In Speaker Groundhog Day, Jordan Says He’ll Try Again – TPM – Talking Points Memo

Nothing has changed; everything is the same. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) plans to force more votes today despite there being no evidence that the opposition has shifted. Rep. Carlos Giménez (R-FL), one of the holdouts, told us last night on his way out of a meeting with Jordan that “he doesn’t have the votes to be speaker” and that the never-Jordans in the room “haven’t moved.”


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1471986
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That may be Gym Shorts’ plan, but MY plan is another full immersion into college football, thereby completely ignoring the clown show that is the United States House of Representatives.

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Time for Gym to tap out. He’s a loser, just like his hero.

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Aaaaand…we’re off…and out the gate they come…heading down the hallway and into the first turn it’s…Anybody’s Guess by a nose…

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I’ll take 26 votes against Jordan. Over/under?

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Different day, same…

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If only these Republican a**holes fought as hard for what is best for all Americans as they do with each other, just think of the good that could come from it. But fundraising for endless campaigns and preening online takes priority with these traitorous bastards.

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Over. And a non-trivial amount of money on that. :joy:

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I’m looking forward to the #1 Wisconsin v. #2 Nebraska women’s volleyball match Saturday night.

Go Badgers!

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If the never-Gym crowd wanna stop this nonsense, they all vote “no” and deliver an unambiguous message. Fifty down would be unambiguous, not sure if 26 would be. Gym has had too many knocks to the head, anything less than 50 is gonna be too subtle for him.

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I think assigning a ‘high school hallway’ level of maturity to the magafascist caucus is far too generous.

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It may not officially be Groundhog day, but Jim can’t get his fill of the humiliation.

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I think 50 votes against AND 50 slaps upside the head should do it.

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