House Democrats have begun internal discussions about how to deal with the prospects of a chaotic situation: The possibility that Speaker Kevin McCarthy could lose his job in an unprecedented vote on the floor.
While no decisions have been made, some of the party’s moderates are privately signaling they’d be willing to cut a deal to help McCarthy stave off a right-wing revolt – as long as the speaker meets their own demands.
Publicly, Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries has not weighed in on how he’d want his members to manage a challenge to McCarthy’s speakership, saying it’s hypothetical at this point. But privately, Jeffries has counseled his members to keep their powder dry, according to multiple sources, a recognition it’s better for Democrats to keep their options open as the government funding fight plays outs.
And the democrats think they can trust him because he always does what he says? WTF people, listen to them when they tell you who they are, and grow a goddamn backbone. Let the republicans flounder, let them destroy themselves, let them say all the fascist shit they want. But don’t give them a single fucking vote.
The republicans have the gavel, let them keep hitting themselves in the foot with it.
A lot of people suffer when the gov shuts down but why would anyone care about people who are probably poor right? I mean, this is a political golden opportunity, what’s a few hungry kids or missed medication when politics is on the line?