Not so fast…
Scalise is just a baby step more conservative than McCarthy, no noticeable improvement, and now we don’t have the January agreement.
I would like to hear a bit about aid to Ukraine.
“and on single-subject appropriations bills.”
McCarthy promised that. Didn’t happen.
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Seriously I dont get it..Scalise is McCarthy 2.0..heck Kinzinger already endorsed him saying he will be “Good for Ukraine” cause ya know, Ukraine is obviously the most important thing ever/sarc..so how long will it take for Gaetz to go after Scalise and throw him out of the leadership I give it a week
LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!
Well now we need 113 primary opponents
What’s going to piss a lot of Freepers off more than anything else is how little (if anything) it cost to buy his support.
He’s like Bob Michel was under Reagan. A go along to get along type, not particularly vicious or mean.
Keeps Jordan available for VP.
The GOP-e is now wounded and badly damaged.
what a waste of a moment. I guess he’s just not who he said he was but he talked a good game about McCarthy. One wonders, if his issues were about appropriation bills and not having an omnibus bill exactly what assurances does he have that in 30 days a CR won’t be passed? Will Scalise be vacated if it is passed?
How come we don’t have single promise about the future from these guys and yet they may get to be house speaker.
Why are we not demanding there positions and promises?
It was always going to be Scalise.
Dam. I wanted Jordan.
It’s all a system of conniving and positioning for a cushy committee assignment, indulgences from the lobbyist control apparatus, office locations and Machiavellian influence for the best junkets and largest leadership PAC deposits. That’s the truth, the non-pretending truth about the system at work behind the GOPe blind vote. It has nothing to do with principle centered leadership, and everything to do self-indulgences and person affluence.
Steve Scalise is worse than Kevin McCarthy when it comes to supporting Democrats, way worse. Representative Steve Scalise (U-DC) will use sell your house via civil forfeiture and send that money to Zelenskyy [while deducting his indulgence fees of course].
WASHINGTON – No. 2 House Republican Steve Scalise won the GOP nomination for speaker, paving the way for a floor vote to make the election official.
Republicans held a secret closed-door ballot Wednesday morning after days of drama and infighting. Scalise, who is battling blood cancer, beat out House Judiciary Chairman and Trump ally Jim Jordan in a 113-99 vote.
But it is still a steep path ahead for Scalise to make the promotion official – he must get at least 217 votes on the House floor. It is not clear when a vote will be scheduled, but it could occur as soon as this afternoon. (read more)
Via Politico – […] Some Scalise allies are encouraging the Louisiana Republican to move to a floor vote quickly anyway, hoping to establish momentum after Wednesday’s internal vote. The rising national focus on national security matters such as the Israeli terrorist attack, these allies argue, will help convince GOP lawmakers to coalesce behind Scalise as the winner.
“I believe we’ll have a Speaker Scalise in office by dinnertime tonight,” said Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas), an early Scalise backer. “I’m confident we’ll all be on the same page when we get to the floor.” (source)
A pox on all their Houses.
Maybe Gaetz is using reverse psychology.
I love reading these comments. When I told people the only thing Gaetz cared about is being in front of TV cameras people told me he was saving the country. LOL! Gaetz got his headlines and cable news hits. Now he’s on to the next outrage. He doesn’t give a sh-t about anyone unless they are giving him money and/or votes.