Kevin McCarthy poised to lose first-round vote for Speaker for the first time in a century | Update: McCarthy "wins" Speakership in the FIFTEENTH round...on a technicality

[chakoo]

wow they might not even have the votes to adjourn.

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

3 minutes ago, Ricofoley said:

Did they not realize that the math still wasn't enough for a majority at first?

 

You got it!

[Jason]

1 minute ago, chakoo said:

wow they might not even have the votes to adjourn.

 

[Jason]

1 minute ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said:

 

You got it!

[osxmatt]

3 minutes ago, chakoo said:

wow they might not even have the votes to adjourn.

Republicans aren’t the smartest group of people, but remarkable they want this debacle to simmer for an entire weekend. 

[Guest]

McCarthy getting front stabbed during that round of voting is incredible 

[Chairslinger]

1 minute ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said:

 

You got it!

 

 

Did the scene play like Gaetz did it on purpose and then basically taunt them about getting the math wrong after the fact and that's why the physical altercation almost happened?

 

As much as I love seeing McCarthy humiliated this whole thing strikes me as now being about nothing more than Gaetz dragging it out for his own gratification.

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

[outsida]

The adjournment vote just failed

[outsida]

Republicans are switching their votes 

[thewhyteboar]

3 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said:

Haven’t seen Gaetz this heated since his prom date ditched him. 

[chakoo]

Looking like maybe they do want to go again for another vote?

[SaysWho?]

These people can’t count yet they’ve been the loudest all my life about the federal debt.

[Guest]

I don’t want to watch this still but can’t look away

[SaysWho?]

[osxmatt]

Matt Gaetz sees 15th girl and is ready to pounce.

 

Edit: 15th vote

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

My take is that Matt has assured Kevin that he will vote for him in this round.

 

Whatever.

[Ominous]

7 minutes ago, thewhyteboar said:

Haven’t seen Gaetz this heated since his prom date ditched him. 

Earlier this spring?

[Jason]

[Jason]

Two more votes and Gaetz officially loses interest.

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

All of this is indicative of a truly healthy and functional democratic republic.

 

Truly healthy and functional.

[Ominous]

Just now, Commissar SFLUFAN said:

All of this is indicative of a truly healthy and functional democratic republic.

 

Truly healthy and functional.

Electile dysfunction 

[outsida]

[Ominous]

4 minutes ago, Jason said:

Two more votes and Gaetz officially loses interest.

[Jason]

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

Biggs voted "present" so if Bobo and Gaetz also vote "present", then McCarthy wins on a technicality.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said:

McCarthy wins on a technicality.

The best kind of win

[outsida]

Just now, sblfilms said:

The best kind of win

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

Let's check-in with Katie Porter:

[Jason]

looks like McCucky has it

[Jason]

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

There will be no vote on the rules tonight.

 

Speech, swearing-in, and then everyone takes off for the weekend.

[chakoo]

This horror show looks to finally be ending 

[Jason]

2 minutes ago, chakoo said:

This horror show looks to finally be ending 

 

Oh my sweet summer child.

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

7 minutes ago, chakoo said:

This horror show looks to finally be ending 

 

My brother in Vishnu, it's only just begun.

 

Theoretically, this was supposed to be the "easy" vote to win.