So, Congress finally voted Kevin McCarthy as Speaker. Here's how much he cut off his balls and fed them to a mix of his own self and the last dissenters from the FreeDumb Caucus to get the job. Yet more here on the blow-by-blow of the last ballot as well as what this may portend for the next two years. And more here on what the Rules Committee changes, specifically, mean for the whole House GOP.
As noted elsewhere, with the one-person motion to vacate, combined with a debt ceiling issue later this year and other things, I don't seek McCarthy surviving the rest of the year.
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Speaking of those dissenters, the Monthly profiles Chip Roy. Biggest takeaway? Despite schtick otherwise, he's a creature of the DC establishment, at least its modern GOP version. And yes, such a critter exists. (Gotta love Justin Amash comparing him to mirror-universe Spock. He is of course also a flip-flopper and hasn't explained why he flopped before the last ballots.
That said, applaud not for Amash putting himself forward for the Speakership. IMO, it, just as much as the other critters on the stage, was an opportunist move with an eye to 2024.
And, getcha pillows and your popcorn! Pillow Guy Mike Lindell is attacking Marjorie Taylor Greene for voting for McCarthy.
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And, on the Texas Lege side, Dade "Just Call Me Dade" Phelan, was re-elected as Speaker. Tony Tinder(Holt) got just 3 votes, less than he did from the GOP caucus last month. My own Legiscritter, David Spiller, kind of postured on this issue at a recent town hall, but obviously voted for Phelan. And, your friendly reminder that Christian nationalist/alleged Christian Tinder has been married 5 times, including twice to the first/second wife who filed a restraining order against him.
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