Johnson is a fundamentalist shithead and probably a closet case, but he seems to place at least some importance in keeping his word and putting country before party.
That means Democrats can work with him, which is a lot more than can be said of most QOP Speakers of the last 30 years.
To paraphrase O’Rourke, he’s a shithead within normal parameters.
Let’s not give him too much credit. He was up to his jowls in January 6th insurrection activities.
MGT and Speaker Johnson are both MAGA. But MGT is a Republican in Name Only. The definition of a political caucus is a group that agrees to vote with the majority of their group on procedural matters. Like electing the Speaker of the House or all manner of procedural votes. MGT is not a CINO: she is a RINO, just like Matt Gaetz. Discussion:
You’re quite right from the standpoint of political procedures.
My point was more about philosophy. When MGT and other MAGAts call never-Trumpers RINOs they’re not referring to procedural matters. They’re talking about beliefs and values. From my POV, the MAGAts exemplify the true beliefs and values the GOP has been promulgating since Gingrich, but on steroids. IOW, they’re the truest Republicans.
And stated that there’s hordes of illegals voting while admitting there’s no evidence - he just intuitively knows.
The pitfalls of a “faith based” worldview. There are things you know are The Truth™ because you Just Know it must be so regardless of proof or lack thereof and they are not limited to theology.
That POV has caused endless misery and persecution in the world. (Cf. the Crusades) And it will continue to do so until the end of time.
As usual Jeff Jackson is able to sum things up in a clear concise manner.
How about a summary of the point he makes-- in case we aren’t in a position (or are not inclined) to watch a video?
“A congresswoman we will not name was threatening to do this. After meetings with the Speaker where one would have supposed she would have asked for concessions, instead she just pulled the trigger. This just pissed us all off so we crushed her motion. But that was what she wanted because she doesn’t want concessions she just wants to look like the lone underdog fighting the swamp. Oh please.”
But the way he says it is so much better.
Thanks!
Also posted on YouTube if that helps.
Vince Fong (R) just won the special election to take over McCarthy’s seat. He was running against another Republican and was endorsed by McCarthy and Trump.
Shouldn’t a publication like The Hill be proofreading their URLs?
They’re just noting that Vince is fond of Kevin McCarthy after he endorsed him 
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The Hill is fairly sloppy. It’s a company owned by a friend of Trump, who tries to cash in on journalism done by others by summarizing and publishing it quickly, so their readers don’t have to spend hours and hours watching the top news sources, to determine how well political messages are spreading and what topics are likely to be popular in the near-term.
Nearly everything that they do is rife with misspellings and poor editing.
It’s a good source to follow but it’s not a “good” source.
This is an excellent summary of the current status of The Hill.
They are an aggregator and are good for basic information and breaking news. You can then go to the source.