Posted on 04/22/2024 7:31:58 AM PDT by JonPreston
Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) found himself in an unusual position for a minority leader last week:
It was he, not the House speaker, who had the ultimate power to decide whether legislation came to the floor.
Why it matters: Democrats got everything they wanted – a $95 billion foreign aid bill, the credit for passing it, and adversaries more divided than ever. In their telling, that total victory wasn't a sure thing.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), a master legislative tactician, heaped praise on her successor: "He is fabulous. We're so proud of him."
One senior House Democrat told Axios: "It easily could have fallen apart ... He played the cards the way you'd want to play them."
"I would not want to play blackjack against him," the lawmaker added.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
#Bringitalldown
Original website link:
https://www.axios.com/2024/04/21/hakeem-jeffries-speaker-mike-johnson-israel-ukraine
So what? You either get a Dem shadow running a deep state affiliated Rep speaker, or, after the election, an outfront Dem speaker.
We have no one in power that is on our side.
TY
Only in liberal circles can Pelosi be called a master legislative tactician, in conservative circles she’s called an extortionist.
Quietly?
It was quite loud over here.
Just say no to collaborators.
I can’t tell the difference.
Uniparty-D VS Uniparty-R, what’s the difference?
I’ll wait to read the list of Maga Mike’s conservative accomplishments now...
“..I can’t tell the difference....”
Exactly.
Except for a tiny handful, they ALL look...and smell, alike: UniParty.
Even when we had 20+ seat majority the GOP couldn’t legislate and lead.
I think they should be hanged for treason.
After a fair trial, you know, like the trial Trump is getting.
I suspect this article and many like it are designed to piss off the right and kick Johnson out as speaker so the dems can take it all.
The RNC is now a Trump organization and we should start to see support for primaries of RINOs. We already have seen a handful of retirements of some who will be replaced by someone more MAGA.
The establishment defense will be, as it always has been, recruiting several MAGA primary challenges to split the anti establishment vote. Best defense? Recruit several RINO primary challengers as well.
so the democrats already gave Johnson the Arlin Specter
Arlen was always a Democrat, a loathsome Democrat. Right Ira Einhorn?
The Dems already have it.
He’s a Marxist.
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