Conference fails to approve procedural motion to take up defense spending bill as government shutdown looms
The House Republican speaker, Kevin McCarthy, was dealt his second humiliating defeat of the week on Thursday, when his conference again failed to approve a procedural motion as members continued to clash over government spending levels with just days left to avert a federal shutdown.
With no clear path forward in Republicans’ negotiations, the House concluded its work on Thursday without any stated plan to reconvene on Friday.
“Discussions related to [fiscal year 2024] appropriations are ongoing,” Congressman Tom Emmer, the House Republican whip, said in a statement. “Members are advised that ample notice will be given ahead of any potential votes tomorrow or this weekend.”
The cult of Reagan complaining how the cult of Trump won’t work with others. The missing subtext being the cult of Reagan refusing to work with anyone not in a cult. A tale as old as 2016
Man politics has gotten so silly and commercialized that it’s closest analog to me is professional wrestling. All of American politics is basically rich people trying to sell the kayfabe that their audience wants.
Libs pretend they’re the good guys (face), and that they are here to save all the poors from the villains. But because they’re all old rich people, it just seems fake and boring.
Conservatives get to do all the fun and cartoonishly evil (heel) shit. And because they’re all actually evil fucks, it all sells as more authentic
My theory is that because there’s a lot of Republicans trying to out heel each other, and because their kayfabe is more closely aligned with their political reality, a lot of them have forgotten that it’s all kayfabe, or have grown up with it for so long they don’t even know about the kayfabe.
I’d compare it to religion and sports.
I mean, I think that’s kinda what the WWE is to some people.
A religious sport?
“I should know, I’m one of them!”
Republicans are learning what it’s like to deal with Republicans, and surprise, they don’t like it.
Tell me you just read the Republican Party Platform without saying you just read the Republican Party Platform.
You invited them into the house and let them shit in your bed. Now lie on it.
They also broke in and shit up the place on Jan 6. Such fine people.
Sadly they also shat in all of our beds. We’re all going to be harmed by their actions. Sure, the republican party is going to face some large political issues, but all of us are going to be hurt by them.
Yeah, no kidding Kevin. That’s your entire fucking party, though. Even the so-called “moderates” want extremely radical policies that are designed to ruin what this country is supposed to be about.
What is the country supposed to be about?
Helping citizens prosper and making sure no one starves. That’s about it.
McCarthy, you made your bed, and you made it out of anti-personnel mines. It’s time to lie down in it. You’ll get no sympathy from anyone. This was entirely predictable.
No shit, he’s just figuring that out, huh?
This is what happens when you acquiesce to the Jan 6er’s who literally wanted to burn the place down.
McCarthy, included. The piece of shit wouldn’t even allow himself to be photographed with Zelenskyy and is playing straight into Putin’s hand. Disgusting.
That’s it. I am headed to DC with a ripe avocado in one hand, a piece of toast in the other, and a knife between my teeth.
Always have.
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He was later quoted as saying “The Day after Thanksgiving is, in my opinion, one of the busiest shopping days of the year”
Alternative headline: “Kevin discovers Pope is Catholic”
The coup continues
thanks for getting wise to the politics of the republican party since 2010 kev!
Professional dog layer complains of fleas.
Dog layer, is that like a dog fluffer?
