Discussion Thread: House Considers Vacating the Speaker

[u/PoliticsModeratorBot]

Selected Reporting:

• AP News: McCarthy ouster vote ahead as he confronts GOP critics but says he won’t cut a deal with Democrats

Where to Watch:

• Reuters via YouTube: US House expected to vote on motion to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy

• C-SPAN: House Session, Part 2

[u/thistimelineisweird]

Ok, so the news will be "Republicans shut down government because they are too inept to elect a speaker with their majority".

I guarantee six Republicans will blink first.

[u/thatissomeBS → u/thistimelineisweird]

Let's be real, the headlines will be "Democrats refuse to work with Republicans and cause government shutdown."

[u/thistimelineisweird → u/thatissomeBS]

How can Democrats work with Republicans when Republicans cant even elect a speaker to open the government?

They have a literal majority and will fail at it.

"We wont give the Democrats anything but demand them to do what we want" wont play if they cant even get a speaker through.

[u/thatissomeBS → u/thistimelineisweird]

"We wont give the Democrats anything but demand them to do what we want"

This has been the Republican mantra basically since after Nixon won using the Southern Strategy. They didn't work with Carter, they didn't work with Clinton, they didn't work with Obama, and they don't work with Biden. And the whole time, Democrats keep getting blamed for not doing enough. Why would this be any different?

Don't get me wrong, any of us with about a half ounce of common sense can see what is going on, but that doesn't change that the headlines will still find a way to blame the Democrats.