The circus is back in town, so send in the clowns (our emphasis):
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's Republicans will face a first test of their control of both chambers of Congress on Friday when they decide whether to keep Mike Johnson in the powerful role of Speaker of the House of Representatives.
House Republicans have proven themselves an unruly bunch over the past two years -- first electing Johnson after taking the unprecedented step of ousting his predecessor Kevin McCarthy in the middle of his term -- and will have a scant 219-215 majority when their new members are sworn in on Friday.Trump sought to clear the way for a smooth ride after he endorsed Johnson on Monday following weeks of uncertainty."Speaker Mike Johnson is a good, hard working, religious man. He will do the right thing, and we will continue to WIN," Trump posted online.Johnson this week has tried to project confidence. "We have the smallest margin in U.S. history. We’ll have a margin of probably two votes ... but I think we'll get it done," the speaker told Fox News on Thursday about his chances. "We cannot afford any palace drama here." [Ed.: easy prediction -- there will be continual palace drama there and in the MF's very- White House.]Maverick Republican Representative Thomas Massie, a regular thorn in the saddle for his party's leaders, has vowed to vote against Johnson. Several other party members have been coy about whether they would back him.More than one vote against Johnson, or multiple Republican abstentions in the form of "present" votes, would be enough to block Johnson's re-election if all Democrats vote for their leader, Hakeem Jeffries, as they are expected to do. [snip]Massie argued on social media this week against Johnson's leadership abilities within the Republican conference."He won’t tell the President what is achievable and what is not achievable in the House, and he lacks the situational awareness himself to know what can pass and what cannot," Massie said, "The emperor has no clothes and the entire conference knows it but few will say it. The general public knows it too."
One of the few MAGA failures in the last election was that the MAGAts couldn't expand their majority in the House -- they actually lost ground. Assuming MAGA Mike is eventually elected Speaker with less margin for error, this assortment of misfits, loons, extremists, and "chaos monkeys" will have even more trouble getting anything done on their own, especially when it comes to the MF's fascist Project 2025 agenda. Democrats will truly be the party in charge if they stick together and force the MAGAts to perform just the most basic functions of government.
(Image: 119th Congress Republican MAGAts --"Hold our beer!")
Oof! It really hurts to agree with the likes of Thomas Massie, but here we are. Mike Johnson is no leader, but is anyone in that group of "don't bug me, I'm in make-up gettin' ready for TV" idiots a leader? I don't think the GOP House conference has ever even had a conversation about what leadership looks like! Look at your other "leaders," Massie! Did your Majority Whip, Tom Emmer, ever whip a vote? The Speaker may be stupid to put things up for a vote without knowing they will pass, but how would he know? Tom Emmer is too busy cheering Trump's "mandate" and "stellar" Cabinet picks to aid Johnson in each vote. You just know that GOP Congress critters admire the discipline Minority Leader Jeffries has maintained in his conference, but the Repubs don't seem to understand that this takes hard work and less time seeking fame! Fame is not leadership. Good luck, Massie...you're screwed! 😁
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DeleteWorking on figuring out two adjectives the press keeps applying to Republicans. "Maverick" appears to stand for booger eating moron; while "Firebrand" can apply to child rapists as well as flingers of poo.
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