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All of them! Republican and democrats need to start doing the job we elected them to do instead of pointing fingers! 
Balance budget amendment? Gun laws? Health care? Environment? Infrastructure? Tax reform? The list goes one! BUT that would require work and a working brain? So it is easier to just point the finger and blame everyone else for their short comings!
He cited Omar's previous comments on Israel as well as previous votes to do the same to Republicans.

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar both spoke at events hosted by a literal nazi. >

Imagine removing a US Representative of positions because they aren't loyal enough to a foreign nation. >

It's all about the Benjamins. >

I don't know if you're referring to Netanyahu but, having been recently re-elected, he's hard at work putting together the most hard-right government ever in Israel. >

"All about the Benjamins" was a phrase popular in the 1990s referencing money, specifically $100 bills which have the image of Benjamin Franklin. 
It's ridiculous anyone had a problem with her saying that.  That fact that people did means she was probably right. >

Would have also accepted “All About the Pentiums”. >

"If I ever meet you, I'll control-alt-delete you" is one of Weird Al's best lines. >

Clearly her detractors have white out all over their screen, and their computers, the kind of chip in there is a dorito.... >

Hey fella, I bet you're still living in your parents' cellar, downloadin' pictures of Sarah Michelle Gellar, and posting 'me too' like some brain dead AOLer
That AOL line is so so good. I loved this song because I thought it was a really good representation of what Diddy would've written had he been really into computers in 1998. Weird Al's got bars. >

Republicans that were removed from committees were removed because they threatened members of the democratic caucus. If any democrat did this, they would deserve to be removed.
The individuals being removed have not threatened violence against any republican. Removing them is purely for show. >

It's revenge. >

An abusive partner punishing you for the audacity of trying to stand up for yourself >

What's the shortest length of time for a Speaker of the House?
Edit:  Never mind, I answered my own question.  

On the final day of the 40th Congress, Theodore Pomeroy of New York became Speaker of the House for one day—the shortest period of service for a Speaker on record. When House Speaker Schuyler Colfax of Indiana resigned to become Vice President in the incoming Ulysses S. Grant administration, the House chose Pomeroy, who was retiring the following day, to succeed Colfax. Henry Dawes of Massachusetts introduced the motion to elect Pomeroy and, after it passed without dissent, administered the oath of office. During his eight years in the House (1861–1869) Pomeroy served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department and the Committee on Banking and Currency. Affable and well-liked by Representatives from both parties, Pomeroy gave a brief speech thanking the Members “for the kind personal consideration which is involved in my unanimous election to this most honorable position.” 

That's too bad.  I was really hoping McCarthy could win at something.  I guess he's still winning at sucking the most, but that's a bit more subjective. >

Wow a feel good retirement story in politics. Have my upvote >


a feel good retirement story in politics

To be fair, it was 154 years ago. >

And just after the Civil War... >

“Speaker McCarthy needs to stop 'bread and circuses' in Congress and start governing for a change."
I understand the circus part of her quote but even though McCarthy is from Bakersfield he’s delivering little to no bread to the common man. >


Give them bread and circuses
and they will never revolt >

I mean that the bread is going to the 1% not the revolting people.  We do get to watch the circus and freak show tho. >

The bread is about feeding the masses.   It’s really saying if I can feed them and entertain them then I can continue to do what I want while governing them. To the voters of such people it works wonders. 
It also allows that 1% to continue on doing what they do.  They get the bread factories with favorable tax and labor laws etc. >

But we aren’t being fed… >

I feel like I’m at a mushroom farm.  Kept in the dark and fed BS. 
(Thoughts and prayers to the farm workers there) >

McCarthy: *confused* Is petty revenge not governing? >

What? A Republican who remembers why we send Representatives to Congress to actually work on solving problems and finding solutions vs doing your best to prevent the Democrats from getting any credit for solving those same problems? >

Oh lord no, she's just trying to tidy up her image for a 2024 Senate run where she might have to appeal to voters outside of the blood red district she represents, but she voted for McCarthy for Speaker >


she voted for McCarthy for Speaker

They all did in the end. >

They did not. Many of them voted present instead of not him. >

If that were true, the speaker would be Hakeem Jeffries.
edit: It looks like you blocked me, so I can't respond, but please note her name is not on the list. >

IDK what happened to that comment. I can see it, but it's not in the thread if I log out. In any case, I was commenting more on "They all did in the end" because they certainly all did not. >

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 75%. (I'm a bot)


House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is preparing to hold a floor vote in the coming weeks on removing Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, citing previous comments from Omar perceived as anti-Semitic and what he says was a precedent set by House Democrats.
As House Speaker, McCarthy has the unilateral ability to reject Jeffries's picks for any select committee.
In the case of Omar's seat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, removing her will require a full vote on the House floor, and McCarthy can only afford to lose a handful of votes given the Republicans' slim majority.


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She’s right that this is political retribution. So she won’t vote for it, but ‘he can only afford to lose a few votes’ usually turns out to be that McCarthy will still have enough votes. I would love for enough adults in the room to prevail but that hasn’t been the standard operating procedure. >

Also realize that McCarthy has to have the votes in the room now.  Meaning the first act he did was doing away with remote voting.  He literally is the stupidest politician.  
He is already down one vote now due to injury of FL congressman.  (Democrats pick up one more in February for the special election). 
Anyone who wants anything can now hold him over a barrel for these type of votes if there are a few tokens who actually say no on belief. >

One of McCarthy's problems (of which there are several ...) is that while there are about 20 members of his conference from the "nut wing" of the GOP, there are plenty more "moderates" than that (plus some not-so-moderate ones that actually interpreted the 2022 mid-term elections properly, and understand that the voters are sick of the hyper-partisanship that the GOP engages in).
It won't be the GOP "nut wing" that brings him down, it will be the "moderates" in that party that will neuter him. >

And as soon as the moderates manage to stop the whims of the nut-job wing, the nut jobs will then motion to vacate. Grab the popcorn. >

I think this exact scenario plays out before June 1. >

I’d say that’s being generous! Before March 15 >

Beware the Ides of March >

Despite how many people climb that ladder to lick the brass ring then fall to their political deaths these guys think once the get to the top they are going to be there forever. Scorch that Earth Kev, I give you till summer. >

You forget about Mitch McConnell. Noone likes him, and his approval rating is dismal in his home state yet he has been in his position for decades. Ted Cruz also comes to mind. >

Mitch McConnell knows how to count.
He is also an expert politician.  
He come to a knife fight with a gun.  McCarthy comes with a Paper Mache. >

Mitch McConnell may be a good politician, but that is not necessarily a good thing. All being a good politician means is literally looking out for yourself and absolutely noone else at all. If you EVER try to do something that contradicts your aligned party it is basically political suicide. It means you get to be a boot licker and spineless your entire career. 
McConnell claimed Trump was guilty and he would have voted to remove him from office but the "wording was wrong" in other words he put his career above the good of the country. He admitted he was guilty and a threat but left him where he was due to a sentence or two possibly less. That is not something someone who cares about the people would do, that is something a person who cares about themselves would do. 
He is also very unpopular in his own state and only able to win due to extreme gerrymandering along with other methods that are shady to say the least. So, to be a good politician doesn't equate to much aside from personal gain with only trivial benefits to anyone else. A "good" politician only does things that benefit others as a secondary effect while their own self gets the primary. >


He is also very unpopular in his own state and only able to win due to extreme gerrymandering along with other methods that are shady to say the least. 

He is a Senator.  There is zero gerrymandering.  It is the entire state.  He won by over 20pts.  In the United States, that is called a landslide.  

. All being a good politician means is literally looking out for yourself and absolutely noone else at all.

This statement isn't any better than your other one I responded to. >

You are correct on the popular vote for senators, I was mistaken. 
It is, however, possible to gerrymander an entire state district by district. That being said, seeing as the 17th Amendment makes elections for senators' popular vote, it wouldn't matter. As for the popularity statement, it remains true, lol. He is far more hated than liked. Who he runs against is also a factor in "landslide" victories. >

The extreme gerrymandering acts as a form of voter suppression so his opponents just don’t bother voting since for the most part their votes won’t make a difference in the outcome. This affects senator, governor, and presidential elections. Combine it with other traditional types of voter suppression which is common throughout the US and you have red states which should be purple or blue (like Texas…) >

Kevin can't reach a consensus to go to lunch at noon. The shivering tower of Jell-O. >

First they came for Ilhan Omar and we just laughed because those clowns can't tie their shoes without being seen speaking at a Nazi rally. >

Fuck you Kevin. Trump lapdog and lackey all in one. Your a disgrace to your country. >

McCarthy: “I don’t know how to do that, and at this point I’m too afraid to ask.” >

Expecting Kevin McCarthy to start governing is like expecting Kevin McCarthy to stop selllng his grandmother to the opposition in return for holding the gavel and selling his soul to his lunatic fringe element. >

Remember - MTG was kicked off her committees because prior to the election she promoted violence against Democrats and continued to profit (fundraise) off those statements.  She refused to apologize or retract those statements after she won the election.  ELEVEN Republicans agreed and voted to remove her.  
There will be zero democrats that join in this vote and I suspect them voting off Schiff is going to be a difficult vote. >

There won’t be a vote to kick off Schiff from the Intelligence Committee. The Speaker is the one who personally picks 9 of the 14 members on the Rules Committee and ALL members for any Select Committee. The intelligence committee is a select committee therefore Schiff can be removed by the Speaker without opposition. Omar on the other hand is on the foreign affairs committee so her removal would require a full House vote >

anti-zionism and anti-semitism are two different things! fuck McCarthy >

Just say you are going to retire - it will be less painful than hearing all the spin about party “disloyalty” before you get primaried next term. >

This guy isn't going to last even one year. >


This guy isn't going to last even one year.

Nope. And he'll likely get booted the moment he dares to bend on a debt ceiling negotiation. >

Didn’t these hucksters recently add a rule that just one caucus member in the house just needs to call a motion of no confidence and it restarts the speaker selection process over again? >

No, the rule is that any member of the House can call for a full House vote on ousting the Speaker but actually ousting them would require 218 votes. >

Is it anti-Semitic to criticize Israel's foreign and domestic policies? Kinda like how opposing homophobia is an attack on Christianity? >

And being against fascism is an attack on the republican party. >

But little Kevin’s got the gavel. >

Omar was not wrong about her Israeli comments. It is about money. There is not one US Federally made decision that does not pertain to money. >

Omar was right back then when stating that the US had a large interest in Israel because of money. It’s always about money, power, and influence and Israel of all places has experienced that almost nonstop over its history and all in the name of God too. >

That’s not very republican of her >

Start governing.  What a concept! >

Amen. That’s all I have to say. Amen. >

What a shitshow. Congratulations, republican voters. This is what you voted for. 
Republicans insanity running congress has hit peak absurdity. These people not even fit to ruin a lemonade stand. >

McCarthy will ensure the House is a Trumpian clown cart.  He has no intention to govern.  The only intentions he has is to hang on to the gavel, and for that he needs the MAGA crazies to love him.  And the MAGA, all they want is to turn the House into the ultimate shit show and get their mugs on TV for their efforts.  Welcome to the House reality TV show. >

He's pandering to the hard right because the crazies in the house own his azz >

Gee, a rethuglican who actually wants to work for her paycheck. What a novel idea. >

Republicans can't govern.  No one likes their policies. >

Finally.  Someone who understands what’s been going on is wrong and says it out loud!  Strong! >

He can't remove her without a vote. This is just theater. >

Sage advice. >

Some humans start to evolve out of the GOP again after Trump has left only burned ground in this party. >

Him and his crew have no love for this country. Nothing works better for them than disruption. >

Super heavy I believe >

Republicans DON'T govern, they just do whatever will best benefit THEM, and NOT the actual people who live in the US. They do the bidding of their Corporate overlords. They DON'T CARE about people who are struggling, because they themselves are not struggling and are getting lots of money. They DON'T CARE that people work two or three jobs just to make ends meet. They DON'T CARE that people struggling with medical bills (the US DEFINITELY NEEDS Socialized Medicine so people don't have to worry about medical bills). Most Republicans are only in Congress so they can get rich. They lie and say whatever their supporters want to hear so they'll vote for them, then when they get elected, they do what their Corporate donors want, NOT the people who ACTUALLY need the help. Maybe one day Republican supporters will wake up and realize they've all been taken for a ride. >

Weird time to grow a spine but aight >

Good for her, kind of . >

Governing? Wait, Republicans can do that? Where's your evidence?! >

Seems like McCarthy's definition of governing is to kick people off committees. >

This is all Republicans care about. Not the people, not their own voters, JUST POWER! Smh >

This has a very /r/leapoardsatemyface vibe. They voted for him and now they're somehow surprised he's doing insane things? >

McCarthy is an embarrassment to the Great State of California. He should go back to Bakersfield where he belongs. He should be working on one of those oil derricks because he’s not smart enough to represent the United States. >

Rep. Spartz doesn't get it, does she? I guess she can continue to believe that her party isn't full of jackholes that only want to play politics to rile up their base, break the country, and enrich themselves/their donors. >

I love it when I see any politician say they are going to act responsibly and in the manner expected by the country and voters who elected them, to actually do the job they were elected to do, rather than just go along with whatever the party 'leaders' tell and expect them to. Thank you, Congresswoman Spartz! >

Good.  I've gotta go with anyone named Omar. >

While I dislike Omar, Spartz is a nice woman a real class act
She has a few offices in her home district that helps older folks file for government assistance >

Is Victoria Spartz a quaker? That's a dress for churning butter. >

She voted for him to be speaker...
How did she think it was going to go? Responsible governing or something? >

Who else was she going to vote for.
The point of them having 15 votes is because no one else stepped up to the be the Speaker.  It is a shit job - especially with only a 5+ vote majority. >

As a lifelong democrat whose spent 32/34 years in MN, Omar really needs to go - especially from the foreign affairs committee where she has shown explicit bias. >

proof? >

Republicans don't believe in proof >

She could trigger a vote for a new speaker if she isn’t happy… >

McCarthy comes across as nothing more than a blowhard politician found in the Do As I Say, Not As I Do wing of the House. My expectations of him are pretty low (2 on a scale of 10). But, you never know, he MIGHT be able to over achieve. But based on his voting record and big mouth, I won't be holding my breath. >

Based >

He doesn't have the balls to govern. They're in a jar on Trump's mantle. >

Start governing for a change is a low blow but totally accurate. Maybe some more GOP members will actually stand up and be counted for once?? >

Imagine being Ukrainian-American and aligning with the party that’s in the pocket of the Kremlin. >

Stand your ground! >

I mean Ilhan certainly does not deserve to be on the committee that’s for sure >

Israel is literally committing apartheid. >

In what way? >

Palestinians have zero human rights because of Israel. >

This tit-for-tat is what we get for continually voting for either of the two big money parties.  The lesser of two evils is still evil.  Let’s stop the insanity, shall we? >

"both sides!!111!!" >

As a Democrat she’s a fucking joke >

I’ll never forget the dgaf way she talked of 9/11.  Some people did something. >

Omar is openly antisemitic and anti American, she should have never been on ANY committee. Removal is a good idea. >

I wouldn't waste time on this one. >

What's the difference?  We're talking about the Washington cesspool here.  Even Ilhan Omar voted for these $ multi-billion war profiteer packages to support Nazis with Hollywood makeovers in Ukraine - the hybrid war that was provoked by US/UK/NATO.  All the propaganda in the world is not going to conceal that fact. >

Russia's bombing, hospitals, schools, homes, power and water infrastructure in the middle of winter, and you think they're the ones being provoked. >

Omar and her defund the police BS needs to go back to where she came from. Lawmakers like her are running our great country. >

....Nobody Cares! >

She needs to be kicked out of Congress. >

I’m sure a Russian asset like Sparks wouldn’t