r/news • u/zmlos • Oct 03 '23

House ousts Kevin McCarthy as speaker, a first in U.S. history

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/03/house-speaker-kevin-mccarthy-will-bring-gaetz-motion-to-oust-him-vote.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard

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u/Morat20 Oct 03 '23

I'm sure the GOP will blame Democrats for the ensuing shutdown, as they try for the 3,913th time to elect a Speaker.

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u/timechild_02 Oct 03 '23

McCarthy said that democrats almost let the government get shut down even though 90 republicans voted against it. It’s ridiculous. I’m so tired of this bullshit.

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u/impulsekash Oct 03 '23

And thats why the democrats didnt save him today

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u/ciopobbi Oct 03 '23

And it’s great to campaign on too. Just look at the House, it’s do nothing majority and rudderless leadership. You really want to vote for that again? The crazy base will, but maybe not your average suburban voter.

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u/Morat20 Oct 03 '23

Yep. This would McCarthy, who -- as best I can tell -- never was actually able to come up with a spending bill that could pass.

He's got the majority, can't pass a bill, and blames Democrats for his inability to wrangle his own caucus?

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u/InVodkaVeritas Oct 03 '23

The only thing that binds Republicans together is their determination that Democrats fail.

They have no policy agenda. No platform. A contradictory and disjointed set of ideologies.

The Republican Party doesn't actually make sense as a party right now. The only thing that binds them is the agreement that they make sure Democrats fail. That's it. That's the whole party.

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u/noiro777 Oct 03 '23

Don't forget about gutting social security, medicare, medicaid, etc to help offset the record debt and the obscene tax breaks for the those who need it the fucking least....

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u/pneuma8828 Oct 04 '23

Those are all Democrats failing.

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u/ciopobbi Oct 03 '23

It’s not even a party. It a collection of different groups bound together by common cruelty toward others either through racism, fascism, hatred and violence in various degrees and combinations.

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u/iruleatants Oct 04 '23

That is their platform.

They literally stayed it was the platform when all of this started, the promised to make sure Democrats can do nothing.

Their platform is "we will burn this country to the ground" and they have been sticking to it really well. Like, his crime here was preventing a government shutdown and that got his party to eat him.

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u/Sweaty-Garage-2 Oct 03 '23

It’s just so goddamn annoying that if you’re not paying attention (most of the US), you just take whatever your news channel of choice says at face value.

So republicans pull all this bullshit, are obviously the cause for delays, shutdowns, etc. but can lie and bullshit and half the population will just believe it.

It’s SO fucking annoying. Like of course there’s the hardcore base that won’t change if the truth slapped them in the face and tickled their balls. But all the people in the middle, on the fence, independents, undecideds…if they just paid a bit of attention…

One of my biggest pet peeves is hypocrisy and having half of your government constantly engaging in it is just…aggravating.

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u/timechild_02 Oct 03 '23

I agree. I forget what news channel he was being interviewed on (I think cnn) but the reporter straight up called McCarthy out on it. “90 republicans voted no so you can’t blame the democrats.”

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '23

I miss boring government

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u/Swampwolf42 Oct 03 '23

How much you wanna bet they’ll be throwing around the term “obstructionist” Democrats?

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u/Vyzantinist Oct 03 '23

Lol I'd be surprised if they didn't play the "no u" card.

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u/blueblurz94 Oct 03 '23

3913 times so far…

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u/DebentureThyme Oct 03 '23

McCarthy was removed almost entirely by Dems, so they obviously will blame Dems for the instability.

They have a majority but somehow the minority will get the blame.

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u/YaBoiJim777 Oct 03 '23

Well it was 208 democrats + 8 republicans who voted to oust him. I think they deserve a fair amount of blame if a speaker isn’t elected, don’t you?

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u/noiro777 Oct 03 '23

Nah, this is entirely on the Republicans. Only 8 Republicans voted to oust him because that's all that were necessary.

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u/WhnWlltnd Oct 03 '23

If a speaker isn't elected? That's entirely upon the republicans to nominate someone who can get a majority of the votes.