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Post by sweetpea on Oct 23, 2023 8:54:29 GMT -6
Copying from last week’s first post…
Will the US House get a speaker this week?
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Post by RajahMD on Oct 23, 2023 8:56:35 GMT -6
MH is convinced that there will be more formal rounds of voting total (amongst all the candidates) than there were back in January when McCarthy was elected. His bet is on 20 total rounds. He was actually checking sports books in Vegas past night to see if anyone is taking bets on how many rounds it will take.
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Post by dc2london on Oct 23, 2023 9:46:52 GMT -6
MH is convinced that there will be more formal rounds of voting total (amongst all the candidates) than there were back in January when McCarthy was elected. His bet is on 20 total rounds. He was actually checking sports books in Vegas past night to see if anyone is taking bets on how many rounds it will take. I'm kind of surprised they aren't!
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Post by RajahMD on Oct 23, 2023 9:54:39 GMT -6
MH is convinced that there will be more formal rounds of voting total (amongst all the candidates) than there were back in January when McCarthy was elected. His bet is on 20 total rounds. He was actually checking sports books in Vegas past night to see if anyone is taking bets on how many rounds it will take. I'm kind of surprised they aren't! We were too! Could only find bets for who will win (eventually). Boring!
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Post by cakewench on Oct 23, 2023 9:55:41 GMT -6
I'm kind of surprised they aren't! We were too! Could only find bets for who will win (eventually). Boring! You can make a Super Bowl prop bet on whether or not a ref will sneeze on camera during the 4th quarter but not that? Legit surprised.
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Post by Bluebird on Oct 23, 2023 9:57:26 GMT -6
Just got home from a meeting with my local democratic group where we wrote postcards to speak out against school vouchers in TX. Abbott says he will keep calling special sessions until it passes. 😡
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Post by RajahMD on Oct 23, 2023 9:57:57 GMT -6
We were too! Could only find bets for who will win (eventually). Boring! You can make a Super Bowl prop bet on whether or not a ref will sneeze on camera during the 4th quarter but not that? Legit surprised. Priorities are out of whack for real.
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Post by enchanted on Oct 23, 2023 10:04:53 GMT -6
Menendez is due in court today. Arraignment for the foreign agent charge.
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elle
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Post by elle on Oct 23, 2023 10:23:50 GMT -6
This seems obvious, but yeah.
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Post by byjove on Oct 23, 2023 11:30:13 GMT -6
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Post by enchanted on Oct 23, 2023 12:32:41 GMT -6
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elle
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Post by elle on Oct 23, 2023 13:49:51 GMT -6
Hfs
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sweetpea
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Post by sweetpea on Oct 23, 2023 14:55:06 GMT -6
So which one do we want?
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Post by clucky on Oct 23, 2023 16:02:49 GMT -6
Every time the news comes on this fing guy’s unity pledge is a top story. He keeps harping on it being embarrassing, but so it’s this purity pledge. Edit to put pictures, link seems broken, plus I found the pledge.
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Post by enchanted on Oct 23, 2023 16:54:38 GMT -6
So which one do we want? Scott and Emmer look like the least awful if I'm reading that chart right, but can we get another mulligan instead?
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Post by dc2london on Oct 23, 2023 17:14:15 GMT -6
So which one do we want? Scott and Emmer look like the least awful if I'm reading that chart right, but can we get another mulligan instead? If the Motion to Vacate stands, any of these people will be beholden to the FC to keep their seat. And who knows what kind of negotiating is happening. Typically, people running fir Speaker negotiate on the rules package, leadership, committee assignments, committed chairs, etc but those decisions were made in January.
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Post by dc2london on Oct 23, 2023 17:14:36 GMT -6
'The former Florida lawmaker who sponsored the controversial law critics call “Don’t Say Gay” was sentenced to six months in federal prison Thursday for defrauding a federal coronavirus relief loan program for small businesses. Former state Rep. Joe Harding, a 36-year-old Republican, resigned in December after being charged with fraudulently obtaining more than $150,000 from the Small Business Administration in pandemic aid loans. He pleaded guilty in March to wire fraud, money laundering and making false statements in connection with Covid-19 relief fraud.' www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/former-florida-lawmaker-sponsored-dont-say-gay-sentenced-prison-covid-rcna121434
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Post by trueblue on Oct 24, 2023 8:03:49 GMT -6
Jenna Ellis pled guilty in GA.
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Post by origami on Oct 24, 2023 8:31:51 GMT -6
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Post by dc2london on Oct 24, 2023 8:32:29 GMT -6
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Post by fatpony on Oct 24, 2023 10:00:54 GMT -6
MN is really banging away at it this morning. First Emmer, now this.
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Post by clucky on Oct 24, 2023 10:06:09 GMT -6
Guess we get to see soon if that unity pledge comes though for them.
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Post by byjove on Oct 24, 2023 10:18:17 GMT -6
Guess we get to see soon if that unity pledge comes though for them. Not looking great Also seeing that even if Emmer can make it out of caucus, doesn't have the GOP numbers needed.
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Post by byjove on Oct 24, 2023 10:20:02 GMT -6
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Post by clucky on Oct 24, 2023 10:35:45 GMT -6
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Post by elle on Oct 24, 2023 10:59:29 GMT -6
MN is really banging away at it this morning. First Emmer, now this. *sigh*
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byjove
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Post by byjove on Oct 24, 2023 11:36:23 GMT -6
Womp womp
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Post by sweetpea on Oct 24, 2023 12:31:58 GMT -6
To the next sucker
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Post by byjove on Oct 24, 2023 12:38:42 GMT -6
Santos Santos-ing
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Post by sweetpea on Oct 24, 2023 12:45:02 GMT -6
Can you provide the rest of the story for those who can't see replies on Twitter anymore?
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