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He said that Kevin McCarthy has been the biggest disappointment of his life.
He said MTG only supports him because he promised something to her.
"Why is Matt Gaetz against Marjorie Taylor Greene? Because probably Kevin McCarthy has yet to promise him anything, and secondarily, he wants to be more famous than Marjorie Taylor Greene."
"Kinzinger then blasted the ultraconservative Freedom Caucus as the `Freedom Club,' and said for many of their members, their ideology has `never been principle-based,' but rooted in gaining fame."
"It's a totally nonfunctional majority because — I've lived this" He explained that with so many congress critters with different ideologies that in order to convince the last one or two they effectively have the power of a senator,"
"[John] Boehner was one of the best at cutting deals. He struggled. Paul Ryan knew policy. He was a moderate, good guy. He struggled," the congressman said. "Kevin McCarthy is going to have trouble.
https://www.businessinsider.com/kinzinger-house-republicans-nonfunctional-majority-mccarthy-freedom-caucus-democrats-2022-11
Lovingimpaler
Sorry to see you go Adam.
Lazarillo
"Totally nonfunctional" is their goal, though...
ChrisYourself
It's almost as if there's a negative side to making a deal with the devil
thereitis101
They are going to literally spend two years investigating, stalling and obstructing.
chefsoda
Love or hate her, Pelosi was a powerhouse because she could raise money & whip votes. McCarthy has never managed either well
FlintNorth44
I want them to eat each other alive...and I don't mean figuratively.
SiriHowDoIAdult
RaySkye
Makes sense. Seems like the main GOP platform has been "Let's be batshit crazy" since 2016.
AdamGenesis
Meanwhile, middle class families are selling their blood to eat.
twoamartist
I freaking love this guy. Seriously. The only sane Republican.
Virus322
There are no sane republicans. Every last one needs to go.
betwitched
To appease MTG, McCarthy promised to start an investigation into Nancy Pelosi. What for doesn’t matter, they’ll just make something up
FinnisherOffr
Ideologies? More like different kinds of lies and versions of idiocracy. It really has become just intellect vs idiocracy at this point.
Madalchemist2018
2 years of nonsense impeachments and investigations
MenloPart
They don't control the Senate, so will anything get anywhere?
Madalchemist2018
Nope what I mentioned are practically the only things they can do. Both of those are great for staging outrage soundbites
surroundedbytwits
This guy needs to get a profiles in courage award. How is he going to fit his steel balls thru the door when he leaves. Legend.
koflan
Professional celebrities have ruined so much, and I blame OJ Simpson for all of it.
MerriMod
"Paul Ryan" and "Good Guy" are incompatible terms. Paul Ryan is a fucking monster with a plastic smile and a gym-bro veneer.
Beefheart808
Cudnt agree more. Every republican mentioned in that article helped degrade democracy in america to get em to this possibly terminal phase.
Youhavinagiraffe
The comparison between what Pelosi and McCarthy are able to achieve with a slim house majority is going to be staggering!
activeracer28
I'd enjoy the demise and self implosion way more if this wasn't an actual group of lawmakers and leaders of the country.
activeracer28
I still hope THE GOP is ruined, but uuuggghhhh it's our freaking government. It's so horrible
Frederf
Democrats:
CakeIsALie227
Can McCarthy be the dog who got hit be a car instead?
MenloPart
I don't know that he would be my top pick for a car target, but it wouldn't hurt my feelings.
DrSchlepenstein
Republicans are fear mongering obstructionists and they will continue to be for years to come.
MenloPart
For the end of time, or the next election, whichever comes first.
FishieStardust
I remember hating Boehner, but that pales in comparison to republicans in recent years
CaldariBob
The Weeper!
FishieStardust
Ahhh fuck that's right lol
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mithiwithi
Kev's only hope is that his opposite number isn't Nancy Pelosi (though she'll still be there to advise whoever it is).
INeverWaitForIt
I believe Nancy and her number two have stepped down from Democratic leadership. They'll still bet here, but they're making room for others
INeverWaitForIt
to gain experience when the Dems retake the House.
quzar
The role of Speaker of the House is not structurally tied to the 'majority party'. That's just been convention due to members voting for >
quzar
>their party's nominee. Would be interesting if there was a large enough number of GOP members who would vote for a 3rd candidate.
HonestCommentFarmer
Speaker determines (to a point) what gets voted on. There's no way Republicans or Democrats would outsource that kind of leverage.
FailedCS
Yay nothing gets done for 2 years. Then they'll say it's Democrats fault, win the election and, then hold power.
MenloPart
That may be how they gained a few seats, but their red wave never made it to the shore.
Skywatcher16
and will be less likely to happen again if they cant point to any substantial shit, and continue to have nothing but culture war trumpism
Thresholdpush
What a delightful euphemism. ?
PxC4
I used it once when the sister of a good friend gave me her phone #
MenloPart
I hadn't heard it.
CaptainHyperbole
Isn’t that part of the plan? Just to fuck things up and later blame all their fuck-ups of democrats a couple years later?
TemetNosce000
Dems better be prepared this time. I have doubts
MenloPart
I doubt republicans wait to blame democrats after voting down bills that would have helped.
Virus322
Yes they do. They've already done that. They did it with the Veteran Assistance bill. They did it with the gas price reduction bill. They
Virus322
know that they can lie to their base and no matter how obvious or easily disproven, they'll eat it up.
MenloPart
They waited to blame democrats?
MeekrabJones
Not like it matters. Republicans don't try to pass anything anyway. They're literally just obstructionists.
90sWereGold
On Twitter Republicans are already freaking out that they won't pass anything and are blaming rinos. They may actually need to do something.
Ninjainslippers
They're not *just* obstructionists. They pass plenty of horribly racist/sexist/anti-trans legislation. #progressive /s
rcndg
oh they pass shit buddy https://freedomforallamericans.org/legislative-tracker/
VaultGirl69
They are more into the business of gutting things like welfare and corporate regulation. And granting bailouts for fuck-up friends.
Illinifan88
They are promising a few (fucking crazy) things now though. We'll see how it goes.
Comet260
They block progress and hate other human beings. What a miserable fucking life that must be.
MAN9000
With the customer judges and state legislature, they will make significant headway towards fascism. Talk with friends and neighbors now!!!
ThereAreOtherWorldsThanThese
Only thing they actually pass are tax breaks for themselves.
Allthegoodnamesweretakenbeckygod
Dont forget pay raises
anerdwithaknife
Not true. You're forgetting about the laws intended to prevent easy access to voting.
90sWereGold
Now Republicans can send bills to the senate to die.
CptRobotNinja
Anything they pass that is not of direct benefit to them will be explicitly to harm a marginalized group
Hereagain
Obstruction is the root of conservatism.
allihearisnoise
If you're not here for the progression of humanity then u are a conservative and your ideology is killing humanity.
betwitched
*killed
allihearisnoise
Fuck off. You knew what I meant
Thewulasvegas
I think He’s right, and I love the idea of a gridlocked Republican Congress.
palmo
That's fucking stupid.
INeedMoreGifMeMoreJustOneMore
I think he's right, and hope beyond all hope that there are at least a few sane Republicans that will vote with Democrats to pass actual law
INeedMoreGifMeMoreJustOneMore
Just imagine it, even being a republican, but looking out for your constituents!?
Rhythmaster
"Paul Ryan was a moderate, good guy" well... I dont think kinzinger is right about THAT at least.
Cheomesh
That's what they want, though.
erroniousmaximus
They’ll point to democrats and say “they didn’t let us do anything!” Which will likely be true, in the same way parents don’t let kids 1/
erroniousmaximus
Play with matches
16bitStarbuck
You love that idea? Why.
Thewulasvegas
It Shows a lack of actual governance. If all they wanna do is in peach people and invite, no one’s gonna vote for them in two years.
Thewulasvegas
It’s like passing a basketball to a kid in a wheelchair and telling him to dunk.
HappyMockTurtle
don't know their answer, but mine is because it encourages people to vote Democrat when 24 rolls around.
palmo
Worked great after they stopped anything from happening in the Obama admin. That's why we voted Dem in 2016. OH FUCKING WAIT
Wikipedo
But wouldn't Republicans just say "Biden didn't pass anything" end blame it on the Dem president?
theshinobi23
*Republican House* Dems hold Senate with 50 seats plus VP tiebreaker. Potentially 51 seats for actual majority, pending Georgia's runoff.
VibratingNipples
I think they’re talking about the house, not Senate
TimbiquiDarkThirty
They said Congress, which is made up of both the Senate and House of Reps. Which is probably why they pointed that out
Silth
Probably meant house but congress is both house and senate
BarbedWireCatheter
Ever heard a senator called a “congressman”? It weird that unqualified, “congress” just means the house, like its really both
sleepinggreenidea
If you have a split Congress, it's deadlocked for most purposes. The modern Senate is almost always mostly deadlocked for that matter.
sleepinggreenidea
I don't. It'll be two years of political theater, w/ occasional breaks where they try to use the debt ceiling to blackmail Dems into making
DakotaWolf
I say let the Republicans be the ones to shut the government down. Never looks good when they force it on the Dems
sleepinggreenidea
They'll try very hard to make it look like it's the Dems refusing to compromise that causes it. They may have trouble holding the line to do
sleepinggreenidea
it... but OTOH, CNN has taken a serious turn to the right in the last year so they'll have an easier time controlling the media narrative...
sleepinggreenidea
cuts to SS and Medicare that they could have under Trump but didn't b/c they don't want to be blamed & want to pin them on a Dem president.
SpaceSphere
I'm optimistic that the Dems can get the 10 extra votes out of the 120 Republicans may have. There is not enough holding them together now
Amythyst
Doesn't matter if Kevin McCarthy won't let it move in the House.
msd3k
Trump was not what held the GQP into a unified block of bullshit. It's the behind-the-scene conservative think tanks that have been-
msd3k
-methodically undermining our country for 50+ years. The Slow-Coup is still damn near achieved. It will take just as long of keeping-