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2023 House Speaker

Could McCarthy get his Speaker spot back?

October 9, 2023 By jamesb

Reports are that Rep’s Jordan and Scalise do NOT have enough votes to nail the Speaker spot….. Herd appears to be a nonstarter….. Could Republicans bring McCarthy back with Democrats after all to give Gaetz and the WingNuts the finger? McCarthy…… Look, the conference … [Read more...] about Could McCarthy get his Speaker spot back?

Filed Under: Entertainment, Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: 2023 House Speaker, Congress, Government, House Republican RightWingNuts, Law, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Ca), Republicans

GOPer McCarthy easily wins party vote for Speaker*…

November 15, 2022 By jamesb

So much for all thehand wringing and  media 'noise'.... House Republicans nominated Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) to be Speaker in a closed-door conference meeting on Tuesday after he faced a last-minute protest challenge from Rep. Andy Biggs (Ariz.), a former … [Read more...] about GOPer McCarthy easily wins party vote for Speaker*…

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: 2023 House Speaker, Rep McCarthy (R-Ca), Republicans

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