It's 217 because they are 2 members short of a full house. But yeah, in order to "win" you have to actually get 50% plus one.
Hakeem Jeffries wins House Speaker Vote
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It's 217 because they are 2 members short of a full house. But yeah, in order to "win" you have to actually get 50% plus one.
I think he is a raging Newsome like leftie.
Mr. Tiny Penis, aside from being a chickenshit, you also forget the entire government is dysfunctional. The house doing nothing is a benefit for this country.
Dutch Uncle
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You should consume more fentanyl, Herr Winziger Schwanz.
I wrote that he won the vote, not that he won the Speakership.
But my thread title is open to word-smithing suggestions, as long as it fits within 25 characters, or whatever the title limit is
Mr. Tiny Penis, you prove yourself to be nothing but an empty suit.
Dutch Uncle
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I'm retired, dumbass. I don't wear a suit. At least I'm not a weenie wagging anti-American like you, Herr Winziger Schwanz.
Democrats have won a plurality. Republicans could push Jeffries over the top.
Dutch Uncle
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Could, but I'm betting against it. Even if that happened, Jeffries would be the Speaker for a House majority of Republicans. He would end up taking all the blame and few, if any, of the victories.
The Republicans need to unfuck themselves and find a sane Speaker. Apparently, that's a lot more difficult than it appears.
I just do not see a way the Republicans can even find a Speaker, much less a sane Speaker.
Dutch Uncle
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Hilariously true; out of 221 Republicans in the House, they don't have one. LOL
I think you could get 212 Democrats and five Republicans to make Liz Cheney speaker.
You see that is actual coalition thinking.
I would not like Liz Cheney's conservatism, but she has proved to be fair minded.
She is politically terrible, but she is not trying to end the American experiment.
Dutch Uncle
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What parts didn't you like? To some extent she simply parroted the Party line just like Biden does at times. All politicians have to cater to their constituents to win reelection. What was remarkable about Liz Cheney is that she had a hard limit: the Constitution.
I'm pretty sure she voted against Biden's infrastructure bill, climate change bill, economic stimulus bill. She undoubtedly didn't like Obamacare, the medicaid expansion, and if she had had her way would probably seek to privatize social security.
She would probably be decent on foreign policy
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No doubt, racist shitheads in your party would never put forth a black guy to be anything.
Dutch Uncle
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Most of that is party line BS. Also factor in a dislike for omnibus bills. Still, she stood by the Constitution when it counted even to her own political detriment. Most Republicans did not. Based on that, I think she'd always do the right thing.