With the September 30 deadline approaching, House Republicans are hopelessly divided and Kevin McCarthy is struggling to find a way forward.

  • @flossdaily
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    1271 year ago

    Moderate Republicans ARE NOT being held hostage by the alt-right Freedom Caucus. They could end ALL this nonsense by working with the Democrats instead.

    • TechyDad
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      591 year ago

      But then the far right Republicans might post mean things about them on Twitter/X and might go on FOX News to call them traitors. So instead, they’ll try to hammer out a deal with the Freedom Caucus who’s main policy seems to be “if everyone doesn’t give us 100% of what we want right now, we’ll burn America down.”

    • @Hoomod
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      91 year ago

      Mccarthy wants his mallet though, and he’d probably lose it if he works with the democrats

      • @flossdaily
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        61 year ago

        Correct. If moderate Republicans want to work with Democrats, the Democrats would help them elect a different Speaker.

    • @[email protected]
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      21 year ago

      The moderates could actually form a rebellion that would be more effective than that of the far right group, I think. The freedom caucus can block but I don’t think they can elect a different speaker - they would have if they could have - but a moderate Republican + all Dems coalition could elect someone else - even a moderate Republican.

  • @Modern_medicine_isnt
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    301 year ago

    There’s always an Arquillian Battle Cruiser, or a Corillian Death Ray, or an intergalactic plague that is about to wipe out all life on this miserable little planet.

    • TechyDad
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      191 year ago

      Can we flashy thing the Freedom Caucus and convince them that they only thought they were in the House because of swamp gas reflecting off a weather balloon?

      • FuglyDuck
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        81 year ago

        Boebert would love it if you flashed her.

          • FuglyDuck
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            51 year ago

            I value my self respect. Not a lot, but enough to nope out of that,

          • @HWK_290
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            21 year ago

            quid pro blow or tit for tit

            Ftfy