quote:

Originally posted by sdy:
don't we still have to get to a vote of 217 this afternoon ?

Yes... but:

Jim Jordan Backs Scalise After GOP Nomination

Update (1418ET): Following Steve Scalise's nomination for House Speaker (formal vote coming up later), Rep. Jim Jordan threw his support behind his colleague.

House delays speaker vote because of Republican Scalise holdouts

https://www.washingtonexaminer...t-scalise-nomination

"We're gonna recess subject to the call the chair, and we'll see," Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-NC) told reporters. "The speaker designee has the right to put his votes together for the floor and make sure the timing is right."

McHenry added that this was a planned pro-forma session. The House could still come back later tonight and start the vote for speaker, but everything is still up in the air.

House leaders postponed the vote, initially scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, after several rank-and-file Republicans came out in opposition to Scalise’s nomination, vowing instead to vote for Jordan despite him losing the nomination.

“If Jim Jordan does not get the majority within that room, I will go down to the House floor and continue to vote for Jim Jordan,” said Rep. Max Miller (R-OH).

However, Jordan is supporting Scalise’s nomination and plans to vote for him on the House floor. He is encouraging colleagues to do the same, even offering to give the majority leader a nominating speech on the House floor as a way to convince any holdouts, according to a source familiar.

At least seven GOP members have already indicated they will vote for someone other than Scalise for speaker, including Reps. Miller, Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Chip Roy (R-TX), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Thomas Massie (R-KY), and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA).

Greene said she means no disrespect to Scalise, but his health is a big concern for her and she doesn't believe that Scalise can battle the treatable form of blood cancer with which he was diagnosed in September while also being speaker.

Scalise can only afford to lose four votes as Democrats are expected to vote for Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) — setting the stage for a multi-round election similar to the one lawmakers experienced in January, when it took McCarthy 15 rounds to secure the leadership position.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), who was the former speaker’s main antagonist, said he plans to vote for Scalise and urged his colleagues to do the same.

^^^^ Fucking clowns and their circus. Get on with it, get over it and get to work.

quote:

Originally posted by 12131:
get to work.

Exactly.

I don't care one way or the other who gets to be speaker, but why don't Scalise bow out and the Scalise voters vote for Jordan?

I know they have made wonderful advances in cancer drugs & treatments, but seriously, the Speaker of the House is a full time job.
Why elect somebody they know is seriously ill?

quote:

Originally posted by 12131:
^^^^ Fucking clowns and their circus. Get on with it, get over it and get to work.

I'm in the opposite camp, shut it all down, if they did nothing, we would be better off.

Yes, at this point, this Ohio asshole Miller saying he would continue to yadda yadda, after Jordan thew his support to Scalise, is nothing more than self-centered grandstanding horse shit; an obstacle for the sake of being an obstacle. This is the kind of nonsense I would expect from Democrats, so when a Republican pulls this shit, it's infuriating.

Scalise to drop out unable to garner the necessary votes to prevail.

https://trendingpoliticsnews.c...arner-support-mstef/

quote:

Why elect somebody they know is seriously ill?

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
BTW most people with cancer continue to work. A statement from an independent physician would have clarified the matter. In any case I prefer Jim Jordan.

Scalise drops out of race for House speaker
By Brandon Gillespie , Elizabeth Elkind | Fox News
Published October 12, 2023 8:07pm EDT

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., has dropped out of the race for House speaker.

He announced the decision following a closed-door meeting of Republicans Thursday evening.

Scalise won a Republican conference vote for the nomination of speaker earlier this week, but many GOP members said they would not vote for him on the House floor.

---

---

Now, just vote for Jordan and get it over with.

quote:

Now, just vote for Jordan and get it over with.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Fingers crossed.

^^^^ I'll third that.

It's messed up that it took us so long to realize what a Uniparty POS this guy is. The balls on this guy, talking about Congress getting things done.

https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/.../1712474445099716800

Scalise must be a member here.

Like everyone else, i wish they’d get on with it and move

quote:

Originally posted by Rey HRH:
I don't care one way or the other who gets to be speaker, but why don't Scalise bow out and the Scalise voters vote for Jordan?

Like I said way back, no Plan B.

Next Speaker may be a compromise with some Democrat support, 208 Dems voted McCarthy out. Nothing can happen without a Speaker. Pressure will be on to get going. Then it would appear McCarthy should have been kept Speaker.

Plan B?

quote:

Originally posted by wxl:
Nothing can happen without a Speaker.

You say that like it's a bad thing...

Jim Jordan voted in as candidate for new Speaker of the House.

quote:

Originally posted by nhracecraft:

quote:

Originally posted by wxl:
Nothing can happen without a Speaker.

You say that like it's a bad thing...

Actually it would have little impact on me for quite a while.

Most likely there will be a government shutdown. Probably no social security payments, VA services, etc etc.

quote:

Probably no social security payments, VA services, etc etc.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Incorrect. Social security payments will continue and essential services at the VA will be in place. USPS will still operate etc. It may have quite an impact on you depending upon what services you use. Shutdowns cost money, they do not save it.