Northern Wisconsin for like one weekend and I've got a thick accent for the next three weeks when I get home. Same with my mom but she grew up there so that makes more sense. I never lived there so I have no idea why it rubs off so easily.",
">\n\nFortunately another fire in Maine caused a lobster holding tank to boil.",
">\n\nIt’s like the story of Reese’s peanut butter cups, but tastier.",
">\n\nAt first, I thought it would be a funny piece of history. I just felt sad and upset over the victims and the negligence leading up to the events.",
">\n\nOh boy wait until you find out about the Bhopal disaster.\nIt's both amazing and infuriating what companies will try to get away with in the name of cutting costs unless they're forced and handheld by the government every step of the way.",
">\n\nBut toxic gas killing thousands is less funny than a flood of molasses",
">\n\nAnd the phrase molassacre writes itself. Literally the first word that ever popped in my head upon reading it.",
">\n\nYes! I was going to say, they are fortunate it only melted and didn't ignite. Butter and similar fatty spreads are a very potent fuel source for flame. The Mont Blanc Tunnel fire, which killed 39, was caused by a truck of margarine.",
">\n\nSee, that's the problem, they didn't use real butter. /s",
">\n\nJust keep pouring near boiling water down the pipes. That's what I did when an idiot roommate clogged a drain with bacon grease.",
">\n\nAdd a little dawn in there.",
">\n\nSeconded, it needs to saponify. \nEdit: I didn't know what saponify meant read below comments.",
">\n\nYou would add lye for that.",
">\n\nLye -- the crucial ingredient. Ancient peoples found their clothes got cleaner if they washed them at a certain spot in the river. WHY? Because, human sacrifices were once made on the hills above this river. Year after year, bodies burnt. Rain fell. Water seeped through the wood ashes to become lye. The lye combined with the melted fat of the bodies, till a thick white soapy discharge crept into the river. The first soap was made from the ashes of heroes. Like the first monkeys shot into space.",
">\n\n\nThe first soap was made from the ashes of heroes.\n\nPoetry",
">\n\nSure is. Fight Club has an excellent screenplay."
] |
>
i can’t believe it…..
|
[
"This is one of the most Wisconsin sounding titles I've ever seen",
">\n\nNeeds an \"ope\" in there somewhere.",
">\n\nWe live outside of Chicago and my son and I realized yesterday that we say Ope all the time after watching a Charlie Berenice video.",
">\n\nI used to be adamant most Minnesotans don't have an accent you can really hear until I realized when I talk shit it sounds like I'm playing beer league hockey in Saskatchewan.",
">\n\nSomehow, I read this in a Minnesotan accent, despite only hearing it once or twice in my life.",
">\n\nI'm convinced It's the easiest accent to pick up. I visit my family in Northern Wisconsin for like one weekend and I've got a thick accent for the next three weeks when I get home. Same with my mom but she grew up there so that makes more sense. I never lived there so I have no idea why it rubs off so easily.",
">\n\nFortunately another fire in Maine caused a lobster holding tank to boil.",
">\n\nIt’s like the story of Reese’s peanut butter cups, but tastier.",
">\n\nAt first, I thought it would be a funny piece of history. I just felt sad and upset over the victims and the negligence leading up to the events.",
">\n\nOh boy wait until you find out about the Bhopal disaster.\nIt's both amazing and infuriating what companies will try to get away with in the name of cutting costs unless they're forced and handheld by the government every step of the way.",
">\n\nBut toxic gas killing thousands is less funny than a flood of molasses",
">\n\nAnd the phrase molassacre writes itself. Literally the first word that ever popped in my head upon reading it.",
">\n\nYes! I was going to say, they are fortunate it only melted and didn't ignite. Butter and similar fatty spreads are a very potent fuel source for flame. The Mont Blanc Tunnel fire, which killed 39, was caused by a truck of margarine.",
">\n\nSee, that's the problem, they didn't use real butter. /s",
">\n\nJust keep pouring near boiling water down the pipes. That's what I did when an idiot roommate clogged a drain with bacon grease.",
">\n\nAdd a little dawn in there.",
">\n\nSeconded, it needs to saponify. \nEdit: I didn't know what saponify meant read below comments.",
">\n\nYou would add lye for that.",
">\n\nLye -- the crucial ingredient. Ancient peoples found their clothes got cleaner if they washed them at a certain spot in the river. WHY? Because, human sacrifices were once made on the hills above this river. Year after year, bodies burnt. Rain fell. Water seeped through the wood ashes to become lye. The lye combined with the melted fat of the bodies, till a thick white soapy discharge crept into the river. The first soap was made from the ashes of heroes. Like the first monkeys shot into space.",
">\n\n\nThe first soap was made from the ashes of heroes.\n\nPoetry",
">\n\nSure is. Fight Club has an excellent screenplay.",
">\n\n\nwhich ultimately clogged the waterway despite crews' efforts to contain the spread"
] |
>
Breaking news it appears to not be butter
|
[
"This is one of the most Wisconsin sounding titles I've ever seen",
">\n\nNeeds an \"ope\" in there somewhere.",
">\n\nWe live outside of Chicago and my son and I realized yesterday that we say Ope all the time after watching a Charlie Berenice video.",
">\n\nI used to be adamant most Minnesotans don't have an accent you can really hear until I realized when I talk shit it sounds like I'm playing beer league hockey in Saskatchewan.",
">\n\nSomehow, I read this in a Minnesotan accent, despite only hearing it once or twice in my life.",
">\n\nI'm convinced It's the easiest accent to pick up. I visit my family in Northern Wisconsin for like one weekend and I've got a thick accent for the next three weeks when I get home. Same with my mom but she grew up there so that makes more sense. I never lived there so I have no idea why it rubs off so easily.",
">\n\nFortunately another fire in Maine caused a lobster holding tank to boil.",
">\n\nIt’s like the story of Reese’s peanut butter cups, but tastier.",
">\n\nAt first, I thought it would be a funny piece of history. I just felt sad and upset over the victims and the negligence leading up to the events.",
">\n\nOh boy wait until you find out about the Bhopal disaster.\nIt's both amazing and infuriating what companies will try to get away with in the name of cutting costs unless they're forced and handheld by the government every step of the way.",
">\n\nBut toxic gas killing thousands is less funny than a flood of molasses",
">\n\nAnd the phrase molassacre writes itself. Literally the first word that ever popped in my head upon reading it.",
">\n\nYes! I was going to say, they are fortunate it only melted and didn't ignite. Butter and similar fatty spreads are a very potent fuel source for flame. The Mont Blanc Tunnel fire, which killed 39, was caused by a truck of margarine.",
">\n\nSee, that's the problem, they didn't use real butter. /s",
">\n\nJust keep pouring near boiling water down the pipes. That's what I did when an idiot roommate clogged a drain with bacon grease.",
">\n\nAdd a little dawn in there.",
">\n\nSeconded, it needs to saponify. \nEdit: I didn't know what saponify meant read below comments.",
">\n\nYou would add lye for that.",
">\n\nLye -- the crucial ingredient. Ancient peoples found their clothes got cleaner if they washed them at a certain spot in the river. WHY? Because, human sacrifices were once made on the hills above this river. Year after year, bodies burnt. Rain fell. Water seeped through the wood ashes to become lye. The lye combined with the melted fat of the bodies, till a thick white soapy discharge crept into the river. The first soap was made from the ashes of heroes. Like the first monkeys shot into space.",
">\n\n\nThe first soap was made from the ashes of heroes.\n\nPoetry",
">\n\nSure is. Fight Club has an excellent screenplay.",
">\n\n\nwhich ultimately clogged the waterway despite crews' efforts to contain the spread",
">\n\ni can’t believe it….."
] |
>
I can't believe it's hot buttah.
|
[
"This is one of the most Wisconsin sounding titles I've ever seen",
">\n\nNeeds an \"ope\" in there somewhere.",
">\n\nWe live outside of Chicago and my son and I realized yesterday that we say Ope all the time after watching a Charlie Berenice video.",
">\n\nI used to be adamant most Minnesotans don't have an accent you can really hear until I realized when I talk shit it sounds like I'm playing beer league hockey in Saskatchewan.",
">\n\nSomehow, I read this in a Minnesotan accent, despite only hearing it once or twice in my life.",
">\n\nI'm convinced It's the easiest accent to pick up. I visit my family in Northern Wisconsin for like one weekend and I've got a thick accent for the next three weeks when I get home. Same with my mom but she grew up there so that makes more sense. I never lived there so I have no idea why it rubs off so easily.",
">\n\nFortunately another fire in Maine caused a lobster holding tank to boil.",
">\n\nIt’s like the story of Reese’s peanut butter cups, but tastier.",
">\n\nAt first, I thought it would be a funny piece of history. I just felt sad and upset over the victims and the negligence leading up to the events.",
">\n\nOh boy wait until you find out about the Bhopal disaster.\nIt's both amazing and infuriating what companies will try to get away with in the name of cutting costs unless they're forced and handheld by the government every step of the way.",
">\n\nBut toxic gas killing thousands is less funny than a flood of molasses",
">\n\nAnd the phrase molassacre writes itself. Literally the first word that ever popped in my head upon reading it.",
">\n\nYes! I was going to say, they are fortunate it only melted and didn't ignite. Butter and similar fatty spreads are a very potent fuel source for flame. The Mont Blanc Tunnel fire, which killed 39, was caused by a truck of margarine.",
">\n\nSee, that's the problem, they didn't use real butter. /s",
">\n\nJust keep pouring near boiling water down the pipes. That's what I did when an idiot roommate clogged a drain with bacon grease.",
">\n\nAdd a little dawn in there.",
">\n\nSeconded, it needs to saponify. \nEdit: I didn't know what saponify meant read below comments.",
">\n\nYou would add lye for that.",
">\n\nLye -- the crucial ingredient. Ancient peoples found their clothes got cleaner if they washed them at a certain spot in the river. WHY? Because, human sacrifices were once made on the hills above this river. Year after year, bodies burnt. Rain fell. Water seeped through the wood ashes to become lye. The lye combined with the melted fat of the bodies, till a thick white soapy discharge crept into the river. The first soap was made from the ashes of heroes. Like the first monkeys shot into space.",
">\n\n\nThe first soap was made from the ashes of heroes.\n\nPoetry",
">\n\nSure is. Fight Club has an excellent screenplay.",
">\n\n\nwhich ultimately clogged the waterway despite crews' efforts to contain the spread",
">\n\ni can’t believe it…..",
">\n\nBreaking news it appears to not be butter"
] |
>
I’m dead. I’m alive again. Seriously has ANYONE told Lubalin??
P.S. Lubalin’s music is awesome.
|
[
"This is one of the most Wisconsin sounding titles I've ever seen",
">\n\nNeeds an \"ope\" in there somewhere.",
">\n\nWe live outside of Chicago and my son and I realized yesterday that we say Ope all the time after watching a Charlie Berenice video.",
">\n\nI used to be adamant most Minnesotans don't have an accent you can really hear until I realized when I talk shit it sounds like I'm playing beer league hockey in Saskatchewan.",
">\n\nSomehow, I read this in a Minnesotan accent, despite only hearing it once or twice in my life.",
">\n\nI'm convinced It's the easiest accent to pick up. I visit my family in Northern Wisconsin for like one weekend and I've got a thick accent for the next three weeks when I get home. Same with my mom but she grew up there so that makes more sense. I never lived there so I have no idea why it rubs off so easily.",
">\n\nFortunately another fire in Maine caused a lobster holding tank to boil.",
">\n\nIt’s like the story of Reese’s peanut butter cups, but tastier.",
">\n\nAt first, I thought it would be a funny piece of history. I just felt sad and upset over the victims and the negligence leading up to the events.",
">\n\nOh boy wait until you find out about the Bhopal disaster.\nIt's both amazing and infuriating what companies will try to get away with in the name of cutting costs unless they're forced and handheld by the government every step of the way.",
">\n\nBut toxic gas killing thousands is less funny than a flood of molasses",
">\n\nAnd the phrase molassacre writes itself. Literally the first word that ever popped in my head upon reading it.",
">\n\nYes! I was going to say, they are fortunate it only melted and didn't ignite. Butter and similar fatty spreads are a very potent fuel source for flame. The Mont Blanc Tunnel fire, which killed 39, was caused by a truck of margarine.",
">\n\nSee, that's the problem, they didn't use real butter. /s",
">\n\nJust keep pouring near boiling water down the pipes. That's what I did when an idiot roommate clogged a drain with bacon grease.",
">\n\nAdd a little dawn in there.",
">\n\nSeconded, it needs to saponify. \nEdit: I didn't know what saponify meant read below comments.",
">\n\nYou would add lye for that.",
">\n\nLye -- the crucial ingredient. Ancient peoples found their clothes got cleaner if they washed them at a certain spot in the river. WHY? Because, human sacrifices were once made on the hills above this river. Year after year, bodies burnt. Rain fell. Water seeped through the wood ashes to become lye. The lye combined with the melted fat of the bodies, till a thick white soapy discharge crept into the river. The first soap was made from the ashes of heroes. Like the first monkeys shot into space.",
">\n\n\nThe first soap was made from the ashes of heroes.\n\nPoetry",
">\n\nSure is. Fight Club has an excellent screenplay.",
">\n\n\nwhich ultimately clogged the waterway despite crews' efforts to contain the spread",
">\n\ni can’t believe it…..",
">\n\nBreaking news it appears to not be butter",
">\n\nI can't believe it's hot buttah."
] |
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