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Grins

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27. There is one fact....

Mon Nov 24, 2025, 01:52 PM

Nov 24

Been saying this for quite a while.

The hatred the Reich had for Boehner, followed by the hatred they had for Ryan. Then the big one: McCarthy. For whom it took a historic FIFTEEN ballots to get elected. He was Speaker for all of nine months, then the GOP's internal Coup d'Etat. For the first time in congressional history the House voted to remove an incumbent speaker.

Competition from "Gym" Jordan, and Steve Scalise, and Tom Emmer - all of them hated internally within their own party. So bad they settled on noted closet case and Leader of the Anti-Socialist Forces, Patrick McHenry, who was so "I've had it!," he quit Congress soon after, to be Speaker pro tempore.

After another 7-plus ballots without resolution, they settled for the most inoffensive, unobjectionable GOP Speaker they could get. That guy was Dennis Hastert. A child predator.

My argument: Republicans are incapable of governing.

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"Senior House Republican" whines about being "treated like garbage" by Trump and MAGAt Moses Mikey wanting it to happen [View all] Miles Archer Nov 24 OP

Why not force a vote on ol' Mikey then? newdeal2 Nov 24 #1

Yep. Pretty much the motivation for my subject line. Miles Archer Nov 24 #2

The rules were changed. Wiz Imp Nov 24 #19

I suspect they've been ordered from on high WestMichRad Nov 24 #20

Cry us a fucking river, House Republicans. Paladin Nov 24 #3

Aww: IT'S SO UNFAIR! Chasstev365 Nov 24 #4

The "Senior Republican" had access to everything we've had access to. Every headline. Miles Archer Nov 24 #7

Right MustLoveBeagles Nov 24 #9

And they could still remove him. At any point Buckeyeblue Nov 24 #12

A heartwarming story ☺️ enough Nov 24 #5

K&R spanone Nov 24 #6

"Mike Johnson will be stripped of his gavel and they will lose the majority before this term is out." intheflow Nov 24 #8

lWho are you, "senior House RepubliKKKan"! Jilly_in_VA Nov 24 #10

My reaction: sakabatou Nov 24 #11

That's the thing about authoritarians. Everyone is their tool. Duh Raven123 Nov 24 #13

Bwa-ha-ha-ha! Martin68 Nov 24 #14

To Sr Repug. You can remove him if you choose. bronxiteforever Nov 24 #15

GOP got the power they wanted. Marcuse Nov 24 #16

Tsk, tsk, what a shame PatSeg Nov 24 #17

I think they believed Trump would become King of the Pigs, and that he'd make room at the trough for all of them Miles Archer Nov 24 #18

Anyone with half a brain PatSeg Nov 24 #24

That, and the death / bomb threats. Miles Archer Nov 24 #25

Yes and Trump knows exactly PatSeg Nov 24 #26

Well, I'm good with that. MineralMan Nov 24 #21

For the 9,000,000th time - Stacey Grove Nov 24 #22

File a motion to vacate. dalton99a Nov 24 #23

There is one fact.... Grins Nov 24 #27