Jordan gets challenger for Speaker as House GOP scrambles: Live coverage - eviltoast

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will again run for Speaker, after narrowly losing the nomination to Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) just days ago.

His challenger will be Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.), who filed to run Friday.

  • eran_morad@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    This might be the best you’ll do when the choice must be made from a menagerie of disgusting traitor filth.

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      1 year ago

      This might be the best choice

      There are lots of choices that could be made. Off the top of my head, there’s the choice to form a consensus government of the middle half so that the essential functions of government are taken care of, like paying for services they’ve already signed into law, approving military leadership appointments for the hundreds of vacancies in our armed forces, and ensuring that pregnant women and disabled veterans on food stamps don’t starve when the “Freedom Caucus” tries to intentionally shut down the government (again) even though the GOP already agreed to spending levels. Because remember, the Senate and White House are both controlled by Democrats, so the only way they can sign something into law is with a consensus involving the other side, and there’s actual work to be done.

      Your premise that a divided GOP is required to rely on themselves alone is something they did to themselves by choice over and over again.