Update II: Some folks are having trouble accepting this... Perhaps the matter can be cleared up quickly. It all depends on how they respond. If the guy wants it, the Majority Whip could take the job. Steve Scalise is next in line, but he has cancer. The Majority Whip is Emmer, and if he's that high up the ladder, what's the trouble? Not familiar with the guy, though.
McCarthy screwed up. He made a secret deal with the Dems. If he stayed within the lines, this may not have happened. They should settle this quickly and get this fixed up. If these people want to keep arguing, that won't look so good. Besides, McCarthy won't run again.
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Update: The GOP's Gaetz's critics view of the McCarthy situation. There appears to be another update at this link with respect to the fast moving situation. McCarthy may not run for Speaker again. Instead, there may be another GOP Establishment type who will take his place. If so, then what?
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This surprises me in terms of the way the vote went. McCarthy got almost all the GOP vote, except for the small number who oppose him. The Democrats went all the way against McCarthy. That was a surprise.
So what's next? There's nothing preventing the same outcome as before. But we have the experience of McCarthy, who didn't keep to his agreements. Would the GOP insist upon returning him anyway? Don't know if I'd rule that out. There were multiple votes last time before there were some concessions that McCarthy discarded anyway. Clearly, he cannot be returned. But will they try him yet again?
If not, there will be a new Speaker. But who? That much wasn't thought out, I suspect. Perhaps that was the reason the Dems voted against McCarthy's return. This may give them some talking points about "chaos". Maybe the Dems would like to have the GOP twist in the wind for awhile. Whatever the choice, it should be done quickly.
I don’t think voting against @SpeakerMcCarthy is chaos.
— Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) October 3, 2023
I think $33 Trillion in debt is chaos.
I think not passing single-subject spending bills is chaos.
I think being governed by continuing resolutions and omnibus bills is chaos.
Chaos is somebody we cannot trust with their… pic.twitter.com/e3Nx2kIdyZ
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