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honest.abe

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31. Just to be clear the reason this failed is because Dems refused to vote with MTG.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed May 8, 2024, 08:19 PM

May 8

A few months ago Dems voted with Gaetz to oust McCarthy. Which I think was a mistake at the time. However it seems to have worked out regardless.

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House quickly kills Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to oust Speaker Johnson [View all] demmiblue May 8 OP

Marjorie Taylor Greene begins effort to remove House speaker LetMyPeopleVote May 8 #1

SHOCKING!! CALL THE GESPACHO POLICE!!!! AZ8theist May 8 #32

I don't think she's going to get very far with this wryter2000 May 8 #2

They will vote to table it BumRushDaShow May 8 #4

If dems dont back him, he can only lose 1 vote... getagrip_already May 8 #7

The House just killed it 359-43 BumRushDaShow May 8 #12

Even the Repubs are tired of her endless crap. nt Dulcinea May 8 #19

Obviously they truly are...do ya think she gets that now? PortTack May 8 #22

Doubtful. She seems pretty dense Attilatheblond May 8 #26

She gets lots of press and attention for her bs happybird May 8 #29

... BumRushDaShow May 8 #3

Oh lordy, you may have called up BoBo to assist the MT one! Hermit-The-Prog May 8 #5

I'm sure she will be right there BumRushDaShow May 8 #9

They actually used the word trigger BaronChocula May 8 #6

This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote May 8 #8

Just this week, Mike Johnson vowed to use congress to get Trumps criminal cases thown out. Please Dems don't save him. Westcoast4life May 8 #10

Welcome to DU - A MAGATs worst nigtmare orangecrush May 8 #15

The House just killed it. Headline/article change BumRushDaShow May 8 #11

"Republican Speaker Mike Johnson has aided and abetted the Democrats" Traurigkeit May 8 #13

She has an odd way of saying 'committed governance' Attilatheblond May 8 #27

The dam has broken orangecrush May 8 #14

oooooh that's gotta hurt!! bluestarone May 8 #16

MTG: I run this place! Aussie105 May 8 #17

That's exactly what this was about. It had nothing to do with support for or confidence in Mike Johnson. KPN May 9 #36

If the @gophouse had any decency in them, they would vote to kick her out of the House. riversedge May 8 #18

Eat 💩 Madge edbermac May 8 #20

Loser! 50 Shades Of Blue May 8 #21

IMHO She's a clown. n/t Jacson6 May 8 #23

Glad Marge loses, BlueKota May 8 #24

johson always looks like he just got back from partying with clay shaw and david ferri in jfk prodigitalson May 8 #25

How it started, how it's going LetMyPeopleVote May 8 #28

now I hope bible thumper MJ takes out the trash lapfog_1 May 8 #30

Just to be clear the reason this failed is because Dems refused to vote with MTG. honest.abe May 8 #31

Why can't they get rid of her? OverBurn May 8 #33

MTG was genuinely PO'ed when she was booed. JohnnyRingo May 9 #34

Yeah, she's not much different than the trumpster himself. The ultimate narcissist. KPN May 9 #37

Didn't she just blue-wave May 9 #35

I wonder if it has anything to do with Johnson. JohnnyRingo May 9 #38