2022 Midterm Election MEGATHREAD

[Razgovory]

Well that was fun.

[viper37]

Looks like they've finally got it.
15th times the charm.
Or, Gaetz is satisfied with 15.

Wapo seems to say it's a done deal, but I can't read the page.  NY Times reports he ain't elected yet.  CNN says he's on track to be elected but it's unconfirmed.

[HisMajestyBOB]

It is done.

[Valmy]

McCarthy has his gavel. But now the rules package...next week might be another embarrassing shitshow...maybe even more contentious than this week.

[Valmy]

They tried to get Matt Gaetz to change his vote at the end, and in the brouhaha over his refusal Rep. Mike Rogers of Alabama had to be pulled away from him--it looked like he was preparing to hit him lol.

Should have let him. Fuck Gaetz. How is he not in prison and how the fuck did he get re-elected? The Republicans are about protecting kids from trans people and drag queens, they should be protecting them from Matt Gaetz.

[Zanza]

Will the GOP be able to pass a budget with this anti-government posse as part of their so-called majority?

[celedhring]

Will the GOP be able to pass a budget with this anti-government posse as part of their so-called majority?

Isn't that a feature, rather than a bug? (from the modern GOP's point of view).

[jimmy olsen]

Will the GOP be able to pass a budget with this anti-government posse as part of their so-called majority?

I think there's a decent chance McCarthy won't even manage to pass the rules package he promised the HFC and they will rebel and blow up his speakership right then and there.

[Syt]

Democrat rep Katie Porter during the shenanigans:

[OttoVonBismarck]

Yeah, there is definitely "trouble ahead" for McCarthy's Speakership. The thing is, all he has given the objectors is a set of promises--but the rest of the Republican caucus has not necessarily signed off on those promises, in fact some of them have already said they aren't bound by that deal (specifically in reference to military spending, several Republicans on the Armed Services Committee have basically said no legislation will pass the House that lowers defense spending, period.) Others have said they disagree with the proposed rule changes etc. What do the objectors do when McCarthy cannot actually deliver? The thing is they can implode the Republican leadership basically at any time. If the full caucus refuses to pass the rule change that lets a single member put the Speakership up for vote, the objectors likely become extremely recalcitrant and refuse to vote with the caucus on most matters going forward, which would paralyze its ability to act.

[Admiral Yi]

I get the impression that every single Republican meme idiot is backing Teh Freedom Caucus.

That might be useful for seperating signal and noise.

[Valmy]

McCarthy is promising to defund the police to protect criminals and corruption. Glad this treasonous fuck is in charge.

[Tonitrus]

The main thing I learned...or better to say, I hope others have learned...is that McCarthy has to be one of the most blatant political whores we've had as a Speaker.  Probably the most. 

[viper37]

They tried to get Matt Gaetz to change his vote at the end, and in the brouhaha over his refusal Rep. Mike Rogers of Alabama had to be pulled away from him--it looked like he was preparing to hit him lol.

Should have let him. Fuck Gaetz. How is he not in prison and how the fuck did he get re-elected? The Republicans are about protecting kids from trans people and drag queens, they should be protecting them from Matt Gaetz.

He's not a drag queen...

[viper37]

I get the impression that every single Republican meme idiot is backing Teh Freedom Caucus.

That might be useful for seperating signal and noise.

And that the vote is done, what happens if the main Republicans expel those 20 morons?  GOP long civil war or short instability followed by long term growth?

At 20, they lose their majority, but they could expel the 5 worst of the bunch.  They did it with Liz Cheney.