House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) last-minute denunciation of the bipartisan bill to set up a January 6 commission has left some members of his caucus unswayed.
Looks like the comments section might be working a little better today.
So, as always, the GQP got what they demanded from the Dems and now say they won’t vote for it.
I suspect some of the party would like to remain in their seats next year. It would be awesome if the vote for this was joined by some 20 GQPers.
the Democrat trap
Small point in a way, but I get so tired of this nonsense. Democrat isn’t an adjective, of course, and now they have to embed “rat trap”? I smell Frank Luntz. And I never want to smell Frank Luntz.
Well, I am pretty sure we can count on the usual “suspects” – Cheney, Kinzinger & Co. Beyond that would be great, especially if we are well into double digits. In particular if some are new names that we haven’t seen before.
Hope springs eternal.
Watch Qevin want the vote done by double secret ballot…
“I mean I do want to have a commission, I think it would be good,” Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) told reporters Tuesday. “I just think we should be all-inclusive.”
I agree.
If there are any other insurrection events, the commission should investigate them, too.
I don’t think Qevin is the person to determine that.
Nancy will want everyone on the record.
Every vote against the commission should be cited as an act in support of sedition.
It is the lexicon of the Trumpists as a way to demean their opposing party. I hear it all the time and I pay no attention to it, considering the source.
“I mean I do want to have a commission, I think it would be good,” Rep. J̶e̶f̶f̶ ̶V̶a̶n̶ ̶D̶r̶e̶w̶ ‘Dewey’ (R-NJ) told reporters Tuesday. “I just think we should be all-inclusive.”
The actions in NY will reverberate. Pointedly, O’Donnell mused about something many have also pointed out:
It is one thing to be a slavering Trump tool…but all the slavering is on behalf of a man with serious legal (and other) liabilities.
The 2022 campaign will be legion for this kind of stuff. Unfortunately, the voter suppression tactics and gerrymandering will render this kind of stuff moot for many of the incumbents and they know that.
After the insurrection, 10 House Republicans voted to impeach Trump. I would expect those 10 and perhaps a couple more to vote yes for the commission.
To be inclusive they should include the week leading up to January 6th, when all the plotting took place, and the days following January 6th, when all the insurrectionist cockroaches done runoft.
Oh, cheez, I had blocked her from my memory.
Thanks a lot for reminding me, dorko. 
That’s what bothers me – the vast majority of people don’t notice it; even most Democrats ignore it; and meanwhile, it has a psychological impact. That’s the whole Luntz playbook, and it’s maddening. Nobody gives a thought to saying “climate change” instead of “global warming.” It has a different impact, obviously. And it’s Luntz’ biggest success to date. Even we on the left have adopted it wholesale, and very few people realize where it came from. I don’t want “Democrat” to become acceptable usage.
What McCarthy does is the opposite of leadership.
I Hope he doesn’t do that again.
