Johnson Ignores Looming Funding Deadlines In Downplaying Dems’ New York Win

Tom Suozzi’s win in the New York 3rd Congressional District replacing serial fabulist George Santos Tuesday night will bring Republicans’ majority in the House down to 219-213 once the longtime New York Democrat is sworn in. The high-stakes congressional seat flip for Democrats means that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will only be able to lose two Republicans on any party-line vote with full attendance in coming weeks (Republicans still have two vacant seats left by ousted-Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) who resigned in January).


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First! Because of time zones.…

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Just like Kevin McCarthy, Mike Johnson wants to continue to seek and retain power instead of honoring his oath to the U.S. Constitution and in serving the best interests of the country. That makes him a MAGA whore.

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Johnson Ignores Looming Funding Deadlines In Downplaying Dems’ New York Win

He has a direct line with the Guy upstairs, everything is going to come out fine.

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Like this, Mikey?

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Their candidate ran like a Republican, he sounded like a Republican

No, he spoke coherently without spittle flying from his mouth.

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I thought Qevin was bad at this Speakering thing, but Jesusbot Johnson has achieved a new low.

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Jesus loves me this I know cause Trump tells me so.

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This little spineless twerp will not last long. He has no ability or cojones to govern a fractious caucus.

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He might well be the worst Speaker of all time.

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When you make Kevin McCarthy look like a competent Speaker…

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People have suggested he might be a Moscow operative, but I don’t think he’s smart enough for that. He’s what the KGB labelled a useful idiot, and will get kicked to the curb when he’s no longer useful.

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"That is in no way a bellwether of what’s going to happen this fall.”

Whistling past the graveyard of his party.

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I would like it if Jeffries would just act like he’s Speaker at this point. Pay no attention to that little Jesus freak perv.

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Do we have to give them portraits along with the other speakers? If so, can they be really tiny, in keeping with their short service?

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Biblical Mike, ready to serve the rich as his people have done since the Reformation, through slavery, through Jim Crow, like a good little messianic sociopath.

Fuck all these people.

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I googled “US House party breakdown.”

Under Republican it just said, “Yes.”

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From pursed lips to God’s ear.

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It gets even better… the majority will shrink from 219 to 218 R to 213 D by the time they come back…

I’m assuming that Leader Jeffries is already working to get enough of the GOP squishes lined up on discharge petitions for any number of Democrat priorities like Ukraine funding.

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