Mike Johnson Completely Blindsided by Resignation in His Own Party: House Speaker Mike Johnson had no idea Representative Ken Buck is quitting, as the GOP is in complete shambles.
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Mike Johnson Completely Blindsided by Resignation in His Own Party: House Speaker Mike Johnson had no idea Representative Ken Buck is quitting, as the GOP is in complete shambles.
by thenewrepublic
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Rep. Ken Buck’s less-than-two-weeks notice of departure from Congress took practically everybody by surprise, including (or maybe especially) House Speaker Mike Johnson.
If the actual communications between the coup participants comes out, a whole lot of GOP will be resigning. They should be put in jail but that indignation is reserved for the rest of you poor bastards..
Mike Johnson: I didn’t even get a chance to call dibs on any of his stuff
I don’t believe anything this bible hoarding dude says about anything at all.
This is what Jesus wanted
From the article:
“It is the worst year of the nine years and three months that I’ve been in Congress,” Buck elaborated to CNN, describing the current iteration of the lower chamber as “dysfunctional” and the “worst year in 40, 50 years.”
“Instead of having decorum, instead of operating in a professional manner, this place has just devolved into this bickering and nonsense and not really doing the job for the American people.”
G^obbledegook
O^bstruction
P^utin❤️
So they have a one-vote majority in two weeks. How awesome would it be if two more Republicans resigned within that timeframe?
I know, I know. Completely wishful thinking.
If I’m reading it right then it’s about to get goooood.
Boebert is trying to run in his old district. If the seat stays vacant until November then she can run as usual. But if they have a special early election then she has to resign from her current seat first.
I remember when for the most part the GOP was a monolithic party (for good or bad), but now they’re in as much disarray as they have ever claimed the Dems to be in.
We’re so close at this point to the GOP house just resigning their way to a Democratic majority.
I’m just gonna go on and manifest that out into the universe.
What’s with all this winning lately?
Aldo Raines cut a swastika in Hans Landas‘ forehead.
Just sayin.
Sometimes the trash takes itself out.
Well that’s one rat that knows the ship is sinking 🤷🏻♀️
They are being destroyed, and they deserve it
When your only policy is to pick Cheeto pubes out of your teeth, what else do you expect?! Republicans have no policy unless it says shit stain.
Last time they were chatting Jesus meant to give him this update. Unfortunately Jesus was distracted by the porn list, from his son, that Mike had.
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson wouldn’t have been blindsided if he wasn’t updating his porn tracker.
I love this for them. What a treat! Special Elections are great for democracy
For everyone that thought (correctly) that Kevin McCarthy wasn’t up to the job, I present his replacement “clueless Mike”. He likes to think of himself as Moses, but Three Stooges fans just call him Moe.
Is Ken Buck a member of the antiwork sub?
He’s giving less than two weeks.
Mike Johnson is a little piss baby who is afraid of his own penis.
I haven’t seen someone so unqualified for their job since CheetoJebus was in office.
NoBoDy WaNtS tO wOrK aNyMoRe
That’s because Ken Buck could give two shits what Mike Johnson thinks. It’s a do nothing Congress. Definitely the most ineffectual one in my lifetime. They don’t do shit because they want to point the blame at the Biden Administration.
Not to worry everybody! The fully staffed and well-funded RNC is ready to meet the challenge of getting Republicans elected to fill these seats and other elections!
At this point Democrats should be planning for the possibility of gaining the majority at some point before the election.
Have at least 3 bills every single Democrat can agree on in both chambers and have them ready to be passed as soon as you gain the majority. Remind people what a functioning government looks like.
Don’t buy it; the GOP is becoming what it always wanted to be – an authoritarian anti-democratic cesspool.
I live in Colorado.
This is the best thing Ken Buck has ever done as politician.
Well played, Ken!
It’s almost like supporting an aging orange psychopath wasn’t a good strategy
Lol what? **I** knew he was retiring and I’m just a Democratic-voting Redditor. It’s this schmuck’s *job* to know.
The GOP no longer exists as a functioning party.