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[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 50 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Ok wtf CNN. Decided to take a look. First line:

Republicans on the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus are considering quitting the group “en masse” after Democratic members voted to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, a GOP member said.

I'm sorry who called for his removal and actually cast the votes that kicked him out?

[–] ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee 25 points 9 months ago (2 children)

CNN is just as bad as McCarthy trying to play both sides and failing for both. What a deplorable outlet.

[–] MDKAOD@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I deleted my previous comment as it was incorrect, but I already received replies, so le tme correct myself. Some are accusing CNN of shifting right pretty aggressively.

[–] ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

You’re absolutely correct. Now they just piss everybody off.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 25 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The guy backed out of the deal he agreed to and then brought forward an impeachment investigation on Biden and then expected the democrats to protect him. The guy played himself like a fiddle.

[–] Grayox@lemmy.ml 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He also went on meet the press Sunday and accused the Dems of trying to shut the government down.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

It's funny for a guy that wanted that job so bad, it's as if he tried to lose it by pissing off as many people as he could. The funny part now is that the moderate Republicans are now talking about working with the Democrats to get in someone they agree with and render the far right obsolete.

[–] e_mc2@feddit.nl 48 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Chaos ensues. I'm very much interested in the long-term plan of pedo-Geatz.

[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 32 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Isn’t Gaetz himself likely to get ousted after a House Ethics report comes out on him?

[–] Hegar@kbin.social 32 points 9 months ago

He didn't get ousted after all that sex trafficking of children he did. Maybe Republicans are sick enough of him that he will be expelled, but I'm not holding my breath.

[–] ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yes. Most republicans did not want this to happen.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 6 points 9 months ago

It's basically a system with three parties where no one has a majority and no one wants to concede anything.

[–] AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

long-term plan of pedo-Geatz.

You're funny.

Modern Democrats are the ones that game theorize themselves into complete indolence.

Modern Republicans, on the other hand, are like that scorpion from The Scorpion and the Frog. All they know how to do is blindly attack, and in their echo chamber of the house, where they had the power to preemptively sideline their enemies, of course they start stinging each other. It's all Republicans went there to do: attack, tear down, destroy.

Just ask Bohner and Ryan, the last 2 appointed scorpion wranglers.

[–] Cylusthevirus@kbin.social 6 points 9 months ago

Does he look like a guy with a plan?

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 13 points 9 months ago

That 15 vote crucifixion last time was so funny/humiliating. I wish this was even more drawn out. Like it's 40k years into the future and they're still voting out the God House Speaker of Mankind but can't get enough moderate republicans to do it.

[–] DrugsMcChrist@lemmy.ml 10 points 9 months ago

hahahahahaha

Lol. Lmao, even

[–] Arotrios@kbin.social 7 points 9 months ago
[–] copandballtorture@hexbear.net 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Does he get to keep his seat as a rep for Bakersfield, or is he out of the House entirely? If it's the latter, only 434 to go countdown

[–] StalinwasaGryffindor@hexbear.net 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He’s just out as speaker, it won’t affect the seat count. Still should be funny to watch the republicans try to elect a replacement. Plus, no legislation for a while which is a win in my book

[–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

no legislation for a while which is a win in my book

This is literally what the republicans want and also why government shutdowns occur.

[–] StalinwasaGryffindor@hexbear.net 3 points 9 months ago

It’s not like anything good will come out of a Republican led house. Plus it makes America look like more of a joke. I don’t see any downside to this

[–] bquintb@midwest.social 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] KinglyWeevil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago

It's an older meme sir, but it checks out

[–] Drusas@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] norbert@kbin.social 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)
[–] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's not the same article

[–] DougHolland@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

Then it has to be better.

[–] blindsight@beehaw.org 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Link to correct article: https://archive.ph/l4q6Z

Edit: On Firefox for Android, this cut off the last ~⅓ or so of the article, but requesting the desktop version fixed it. YMMV.