Kevin McCarthy will not run for speaker again after the House ousted him from the top leadership post in a historic vote on Tuesday, a move that threatens to plunge House Republicans into even further chaos and turmoil.
“Well, since we barely control the house, and the democrats control the presidency and the senate, we’re going to be forced to compromise with the democrats anyway. So we could just nominate a center-right speaker that some of the more conservative democrats could stomach. Then our legislation would go into the senate and executive setup for bipartisan success.”
The only reason we’re not in the middle of a Civil War right now is because there’s no convenient lines dividing the sides like there were in the 1860s.
Republicans be like:
“Well, since we barely control the house, and the democrats control the presidency and the senate, we’re going to be forced to compromise with the democrats anyway. So we could just nominate a center-right speaker that some of the more conservative democrats could stomach. Then our legislation would go into the senate and executive setup for bipartisan success.”
“Nahh, a lack of drama would be bad for ratings”
Working with the Democrats on nearly anything is considered treachery at this point. I don’t think we’ve been so polarized other than the Civil War.
The only reason we’re not in the middle of a Civil War right now is because there’s no convenient lines dividing the sides like there were in the 1860s.