“....really came off as a poorly-planned charade.”
No. The media and the liberals, with the help of the stupid conservatives, fed the public it was a hoax. And a lot of people bought into it that way.
He tried to force the house to publicly show their vote on the topic per each individual. But the house tossed him under the bus to protect their reputation as, so called, leaders. He’s a casualty, not a charlatan.
rwood
Where was Massie when Paul Ryan was throwing the House to Pelosi? AWOL like the rest of them. Don’t be duped by Massie’s self promotion. He’s playing his part in the beltway theater. That is all.
Even a half-assed politician would know that you should work those things out beforehand instead of getting steamrolled and facing a PR storm.
He didn't even get a single other House member to "second" his motion.
At the end of the day, this accomplished absolutely nothing.