RINO Kevin McCarthy: Speaker of the House

This blog linked the other day to Paula Bolyard’s column at PJ Media about the House debate over RINO Kevin McCarthy’s run for Speaker of The House.  She was encouraged to see open debate between Freedom Caucus members and establishment Republicans.  This blog agreed that the open debate was a good thing.  And to the extent that the maneuvering of the Uniparty was exposed to and in plain sight for anyone watching, it was a good thing.

BUT it turns out it was all Kabuki theater.  Again.  Kevin McCarthy is now Speaker of the House. 

Most of the Freedom Caucus, including Chairman Scott Perry, caved, and it will be business as usual.  All the talk about changing the system – was just talk.  As one reader commented elsewhere, the only tactic available to the House now is obstruction.  No constructive bill will get past the Senate and the pResident’s desk.  There will be no reversal of the Omnibus porkalooza. 

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GOP vs GOPe : the Uniparty in plain sight

 

The curtain is pulled back.  Paula Bolyard is right about the GOP opposition to [R-establishment] Kevin McCarthy becoming Speaker of the House --- the floor fight visibly exposes the Uniparty’s concern for its own power and wealth – and it has nothing to do with the voters:

As of publishing time, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has lost five six votes in his bid to be House speaker and there seems to be no end in sight. There are around 20 Republican holdouts in the “never McCarthy” camp, and they’re showing no signs of budging.

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Meanwhile, Republican establishment types are running around with their hair on fire, shouting about unity and warning that Republicans will pay a steep price unless they can show a united front in the early days of their House majority.

Hogwash.

One way or another, this will all be over in a few days and we’ll all go back to binge-watching mindless dramas on Netflix and planning our Super Bowl parties. A month from now, Rep. Jim Jordan will be holding hearings that won’t result in any Democrats paying a price for their treachery during Trump’s presidency, the House will once again be spending money like drunken sailors, and Congress will continue to get next to nothing useful done for the American people. Lather, rinse, repeat. Delaying the start of the congressional session by a few days, or even a month, won’t matter one iota. By the time the 2024 election rolls around, no one will care that there was a protracted fight for House speaker in early 2023.

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What we’re witnessing now is the messy, glorious republican form of government our Founding Fathers laid out in the Constitution. Many Americans are tired of the Uniparty that exuberantly passes pork-laden omnibus spending bills in the dead of night and plays by Marquess of Queensberry Rules as our country plunges toward insolvency, immorality, and anarchy.

While establishment Republicans like Kevin McCarthy and Ronna McDaniel would like to keep the party’s dirty laundry hidden, the American people deserve to know how the sausage is being made. We need to know what’s being promised to Republicans who vote for McCarthy. There are rumors that he may try to bring Democrats over to his side, and Marcy Kaptur of Ohio is reportedly trying to cut a deal with him, which only increases distrust within the caucus.

And Ms Bolyard points out toward the end of the article:

But no matter what happens, the beauty is in the process. . . . enjoy the process, and thank God that you live in a country where we settle these things with words and not guns.

Read Ms. Bolyard’s PJ Media article here.

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The Clown Show Continues

 

And the Babylon Bee is on it:

Republicans Gather In Congress To Vote On

Who Will Fail The Voters This Time

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Republicans in Congress are gathering to vote for their preferred politician who will let the voters down over the next two years.

"This is an honorable tradition, where we come together as team players to choose the one man who will most effectively preserve our power while doing the opposite of everything we promised our voters and spending trillions of dollars," said Rep. Dan Crenshaw. "Anyone who opposes our pick is anti-American!"

At publishing time, Republicans had considered just electing a Democrat Speaker of the House since there isn't much difference anyway.

Source link for the “report” is here.

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The next two years: Surber's forecast

A.F. Branco cartoon credit: firearmlicense.org

The midterm election did not go as well as many of us had hoped. And looking forward, I found Don Surber’s take pretty realistic:

These Democrats don't care [e.g., about “infrastructure.]. . . .

All they care about is power. Lord Acton said power corrupts. Imagine now what happens when you give power to the already corrupted.

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This is not a parlor game among good sports. Democrats selected Pelosi, Nadler, Schiff, and Waters as leaders because they are ruthless. They do not seek compromise. They do not want to work with President Trump or any Republican.

Under Obama, when they controlled Congress, they refused to work with Republicans on health care or the stimulus. They did not seek compromise.

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The next two years will be rough. I hope the president appreciates the seriousness of the danger the House poses to the Republic.

Tea Party grandmas did not take over the House.

Bloodthirsty socialists did.

Surber's full blogpost is here.

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Stop Paul Ryan!

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Stop Paul Ryan!

UPDATE Thurs. Oct 22: Matthew Boyle at Breitbart Big Government reports that "Paul Ryan Sold House Freedom Caucus A Bill Of Goods In Private Meeting On Capitol Hill" -- and the Freedom Caucus declined to endorse. Read the report here. 

Action Alert from Tea Party Patriots:

In the House Republican Conference Meeting, Paul Ryan announced that he would be willing to accept the position of Speaker of the House if all of his conditions were met. He said he would only agree to be Speaker if he could be the unifying person between the House Freedom Caucus, the Republican Study Committee, and the moderate wing of the GOP conference.

Oh and there's one more thing. He will only agree to be Speaker of the House if the Republican Conference agrees to change the House rules to get rid of the ability for Members to file a motion to vacate the chair. You'll recall this is the very tool that Congressman Mark Meadows ultimately used to force John Boehner to resign.

So, Paul Ryan wants to be Speaker, but he doesn't want to have to pay the consequences if he does a bad job. Not only that, he wants to remove any consequences for any future Speaker of the House. Let's be clear here. He's talking about changing a rule that was initially laid out by Thomas Jefferson in his Rules on Parliamentary Procedure - a set of rules that each Member gets a copy of at the beginning of a new session of Congress!

This is absolutely insane and what's more, we have it on good authority that many Members of the House Freedom Caucus stood and gave Ryan a standing ovation after his speech last night. Now, perhaps it was simply a good gesture, but for them to stand and clap after Ryan talked about changing the rules of the House to remove any accountability for a sitting Speaker is alarming.

We must continue to encourage the House Freedom Caucus to remain strong and to remain en bloc. Paul Ryan has already proven that he isn't willing to change business as usual in Washington; in fact he wants to double down. The House Freedom Caucus and other conservatives in the House must continue to stand and demand a Speaker who will devolve the power structure.

Still, the only person who has laid for such a plan is Daniel Webster. He is the only one who has actually implemented his plan and he may well be the only person in the House qualified to make such a drastic and necessary change.

Call and Tweet the following list of Congressmen listed below. Tell them not to give in to Paul Ryan's demands and tell them to remember why they have their majority.

Here are details for Ohio Representatives:

David Joyce

OH-14

202-225-5731

@RepDaveJoyce

Steve Stivers

OH-15

202-225-2015

@RepSteveStivers

Jim Renacci

OH-16

202-225-3876

@RepJimRenacci

Brad Wenstrup

OH-2

202-225-3164

@RepBradWenstrup

Jim Jordan

OH-4

202-225-2676

@Jim_Jordan

Bill Johnson

OH-6

202-225-5705

@RepBillJohnson

Bob Gibbs

OH-7

202-225-6265

@RepBobGibbs 

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Tea Party Patriots - OH Action Alert

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This just in from Tea Party Patriots:

A recent poll reflected 60% of voters who voted Republican in the last election either definitely or probably want someone other than John Boehner as Speaker of the House.

Two people have already thrown their hats in the ring, Louie Gohmert from Texas, and Ted Yoho from Florida.  Both men would be a welcome change as Speaker, and are joined by Reps Bridenstine and Massie in stating they will not be voting for Boehner.

The vote is Tuesday!  

So what are WE going to do about it?

Take Action and Be Heard!

Call, Tweet, FB

Call your Rep and let him/her know that you are part of that 60% that wants new leadership.  Tell your Rep that there was a reason for the election results in November, and it's because we want change, not the same old excuses.

Tweet "It's time for a change" #FireBoehner #TakeBoehnersGavel @RepLouieGohmert #GohmertforSpeaker @TedYoho #YohoforSpeaker  to your Rep.

Facebook all your friends and ask them to do the same.

Remember, the vote is Tuesday, so take action first thing Monday! 

Click Here for phone information Twitter and FB information: Rep. Steve Chabot, OH-1 Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/RepSteveChabot Twitter:   http://twitter.com/#!/repstevechabot Rep. Brad Wenstrup, OH -2 Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/RepBradWenstrup Twitter:  https://twitter.com/@RepBradWenstrup Rep. Jim Jordan, OH-4 Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/repjimjordan Twitter:  https://twitter.com/jim_jordan Rep. Bob Latta, OH-5 Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/boblatta Twitter:  https://twitter.com/boblatta Rep. Bill Johnson, OH-6 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RepBillJohnson Twitter:  http://twitter.com/#!/RepBillJohnson  Rep. Bob Gibbs, OH-7 Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/RepBobGibbs Twitter:  https://twitter.com/repbobgibbs Rep. Mike Turner, OH-10 Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/RepMikeTurner Twitter:  https://twitter.com/RepMikeTurner Rep. Pat Tiberi, OH-12 Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/RepPatTiberi Twitter: https://twitter.com/tiberipress Rep. Dave Joyce, OH-14 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepDaveJoyce Twitter: https://twitter.com/RepDaveJoyce Rep. Steve Stivers, OH-15 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rep-Steve-Stivers/116058275133542 Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/RepSteveStivers Rep. Jim Renacci, OH-16 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/repjimrenacci Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/repjimrenacci

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