Refusing to drop out, Republican Rep. Jim Jordan is telling GOP colleagues he will back a temporary speaker as he works to shore up support to win the gavel himself.
McHenry may be a POS pro corporate forced birth conservative… but he’s not an election denier at least. FFS can’t believe this is the bar that is being set
On January 6th 2021 he wrote a letter about decertifying the election and said he said “I cannot violate the oath I took to uphold my constitutional responsibilities”
Why not have the GOP nominate McHenry and see what the GOP decides?
Jeffries party is the minority and the idea of him being speaker is a pipe dream. As much as McHenry sucks, he’s the “best” option offered so far and doesn’t appear to be part of the Q Caucus.
Conservatives know they can’t remain in power under democracy. Their base is dying off rapidly. It’s simple math. They’ll have to move left, or get rid of democracy. And they’ll try everything else, no matter how awful, before they ever consider moving left.
The Speaker may be an fascist intent on ending democracy in the US but at least he’s not openly calling for the extermination of minorities like the far right members of his party.
McHenry may be a POS pro corporate forced birth conservative… but he’s not an election denier at least. FFS can’t believe this is the bar that is being set
On January 6th 2021 he wrote a letter about decertifying the election and said he said “I cannot violate the oath I took to uphold my constitutional responsibilities”
Why not have the GOP nominate McHenry and see what the GOP decides?
Jeffries party is the minority and the idea of him being speaker is a pipe dream. As much as McHenry sucks, he’s the “best” option offered so far and doesn’t appear to be part of the Q Caucus.
It’s almost exactly the bar!
Congressional Democrats said they would support a temporary Speaker until January provided:
FWIW, McHenry seems to meet all the requirements (he helped negotiate the debt ceiling bill)
Conservatives know they can’t remain in power under democracy. Their base is dying off rapidly. It’s simple math. They’ll have to move left, or get rid of democracy. And they’ll try everything else, no matter how awful, before they ever consider moving left.
Preview of 2027:
The Speaker may be an fascist intent on ending democracy in the US but at least he’s not openly calling for the extermination of minorities like the far right members of his party.