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28 thoughts on “McCarthy loses for a fifth time”

    1. Austin

      The same GOP majority that exists only because a Dem died? Yeah, sure, let's acknowledge that Pennsylvania Republicans control far more in PA than voters actually voted for, and are being "gracious" enough to allow an independent to be speaker there.

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    2. jte21

      This whole Santos affair is like that episode of Seinfeld where George's employer finds out he's been faking a physical handicap to get special treatment and tries to get rid of him, but George keeps coming into work anyway despite everyone heaping scorn on him because he has a one-year contract and likes the personal bathroom he was given.

      Where does Santos even think he's going to get a staff? People work for DC politicians hoping to climb the ladder towards more prestigious staffing or lobbying gigs. Who the hell will work for this guy? You'd never get the stink off you.

      1. Austin

        If the period following 2016 taught us anything, it's that there's always plenty of whores waiting in the wings to sell out any principles they claim to have and/or the best interests of the country itself to work for Republicans. Somebody surely will step up to fellate Santos, then write a tell-all book about it after his demise.

      2. J. Frank Parnell

        Pretty sure the House provides some money to individuals to hire office (not campaign) staff. Santos will either find some bottom feeders who need the money or else just put down some ghost names and put their pay in his own pocket.

    3. Ken Rhodes

      To me, what's even better than his admission is the fact that he's been on the run for eleven years from a Brazilian warrant. The only reason they didn't serve it was they didn't know until now where he was hiding out.

  3. Justin

    “They sent us to get things done” - nominating speech for McCarthy

    This is such nonsense. They aren’t going to get anything done.

  4. Austin

    Country needs to learn to stop electing Republicans if they want the basic things advanced societies enjoy that only the government can provide. But if all they want is watch a neverending food fight, well, they elected the right people then.

  5. rick_jones

    Sorry, I'm running out of different headlines to use.

    Thankfully, there are an infinite number of integers.

    You could go fancy. In anticipation:

    McCarthy’s Sextuplet of Failure

    Or farcical Roman numerals:

    McCarthy McFailure VI

    Etc etc

  6. Brett

    You just need to start turning them into puns.

    "Six Round of Shame". "7 is not McCarthy's lucky number". "Eight Ball predicts McCarthy vote fail".

  7. D_Ohrk_E1

    You ought to do a "Guess when the House will have a Speaker" game, with the prize being a single guest post about anything.

  8. cld

    He clearly thinks he can just wear out the lunatics if he keeps it up, but can he keep it up as long as they can?

    Someone else will start to sound pretty good to most of his supporters about this time next week.

  9. cld

    A while ago some religious person wanted to know what I would be sworn in on if I were elected President if not the Bible. I said Amazing Fantasy 15, the first appearance of Spider-Man, which appeared to them most un-serious.

    But I was quite sincere, and I'm not alone!

    California Democrat to be sworn in on Superman comic,

    https://www.rawstory.com/robert-garcia-superman/

    According to a report from the Washington Post, once Republicans settle on an acceptable speaker and newly-elected House members can be sworn in, a California Democrat is skipping using a religious text like the Bible and will instead use a classic and valuable Superman comic.

    Rep-elect Robert Garcia, whose campaign website used a Superman-inspired graphic, has chosen to take his oath using a vintage Superman comic from 1939 among other mementos.

    The report notes, "Garcia tweeted Tuesday that when he is sworn in, underneath a copy of the Constitution will be three items 'that mean a lot to me personally': 'A photo of my parents who I lost to covid, my citizenship certificate & an original Superman #1,' checked out from the Library of Congress."
    . . . .

  10. mostlystenographicmedia

    Aw. Another day of opportunity lost to investigate the FBI, or Hunter, or Dominion.

    The modern GOP, what a pointless shitshow.

  11. different_name

    We take a break for this important message: This week's entertainment was brought to you by three million more (R) voters than (D) voters.

    Now that we have that bit of reality out of the way, I didn't realize what an exhibitionist-masochist McCarthy is. This must public humiliation and he keeps coming back for more.

    He'd be really, really popular in the stocks at my local Folsom St. Fair.

  12. poiks2

    It turns out that Republicans are REALLY good at one thing: Exposing holes in our Constitution and/or processes which need to be filled.

    I'd suggest something like: If we get to a fifth vote, the candidate with the most votes wins.

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