First Votes Of the 116th Congress
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First came the vote for Speaker. Pelosi, the lesser evil got 220 votes and Kevin McCarthy, the greater evil not 192 votes. That leaves 22 members of Congress who voted for neither. A man who can't wait to prove he's the biggest moron in the new Congress, aggressively reactionary Blue Dog Jeff Van Drew (NJ), shouted out "NO," which doesn't mean anything in this instance. But I'm sure it felt good and will get him some points from his benefactors at the NRA. Eventually the House Clerk counted Van Drew as a "Present" like two other dips hits, Jim Cooper, the Nashville Blue Dog, and Michigan New Dem Elissa Slotkin, off to a short, brutish congressional career.
But the biggest number of protest votes went to the Nazi Party candidate, Jim Jordan of the infamous Ohio bund. Who found McCarthy not right-wing enough? Herr Biggs (AZ), Herr Gosar (AZ), Herr Hice (GA), Herr Perry (PA) und Herr Massie (KY). Blue Dog Cheri Bustos came in next with 4 votes, two from the two worst freshmen in the class, racist Abigail Spanberger (Blue Dog-VA) and Wall Street's top new congressional puppet Mikie Sherrill (Blue Dog-NJ). They were joined by 2 other freshmen, Joe Cunningham (D-SC) and Jared Golden (D-ME). Two other putrid freshmen, Jason Crow (New Dem-CO) and Staten Island's Max Rose (Blue Dog-NY), voted for Senator Tammy Heidi-- lame military connection.
Libertarian Justin Amash (R-MI) voted for Herr Massie. NRA-delegate Anthony Brindisi (Blue Dog-NY) voted for someone whose record of destroying working families he no doubt hopes to emulate, Joe Biden. Wall Street's Ron Kind (New Dem-WI) voted for John Lewis. Another very right-wing Democrat (and political coward), Conor Lamb of Pennsylvania, voted for some Kennedy. Utah crackpot wing-nut Ben McAdams voted for a Murphy, presumably the corrupt and lazy New Dem chair, Stephanie Murphy. Worthless Blue Dog Kurt Schrader (OR) must think he proved he's not a racist by voting for Marcia Fudge. Turd-ball Kathleen Rice, who's being primaried in 2020, went him one better by voting for Stacey Abrams after she was told it wasn't good form to vote for herself. Walter Jones (R-NC) was smart enough to avoid the whole scene entirely.
And then came the first substantive vote for all these new freshmen-- the rules package with Pelosi's potentially-catastrophic Pay-Go in it. It passed 234-197, appearing like a standard party-line vote. But not quite. Three "Problem Solver" Republicans-- Tom Reed (NY), John Katko (NY) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA) voted with the Democrats-- but, more importantly, three Democrats had the guts and heart and dignity to oppose it... despite a barrage of lies from Hoyer claiming it is somehow a "progressive" rule. The three Democrats who did us proud last night:
One last thing about this. When I was talking to members for the last few days, begging them to think twice before voting for PAY-GO, they mostly poo-poo-ed my concerns, telling me that Hoyer's team had assured them it didn't matter and that it was a minor thing. Really? Minor? Is that why Pelosi included it in the three top things she wanted to get done in 2019, along with healthcare? I have a feeling this is going to be a very disappointing Congress.
But the biggest number of protest votes went to the Nazi Party candidate, Jim Jordan of the infamous Ohio bund. Who found McCarthy not right-wing enough? Herr Biggs (AZ), Herr Gosar (AZ), Herr Hice (GA), Herr Perry (PA) und Herr Massie (KY). Blue Dog Cheri Bustos came in next with 4 votes, two from the two worst freshmen in the class, racist Abigail Spanberger (Blue Dog-VA) and Wall Street's top new congressional puppet Mikie Sherrill (Blue Dog-NJ). They were joined by 2 other freshmen, Joe Cunningham (D-SC) and Jared Golden (D-ME). Two other putrid freshmen, Jason Crow (New Dem-CO) and Staten Island's Max Rose (Blue Dog-NY), voted for Senator Tammy Heidi-- lame military connection.
Libertarian Justin Amash (R-MI) voted for Herr Massie. NRA-delegate Anthony Brindisi (Blue Dog-NY) voted for someone whose record of destroying working families he no doubt hopes to emulate, Joe Biden. Wall Street's Ron Kind (New Dem-WI) voted for John Lewis. Another very right-wing Democrat (and political coward), Conor Lamb of Pennsylvania, voted for some Kennedy. Utah crackpot wing-nut Ben McAdams voted for a Murphy, presumably the corrupt and lazy New Dem chair, Stephanie Murphy. Worthless Blue Dog Kurt Schrader (OR) must think he proved he's not a racist by voting for Marcia Fudge. Turd-ball Kathleen Rice, who's being primaried in 2020, went him one better by voting for Stacey Abrams after she was told it wasn't good form to vote for herself. Walter Jones (R-NC) was smart enough to avoid the whole scene entirely.
And then came the first substantive vote for all these new freshmen-- the rules package with Pelosi's potentially-catastrophic Pay-Go in it. It passed 234-197, appearing like a standard party-line vote. But not quite. Three "Problem Solver" Republicans-- Tom Reed (NY), John Katko (NY) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA) voted with the Democrats-- but, more importantly, three Democrats had the guts and heart and dignity to oppose it... despite a barrage of lies from Hoyer claiming it is somehow a "progressive" rule. The three Democrats who did us proud last night:
• Ro Khanna (D-CA)
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
• Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
One last thing about this. When I was talking to members for the last few days, begging them to think twice before voting for PAY-GO, they mostly poo-poo-ed my concerns, telling me that Hoyer's team had assured them it didn't matter and that it was a minor thing. Really? Minor? Is that why Pelosi included it in the three top things she wanted to get done in 2019, along with healthcare? I have a feeling this is going to be a very disappointing Congress.
Labels: 116th Congress, battle for the speakership, PAY-GO
6 Comments:
the 3 who voted against paygo are not proof that your party is better than an ocean of pig shit.
In fact, that there are only 3 proves that your party *IS* an ocean of pig shit.
So, since raising taxes won't ever happen and cutting the military cannot ever happen in any D/R congress, paygo just made MFA, GND and all other progressive voter mandate items impossible.
If you are incapable of having an epiphany, maybe you can remember what JFK once said????
So much for that highly-touted Blue Wave. Nancy managed to turn it into the Dead-Red Sea rather quickly - and she was believed to be on our side if the corporatist media is to be believed (HINT: it isn't).
And we get to endure two more years of this abuse!
I thought that the Dems would control the House until 2022. After this charade, I almost guarantee Nancy loses the House in 2020 instead. Any Blue will Do. LOL
6:31, even the media didn't try to convince the moron left that nancy was on their side.
DWT did. and didn't. and did. and didn't. and did. ...
edmondo, if the left voters weren't so fucking stupid, they'd react in 2020 by staying home by the 10s of millions over just the paygo thing. who knows how a horde of people that fucking stupid will react.
If the Dems don't go progressive. I predict a Trump / Pence 2020 win... Not so much in terms of more folks voting for the train wreck as more folks staying home.
Guessing they just made going progressive a LOT harder.
7:14, I'd like to see the 'other' vote go up to at least 10% in 2020.
I already presume trump/pence will get re-elected, probably lose the popular by 5M this time but still win the electors.
the house will flip back and the Nazis might pick up another seat in the senate.
If the DNC implodes and lets Bernie win the nom, maybe the 'craps will stumble into a 1 seat senate majority and keep the house. But another obamanation 2009 session will mean that that 2010 will repeat.
that's what americans do. the same damn fool things over and over and over and over...
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