McCarthy fails for 3rd long day in GOP House speaker fight

For a long and frustrating third day, divided Republicans left the speaker’s chair of the U.S. House sitting empty Thursday, as party leader Kevin McCarthy failed again and again in an excruciating string of ballots to win enough GOP votes to seize the chamber’s gavel.

[ZidaneSteiner]

The fact that McCarthy still wont bow out tells you everything you need to know about him.

[jamesfields]

I hope they continue this nonsense. At least the American citizens will be getting a genuine break from pure evil.

[DM-joek]

McCarthy is like the little engine that could, except he falls off the track instead of making up the hill

[MochaDookie]

It’s always the best when the government is “paralyzed”. Then they can’t waste our money as fast

[Uncommonene]

When economic power became concentrated in a few hands, then political power flowed to those possessors and away from the citizens, ultimately resulting in an oligarchy or tyranny.

John Adams

[jclawrence]

No one cares what we look like - vote for someone different

[IcyWisdom]

Nobody wants Kevin McCarthy in as a speaker lets be honest here.

[DIOGENESofficial]

Government isn’t able to do anything? Good.

[BooksForever]

It’s hard to see this “paralysis” as significantly different than the many vacation breaks that Congress takes from their legislative sessions. And Republican dysfunction is certainly nothing new.

[jcr]

Why doesn’t he step aside since it’s obvious no one wants him as SOTH, you’d think he’d have figured that out by the third defeat.

[vladimirpoutine]

Not understanding why McCarthy thinks he should automatically be the Speaker? Who died and made this uniparty RINO boss?

[jeremiahnichols]

I agree… So McCarthy step aside so our man Jim Jordan can bring just to the American people for the last 2 years of tremendous incompetent spending. And even before that during the Republican administration. I am sick of this over spending from both sides! The American people need to be able to pay their bills! And when the government taxes as much as we have been though inflation it becomes IMPOSSIBLE for honest hard working Americans to support their families. And this is down right wicked.

[marieszabo]

Having the government ground to a halt sounds amazing! Then they can’t screw it up anymore

[audreyhamel]

Another day congress can’t organize, is another day we realize that life can go on without them and what’s sad is that life is better without them. If this doesn’t show people that government is really not even that much of any use, I don’t know what is.

[Uncommonene]

The right of a nation to kill a tyrant, in cases of necessity, can no more be doubted, than to hang a robber, or kill a flea. But killing one tyrant only makes way for worse, unless the people have sense, spirit and honesty enough to establish and support a constitution guarded at all points against the tyranny of the one, the few, and the many.

John Adams

[ocean]

Doesn't this man understand the meaning of the word shame ? He should just go, instead of having this public humiliation.

[valjolly]

Can he just ride his bike back home. He is making a fool out of himself.

[rctube]

I hope the opposition stands firm. No more politics as usual.

[jimeagle]

Jeffries can throw a hissy-fit all he wants. We’re all happy no horrible bills are getting passed.
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~Jim Eagle

[judyshallstrom]

What is the purpose of wanting so badly that one gives away everything that aides one in leading?