More puffery to the east.
Look! Up in the sky! Is that the white smoke signaling that a new Poop has been elected by the House of Reprehensibles?
Nope. Just morning clouds over the Sandias. But Charlie McCarthy has been dancing on his many, many strings overnight, trying to attract an audience that is more of a fan base and less of a lynch mob, and the show resumes at noon Swamp time.
I see he has Orange Julius Caesar in his corner now, which may be like having Dracula as your cut man.
Tags: Charlie McCarthy, House of Reprehensibles, Squeaker of the House
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January 4, 2023 at 10:59 am |
We pay them how much to work three days a week, showing up at noon most of the time?
January 4, 2023 at 11:00 am |
Oops. I accidentally used the word “work” in a comment about elected officials.
January 4, 2023 at 11:04 am |
What’s that? The GOP’s still yammerin’ at the half-round table. Trying to decide if their Californican politician is better than the other folks’s was. My, my. Hey, hey. I guess Kevin just better pray. I understand the rumor that John Boehner is already down at his local court house changing his party affiliation. I’d laugh if I knew this was a dream. Maybe it is a dream? Why else would there a glutinous orange blob in the picture.
January 4, 2023 at 11:10 am |
Charlie Pierce, who has been known to cover sports other than politics, regales us with an amusing anecdote from his past that may have some relevance today.
Meanwhile, in round four McCarthy moved the needle the wrong way again, losing Indiana’s Victoria Spartz, who voted “present.”
January 4, 2023 at 12:33 pm |
McCarthy, paraphrasing W Bush via CPP: I’m the Undecidinger!
January 4, 2023 at 1:55 pm |
I’m now waiting for a few of the moderate (if that’s possible) ReThugs to team up with the Democrats and get a one of the moderates elected. The head spinning and infighting would be legend.
January 4, 2023 at 4:00 pm |
What I don’t understand is why anyone would want the job. Though one of the perks might be tasering Matt Gaetz when he came foaming into your office like some turpentined Florida rodent.
January 4, 2023 at 6:19 pm |
Q: If someone who is NOT a member of Congress became Speaker (which is allowed), is there some salary/remuneration involved? No clue here.
January 4, 2023 at 6:36 pm |
No idea, JD. The Constitution is remarkably unhelpful in this regard. They should hand the whole shebang over to some Parris Island DI.
January 4, 2023 at 2:25 pm |
McCarthy is now zero for six.
January 4, 2023 at 2:26 pm |
0 W and 6L for Kevin. Heck, Jeffries is closer to the magic number.
January 4, 2023 at 2:53 pm |
Do you think 6 repugs will jump ship and vote for Jeffries? I bet Chaney and Kinzinger would do it.
January 4, 2023 at 4:05 pm |
McCarthy gets his ass kicked much higher he’ll be farting out the back of his neck. If he played the blues we’d be calling him Keb’ No-Mo’.
January 4, 2023 at 9:39 pm |
Chapeau!
January 4, 2023 at 5:57 pm |
Almost 8 pm ET and it looks like NATO until tomorrow: No Action Talk Only.
January 4, 2023 at 6:35 pm |
The House is adjourned for the evening. Your tax dollars at work … making fine reality TV.
January 4, 2023 at 8:38 pm |
Grotesque. The Rethugs spin their antics into “owning the libs” . Always.
January 5, 2023 at 8:02 am |
Here’s a great take from Tom Nichols at The Atlantic. A selected dig:
January 4, 2023 at 7:08 pm |
I just know it….I’m gonna toss and turn all night worrying about whether the Rethuglicans can sort out their bi-polar personalities and get someone, anyone seated as Speaker of the Louse. What say ye readers- have Patrick take the job and they beam him in via video feed. He’s got all the lingo down and could easily reach through the screen and even slap a few Dems around when needed. Thanks Libby for finally explaining what NATO means (does).
January 4, 2023 at 7:49 pm |
Nah, he’s retired like us.
January 4, 2023 at 9:45 pm |
Patrick probably has better sense. Plus, physical presence would be necessary for proper application of the desperately needed cattle prod.
January 4, 2023 at 8:25 pm |
Herb, I see that my remark could be a knock on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization but it isn’t. And I suppose it’s “cheating” if I have to explain myself.
I was reminded that the phrase No Action Talk Only /NATO applied to the Rethugs. I must credit the author, baker and photographer Lora Brody for the usage which appeared in one of her fabulous autobiographies with recipes.
January 4, 2023 at 10:07 pm |
The “L” in NATO is for Leadership.
January 5, 2023 at 6:47 am |
Doh!
January 5, 2023 at 9:19 am |
Stolen from my long list of CENTCOM jokes.
January 5, 2023 at 8:03 am |
Well, it will begin again in a few hours. They should get a soccer sports announcer to call it. Maybe in the next few days we will hear someone yell GOOOOOOOAL!