If you could humour my fantasy here: What would happen if we somehow pull a rabbit out of the hat and win the remaining uncalled races (i.e. all California, IA-01, and AK)? With Gaetz's resignation, the house would be 217-217. The vote for Speaker would then be tied. Would they make a compromise, or would they go without until the special election?
If you could humour my fantasy here: What would happen if we somehow pull a rabbit out of the hat and win the remaining uncalled races (i.e. all California, IA-01, and AK)? With Gaetz's resignation, the house would be 217-217. The vote for Speaker would then be tied. Would they make a compromise, or would they go without until the special election?
On a related fantasy: Matt Gaetz resigned his House seat. I would love to see the Senate reject his AG nomination – and America being rid of him for the foreseeable future. A better fit for Matt and his skill set might be ambassador to Tuvalu, Palau or North Macedonia.
"I am calling on the House Ethics Committee to preserve and share their report and all relevant documentation on Mr. Gaetz with the Senate Judiciary Committee."
. – Dick Durbin
“I can’t understand any situation under which we would deny ourselves access to full and complete information [in the House Ethics Committee report on Matt Gaetz]. Part of this is not only to determine fitness for the nominee, it’s also to protect the president. Because there may be information that the investigation would find forthcoming that would ultimately be an embarrassment to the president. So this is for all of the above reasons, we need to get access to everything.”
I mentioned this in yesterday's thread but strangely enough, there's one issue not mentioned which Gaetz has divided the GOP on: Marijuana.
Gaetz has argued for a pro-cannabis agenda since he originally got elected to the House back in 2016. If he's pissing off Republicans across the board in Congress, this issue happens to be one of them. Kevin McCarthy is certainly no exception.
But aside from this, Gaetz's agenda has been clear - Disruption.
exactly; his father was actually a formidable power in state politics; the son is an entitled frat boy clown with real power that he's got no clue as to how to wield
Oh yes. I read the story about Gaetz' history. Like Trump, he brags about money a lot. Apparently in high school he wouldn't stop doing this in front of classmates.
CA-21 is still uncalled? Costa is one of my least favorite Democrats, but he is ahead by over 5000 votes. Are they waiting for many more votes to be counted? That part of California has really low turnout elections. CA-13 is closer, with Adam Gray 3765 votes behind Rep. Duarte. Maybe it is good to be cautious about calling races but at this point I think only CA-45 is really in doubt.
I'm hoping all California losers run again (the next cycle is ours for the taking); Trump has shown us his by his cabinet picks just how he's going to approach his 2nd term; Clowns to the left, Jokers to the right..
If you could humour my fantasy here: What would happen if we somehow pull a rabbit out of the hat and win the remaining uncalled races (i.e. all California, IA-01, and AK)? With Gaetz's resignation, the house would be 217-217. The vote for Speaker would then be tied. Would they make a compromise, or would they go without until the special election?
Go on, Donald, please pick some more cabinet members from the House Republican Caucus. Go on, I dare you – you can do it!
Any Cabinet posts that Don Bacon or Mike Lawler could take?
On a related fantasy: Matt Gaetz resigned his House seat. I would love to see the Senate reject his AG nomination – and America being rid of him for the foreseeable future. A better fit for Matt and his skill set might be ambassador to Tuvalu, Palau or North Macedonia.
He's running for governor if he's rejected by the Senate (his father will fund him)
Right. If the 2024 election proved anything, it's that the most awful people in the world never go away.
these folks are indeed vampires hunting for another 'meal'
Staaaawwwppp! 🤣🤣🤣 If only the rest of us had their level of confidence. Imagine what we could do.
"I am calling on the House Ethics Committee to preserve and share their report and all relevant documentation on Mr. Gaetz with the Senate Judiciary Committee."
. – Dick Durbin
“I can’t understand any situation under which we would deny ourselves access to full and complete information [in the House Ethics Committee report on Matt Gaetz]. Part of this is not only to determine fitness for the nominee, it’s also to protect the president. Because there may be information that the investigation would find forthcoming that would ultimately be an embarrassment to the president. So this is for all of the above reasons, we need to get access to everything.”
. John Cornyn
He is really the perfect person to be governor of Florida. I can't think of a better match.
not to me
I mentioned this in yesterday's thread but strangely enough, there's one issue not mentioned which Gaetz has divided the GOP on: Marijuana.
Gaetz has argued for a pro-cannabis agenda since he originally got elected to the House back in 2016. If he's pissing off Republicans across the board in Congress, this issue happens to be one of them. Kevin McCarthy is certainly no exception.
But aside from this, Gaetz's agenda has been clear - Disruption.
It’s a non-issue. The GOP tried clutching their pearls to no avail bc weed is chill and fun and voters agree. The real issue is how much coke he does.
Agreed. Not praising Gaetz for doing this but he happens to have a better record on it than many Republicans in the House.
No he does not; he's into weed for his personal fortune only(oh, and probably his personal usage)
According to this article, Gaetz has a history in being pro-marijuana reform with his agenda. Such advocates and the industry see an ally in Gaetz.
Personally benefitting or not, his record is his record.
https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/2024/11/15/marijuana-industry-bullish-on-trump-choice-of-matt-gaetz-for-ag/76294637007/
he's in it for his money and his personal stash
I sense that. Gaetz' ego really overrules everything that he is supposed to do in the House.
exactly; his father was actually a formidable power in state politics; the son is an entitled frat boy clown with real power that he's got no clue as to how to wield
Oh yes. I read the story about Gaetz' history. Like Trump, he brags about money a lot. Apparently in high school he wouldn't stop doing this in front of classmates.
Those races have been called by other outlets.
Right now Decision Desk has 4 remaining races to be called - AK-AL, CA-13, CA-21 and CA-45.
So best case scenario (i.e. we pull out a miracle in the first two, and hold serve in the latter two) - it ends up 218-216 without Gaetz.
CA-21 is still uncalled? Costa is one of my least favorite Democrats, but he is ahead by over 5000 votes. Are they waiting for many more votes to be counted? That part of California has really low turnout elections. CA-13 is closer, with Adam Gray 3765 votes behind Rep. Duarte. Maybe it is good to be cautious about calling races but at this point I think only CA-45 is really in doubt.
I'm hoping all California losers run again (the next cycle is ours for the taking); Trump has shown us his by his cabinet picks just how he's going to approach his 2nd term; Clowns to the left, Jokers to the right..