But, but ... I was supposed to be the big Poobah.
Posted on 11/14/2018 12:28:02 PM PST by SMGFan
Organizers gathering signatures for a letter they say will show the strength of their opposition
Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton, one of the leaders of a small Democratic contingent opposing Nancy Pelosi’s bid for speaker, said Tuesday he is “100 percent confident” the group has enough commitments to block the California Democrat from being elected speaker on the floor.
The anti-Pelosi group has been gathering signatures from new and returning members on a letter that calls for new Democratic leadership. It also notes that the signatories will not back Pelosi during the January floor vote for speaker.
Moulton suggested they already have enough signatures to prevent Pelosi from getting 218 votes but declined to specify exactly how many.
“The whole point of the letter is to accelerate this process so that it doesn’t peel out on to the floor,” he said. “She’s the one that’s trying to drive this to a floor vote. We want to make it clear before it comes to that.”
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I prefer Mad Maxine for Speaker.
But, but ... I was supposed to be the big Poobah.
Go Nancy!
Rush said that the Ocasio millennial Socialists would be working to overthrow the old timers. Pelosi will be remembered as a conservative in 50 years once these little shits take hold.
The America that cared is getting cheated out of an election that was heavily in their favor. The other America is the one of which you spoke. THAT America wants our stuff.
Nancy promising not to impeach in exchange for GOP votes is ludicrous.
Nancy is a lying sack of sh*t LIAR. Any promise she makes will be a LIE . She is a LIAR and she is pure EVIL.
I just don’t think there are enough of us anymore. I was very disheartened by things I saw in my own backyard.
“If she promises no impeachment maybe the republicans will vote her in.”
I’d vote her in anyway. That would cause quite a ruckus on the Dem side if they have a total to elect a different Speaker but are stuck with Nancy thanks to GOP votes. Moreover, Nancy would *hate* those that dared to vote against the queen ... could make for interesting theatrics.
Did they count all the absentee and provisional ballots? What about illegals that want to vote? What about my vote? Don’t I have a constitutional right to be heard?
A couple of “leaks” on the secret past of a couple of newbies—and the rest will get the message.
And Dem campaigns in 2020 will actually have the chutzpah to point out that “Republican Congressman Gridbibble voted for Nancy Pelosi as Speaker!”
The House GOP should draft Ocasio Cortez as speaker.
Any R who votes for Pelosi will have it come back at them in 2020 primaries. So it would have to be retiring R’s or R’s who are very very sure of their seat in a primary.
Yes, the GOP needs to troll the Dems by throwing support to Pelosi...but on the SECOND BALLOT.
Let the Dems split on the first ballot, then the GOP steps in, praising Pelosi, then putting her over the top, and then the GOP rises in a standing ovation.
If the GOP has learned anything from Trump is never, never, never let a trolling opportunity go to waste!
I've seen pictures of those teeth of hers. Could probably use them to take down small trees like a beaver. They're scary.
LOL, yep she’s got some prominent teeth.
Get used to her. The media have anointed her for great things. She may well become the face of the young radical Democrats in this country.
The left is cocky now, thinking they won. When in reality most dems hugged the middle to win. They will now go full board left, they can’t help themselves. Then comes the backlash.
“The GOP should unanimously support her. Why allow a more eloquent Socialist to take the gavel when Ms. Gaffe-A-Minute is ready and willing to resume damaging her party’s interests? :)”
Nah.. 100% of the republicans should vote for Ortiz. If it’s going to be a train wreck is a rat run congress, at least make it entertaining.
LOL
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