• @TallonMetroid
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    821 year ago

    So, he basically did the same thing that McCarthy did? I don’t remember if it got brought up before, but does Johnson still have to worry about getting deposed on a whim, or did they not include that this time?

    • @YoBuckStopsHere
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      931 year ago

      He did exactly what they threw McCarthy out for and Democrats got everything they wanted, Republicans got nothing of what they wanted.

      • @WhatAmLemmy
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        371 year ago

        I think this could be looking at it from the wrong perspective. To me, Johnson’s rise to speaker looks like a calculated effort by Christian Nationalists (aka MAGA) to position a future coup leader and presidential candidate. McCarthy is an unpopular career politician, where Johnson is a younger unkown on the national stage. The Conservative propaganda machine tried to position DeSantis as Trump’s successor, but he’s proved a total failure.

        Calling it now. Johnson will run for president in 2028 and, depending on polling, could be Trumps VP pick. He wouldn’t think twice about doing what Pence failed to do on Jan 6.

        • SpaceBar
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          211 year ago

          Trump will be 82 and in jail or dead by 2028.

        • @tacosplease
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          31 year ago

          Some scandal will tank him before he gets that far. I heard rumors a male escort is going to come forward about a relationship with Mike Johnson. Not saying that’s true, but it’s just a matter of time before something comes out.

      • @Ensign_Crab
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        231 year ago

        and Democrats got everything they wanted

        Except funding for Ukraine and a better timeframe.

        • pewter
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          This deadline is longer than the previous funding bill’s deadline and the added attention on the Israel-Hamas conflict has given factions on both sides something to compromise on: No funding for Ukraine in exchange for no funding for Israel. It’s a bit weird, but it worked out for Johnson.

          • @Ensign_Crab
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            61 year ago

            I was countering the assertion that Democrats got everything they wanted. They did not.

          • @Ensign_Crab
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            31 year ago

            Oh. So there’s still a chance to make it worse.

            • @[email protected]
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              61 year ago

              Last I saw, McConnell was pressing for funding Ukraine. Whether he’ll have to compromise or ever intended to fight for it is anyone’s guess.

    • BraveSirZaphod
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      271 year ago

      It seems that that may have mostly been a guise for how much the Freedom Caucus personally hated Kevin McCarthy more than anything.

      You have to remember, these people don’t actually have principles or goals.

      • @grue
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        61 year ago

        Principles no, goals yes. Their goal is autocratic power for autocratic power’s sake.

    • @[email protected]
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      21 year ago

      Basically, they are acting like school kids. Class might not calm down for the substitute teacher, but when the principal shows up they suddenly behave.