She IS a woman on a mission….
And her party members attachment to Donald Trump have propelled her to do so….
The Grand ole’ Party HAS a civil war brewing…..
In the end?
One can only think that as with others things?
This will turn out to be another thing Donald Trump touched that turned to shit….
Could the Trump ’embrace’ be a a saviour for Democrats in next years Midterm Elections and guarantee for a Biden second term on office?
As she arrived at the Capitol on Wednesday morning to meet her fate, the soon-to-be deposed No. 3 Republican in the House hinted that she was already eyeing her next role.
“The party is going to come back stronger, and I’m going to lead the effort to do it,” Representative Liz Cheney said as she stepped into an elevator and down to her demise.
Less than an hour later, accompanied by the acclaimed photographer David Hume Kennerly, a family friend, Ms. Cheney returned to her office for an interview with NBC’s Savannah Guthrie. A sit-down with Bret Baier of Fox News was to follow.
The message was unmistakable: Her colleagues may have stripped Ms. Cheney of her post as chair of the House Republican Conference, but they have effectively handed her a new platform and a new role as the leader of the small band of anti-Trump Republicans….
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House Republicans knew what they had done as soon as they emerged from their meeting.
“That’s what it looks like when somebody is running for president,” Representative Mike Rogers of Alabama muttered to colleagues as they quickly walked past Ms. Cheney during her remarks in front of the cameras.
Other long-serving members, though, were more sobered by the divisions Mr. Trump is still sowing among Republicans and by the megaphone they had just handed Ms. Cheney….
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Representative Kevin McCarthy, the Republican minority leader, was trying to address a short-term challenge, and in a narrow sense he was successful. He will no longer have to contend with a member of his leadership team who, much to the consternation of him and his colleagues, continues to condemn former President Donald J. Trump’s attempt to overturn the election.
By excommunicating Ms. Cheney from her position, however, Republican lawmakers have created a host of new problems for their party….
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An NBC News poll last month found that Mr. Trump’s favorability rating was down to 32 percent among all voters and 14 percent among independents. Democrats can barely contain their delight over the disarray across the aisle.
“Right now should be easiest time for the party out of power to unify in opposition,” Representative Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania said.
As Ms. Cheney discovered, Republican leaders will continue to bow to Mr. Trump as long as they’re worried that their rank-and-file voters will punish them for disloyalty.
This could prove ominous for Republicans in the most competitive districts and states: They may not be able to survive a primary without him, but they may prove unelectable if they’re linked too closely to him.
“There’s not a lot of good options,” said Brendan Buck, a former House Republican leadership aide….
image...Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times
jamesb says
You sure DO have some crazies down in ur state Jack….I understand why u have ur view of the GOPer’s
Lin Wood Says Trump Is Still Secretly the President
This is a wild video: Lin Wood, who is running to head the South Carolina Republican Party, says that Donald Trump is still the president and that the military would call on him “for the code if they need a first strike.”
He also says that Trump signed the Insurrection Act in secret.
Zreebs says
I assume Lin Wood is a QAnon follower?
It remains disturbing to me how the GOP is evolving. The assumption is that the GOP will eventually come to its senses, but unfortunately we have little evidence that will happen soon, if at all.
jamesb says
Could they AFTER Dem’s have House and Senate bullet proof majorities with Biden 2nd term?
Zreebs says
Maybe, but right now the GOP is not criticizing people like Lin Wood or Marjorie Taylor. It is criticizing other people.
jamesb says
Ah Z?
Other people (GOPer’s) ARE knocking the Trump fraddycats….
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jamesb says
Ah Z?
An ill wind is blowing across the Grand ole Party….
Opinion: The GOP has lost its way. Fellow Americans, join our new alliance.
Opinion by Charlie Dent, Mary Peters, Denver Riggleman, Michael Steele and Christine Todd Whitman
May 13, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. EDT
Charlie Dent represented Pennsylvania’s 15th Congressional District in the U.S. House from 2005 to 2018. Mary Peters was secretary of transportation during the George W. Bush administration. Denver Riggleman represented Virginia’s 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House from 2019 to 2021. Michael Steele is a former chairman of the Republican National Committee. Christine Todd Whitman was governor of New Jersey from 1994 to 2001.
The Republican Party made a grievous error this week in ousting Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.) from the House leadership for telling the truth about Donald Trump’s “big lie,” which has wreaked havoc in our democratic republic by casting doubt over the 2020 election.
Cheney rightfully struck back against party leaders and warned about the GOP’s dangerous direction. She is not alone….
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Opinion: The stampede away from the GOP begins
That’s where a new group of challengers to the GOP comes in. On Thursday, 150 former governors, members of Congress, Cabinet officials, senior administration officials, strategists and grass-roots leaders issued their own declaration of independence with an explicit threat to leave the party if the GOP does not abandon the MAGA mentality. In a document titled, “A Call to American Renewal,” the signatories reference Cheney’s ouster and write, “This ‘common-sense coalition’ seeks to catalyze the reform of the Republican Party and its recommitment to truth, founding ideals, and decency or, if unsuccessful, lay the foundation for an alternative.”…
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Zreebs says
Speaking of QAnon, do they remain a force in the GOP? Or is there now mostly recognition among its previous believers that Q is or was a fraud? Is Q publishing new material? If so, what is he saying?
If anyone has any recent relevant information, please share.
bdog says
I think one recent claim is they are therorizing Trump will run for US COngress in 2022…Republicans will win back the house..he will be made Speaker of the House and then both Biden and Harris will be impeached and he will take over the presidency.
Scott P says
Trump has never shown interest in running for any office besides President.
jamesb says
He, he, he….
Bdog?
THAT IS REALLY stretching things even beyond the alternate universe
Zreebs says
Plus I assume Trump resides in Ted Deutch’s district- which I assume is safe Democratic
Scott P says
Looks like it is in Lois Frankel’s district. D+8.
However one doesn’t need to live in the district to represent it. Just in the state. I could see a MAGAt congressman in the panhandle or another red part of Florida sacrificing his seat to Trump.
Not that any of this would happen though. Trump will bever eun for an office besides the Presidency. Which he will likely do or threaten to-do until he’s dead or in prison.
Zreebs says
scot,
Republicans appear to value power more than anything else. I don’t know whether an incumbent Republican would give up their seat for Trump – unless they felt it was in their interest to do so – such as Trump threatening to run against them.
But you are right. Trump will never run for Congress, so the discussion is purely theoretical.
Democratic Socialist Dave says
Greene aggressively confronts Ocasio-Cortez, causing New York congresswoman to raise security concerns
By Marianna Sotomayor The Washington Post,
Updated May 12, 2021, 11:58 p.m.
WASHINGTON – Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene aggressively confronted Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday and falsely accused her of supporting “terrorists,” leading the New York congresswoman’s office to call on leadership to ensure that Congress remains “a safe, civil place for all Members and staff.”
Two Washington Post reporters witnessed Ocasio-Cortez of New York exit the House chamber late Wednesday afternoon ahead of Greene of Georgia, who shouted “Hey Alexandria” twice in an effort to get her attention. When Ocasio-Cortez did not stop walking, Greene picked up her pace and began shouting at her and asking why she supports antifa, a loosely knit group of far-left activists, and Black Lives Matter, falsely labeling them “terrorist” groups. Greene also shouted that Ocasio-Cortez was failing to defend her “radical socialist” beliefs by declining to publicly debate the freshman from Georgia.
“You don’t care about the American people,” Greene shouted. “Why do you support terrorists and antifa?”
Ocasio-Cortez did not stop to answer Greene, only turning around once and throwing her hands in the air in an exasperated motion. The two reporters were not close enough to hear what the New York congresswoman said, and her office declined to discuss her specific response.
“Representative Greene tried to begin an argument with Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez and when Rep. Ocasio-Cortez tried to walk away, Congresswoman Greene began screaming and called Rep. Ocasio-Cortez a terrorist sympathizer,” Ocasio-Cortez spokeswoman Lauren Hitt said in a statement. “We hope leadership and the Sergeant at Arms will take real steps to make Congress a safe, civil place for all Members and staff – especially as many offices are discussing reopening. One Member has already been forced to relocate her office due to Congresswoman Greene’s attacks.”
Before walking away, Greene said that the encounter was intended to hold Democrats accountable for their policy proposals.
“She’s a chicken, she doesn’t want to debate the Green New Deal,” she said to a small group of reporters and onlookers near the entrance to the chamber. “These members are cowards. They need to defend their legislation to the people. That’s pathetic.”…
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/05/12/nation/rep-greene-aggressively-confronts-rep-ocasio-cortez-causing-new-york-congresswoman-raise-security-concerns/
jamesb says
AOC has asked for a security detail….
My Name Is Jack says
Just another Republican hoodlum.
bdogwork says
AOC needs to go Boogie Down Bronx on Majorie Taylor Greene, get the Vaseline in Her hair and start swinging…
Democratic Socialist Dave says
Catfight! Catfight!Zreebs says
Cheney called out Fox News today! Wow!
jamesb says
Cheney says she will NOTb run for President….
She also says he should have NOT have voted for Trump….