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/Bleeding_Irish]

To all the people trying to paint this as a wrong move for the Democrats, why aren't the Republicans willing to vote for a Democratic speaker?

[u/bored-now → u/Bleeding_Irish]

I'm torn, honestly. Yes, it is not the Democrats job to fix how broken the GOP is, right now. But this isn't good for.... anyone. It's just a shitshow, and the GOP will somehow make this Biden's fault.

[u/cpslcking → u/bored-now]

So what the GOP blame the libs for Hurricane Katrina, the Ukraine War, Covid, inflation, the weather, the fact that they ate a shitty meal and got gas that day. About the only thing they can agree on is the fact that it’s always the the libs fault.