The fine GOP House majority

gwb-trading · Jan 5, 2023

Over 20 Republicans join with Democrats to elect moderate House Speaker

Buy1Sell2 · Jan 5, 2023

kmgilroy89 said:
Forgoing investments into our economy, because of debt would severely limit our long-term growth. Some debt does pay for itself by helping further private sector economic growth. How much debt can we take on is a reasonable question. It becomes a problem when we don't think we can grow the economy enough to pay for it.

There is no need for the government to have debt. Private sector can borrow for themselves and put new money into the economy. Government is not to make capital investment into private sector business.

kmgilroy89 · Jan 5, 2023

Frederick Foresight said:
I remember some Right Wingsters criticizing Hillary Clinton, claiming she felt she was owed the presidency...

Maybe some of you Rightsters should hum a few bars to better refresh my memory.

If you look at the comments made by McCarthy himself, he does feel entitled to this job. It's mostly about how much money he's raised in our corrupt political system.

kmgilroy89 · Jan 5, 2023

gwb-trading said:
Over 20 Republicans join with Democrats to elect moderate House Speaker

Can the Democrats elect anybody who Trump can also get behind? It can't be one of the two to impeach him or anybody who's been mildly critical of him. It basically has to be somebody who mostly keeps their mouth shut and probably isn't that well known.

elderado · Jan 5, 2023

https://twitter.com/x/status/1610863702865051649

Ah, but there were threats as well.

They were threatened in a meeting that if they didn't vote for McCarthy they wouldn't be given any committee assignments, and McCarthy didn't disagree.

So we know what the demands are, we just don't know what the threats are.