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ExWhoDoesntCare

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9. That idiot isn't going anywhere

Reply to keithbvadu2 (Original post)

Wed Apr 26, 2023, 02:20 PM

Apr 2023

It took 15 ballots to get him into the position, and now nobody has the will to garner the votes for removing him from it.

Why would they, when they face no consequences for doing whatever they want? They're not afraid of losing the whip over it, because the majority has too many loose cannons running amok to unify over anything beyond "against whatever a Democrat wants." And even then...

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Who would replace Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House? [View all] keithbvadu2 Apr 2023 OP

tucker. MOMFUDSKI Apr 2023 #1

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Scalise, when he gets tired of the chaos. haele Apr 2023 #4

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Leadership keithbvadu2 Apr 2023 #8

That idiot isn't going anywhere ExWhoDoesntCare Apr 2023 #9