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Could they even pass a quick DOA bill at this point? lol
That’s what’s comical. They can’t even align within their own party. People whose political careers benefit from stunts and trolling, vs people who fear this will hurt their elections. There are basically two GOPs fighting with each other.
I'm reminded of the whole debacle leading to McCarthy's Speakership, where a Democrat led the vote for Speaker of the House for like 20 votes in a row.
At some point it makes more sense to just... give it to the person who won the vote?
The Democrat was Hakeem Jeffries, I believe
Friday night fantasy: A few sane republicans caucus with the democrats, flip the house, replace McCarthy, pass a serviceable bill, then go back to their own party and ask the extremists if they’re done fucking around, or if more governance needs to happen this way.
I know. It will never happen. Even the sane republicans are spineless and care more about their aspirations than actually leading.
Highly doubtful. Too much of their party has taken a "my way or the highway" approach. They won't vote for anything unless it's their ideal budget -- not even a CR, but the actual budget. They think that if they remain stubborn enough, everyone will bow to them.
And to their credit, it does work wonderfully with spineless wimps like McCarthy, but not Democrats. This is what Republicans have sowed, and they are finally reaping it.