With the September 30 deadline approaching, House Republicans are hopelessly divided and Kevin McCarthy is struggling to find a way forward.
With the September 30 deadline approaching, House Republicans are hopelessly divided and Kevin McCarthy is struggling to find a way forward.
14 Comments
flossdaily@lemmy.world · 127 pts · 2y
Moderate Republicans ARE NOT being held hostage by the alt-right Freedom Caucus. They could end ALL this nonsense by working with the Democrats instead.
TechyDad@lemmy.world · 59 pts · 2y
But then the far right Republicans might post mean things about them on Twitter/X and might go on FOX News to call them traitors. So instead, they'll try to hammer out a deal with the Freedom Caucus who's main policy seems to be "if everyone doesn't give us 100% of what we want right now, we'll burn America down."
Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de · 20 pts · 2y
"also, what we want is to burn America down... 👉👈"
Rockyrikoko@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
atzanteol@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 2y
They'll call for a vote to replace McCarthy if he does that.
Hoomod@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
Mccarthy wants his mallet though, and he'd probably lose it if he works with the democrats
flossdaily@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Correct. If moderate Republicans want to work with Democrats, the Democrats would help them elect a different Speaker.
SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y
The moderates could actually form a rebellion that would be more effective than that of the far right group, I think. The freedom caucus can block but I don’t think they can elect a different speaker - they would have if they could have - but a moderate Republican + all Dems coalition could elect someone else - even a moderate Republican.
Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 2y
There's always an Arquillian Battle Cruiser, or a Corillian Death Ray, or an intergalactic plague that is about to wipe out all life on this miserable little planet.
TechyDad@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2y
Can we flashy thing the Freedom Caucus and convince them that they only thought they were in the House because of swamp gas reflecting off a weather balloon?
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
Boebert would love it if you flashed her.
Im14abeer@midwest.social · 4 pts · 2y
You'll definitely get quid pro quo or tit for tat if you will.
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
I value my self respect. Not a lot, but enough to nope out of that,
HWK_290@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Ftfy
LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
From Qevin to Cave-in