Trojan Duck
@BlackAzizAnansi I'm still waiting to see if there is anyone in their caucus who can get 218 votes. Doesn't look like it will be McCarthy. Not entirely inconceivable that a few saner members of the GOP split off to caucus with the Dems and a compromise speaker is selected. There has been a wee bit of scuttlebutt along those lines.
Dec 21, 2022 at 2:05amWeb
Show threadToxteth O'GradyDec 21, 2022
@todwest @BlackAzizAnansi The name "Liz Cheney" keeps coming up, in that regard...
Show threadAuntie DenierDec 22, 2022
@todwest @BlackAzizAnansi @toxtethogrady Her term ends in January, sadly.
Show threadTrojan DuckDec 22, 2022
@cordeliane @BlackAzizAnansi @toxtethogrady you don't need to be an elected member of the house to be elected speaker.
Show threadToxteth O'GradyDec 22, 2022
@todwest @cordeliane @BlackAzizAnansi And that's what those floating her as a compromise alternative are banking on. But I sense the Republican backup plan is Steve Scalise...
https://www.fox8live.com/2022/11/12/questions-about-mccarthy-speakership-fuels-speculation-about-scalise/
Questions about a McCarthy speakership fuel speculation about Scalise

Pundits speculate that GOP Whip Steve Scalise could be suggested for House Speaker as some Republicans criticize Kevin McCarthy over a lack of a "red wave" following Tuesday's election.

FOX 8 Local First
Show threadTrojan DuckDec 22, 2022
@toxtethogrady @cordeliane @BlackAzizAnansi I think they will probably find a detent, but it probably won't last long. We could see several different people wielding the gavel between now and Jan 2025.
Show threadToxteth O'GradyDec 22, 2022
@todwest @cordeliane @BlackAzizAnansi I don't think anyone will be able to corral 218 votes for long. However, if Cheney rounds up the votes, there will always be 5 Republicans willing to side with the Democrats and keep her there. Bonus is she will resist all efforts to shut down the government...
Show threadTrojan DuckDec 22, 2022
@toxtethogrady @cordeliane @BlackAzizAnansi I agree that it's entirely possible that the GOP is outmaneuvered on this vote. Probably a 1-in-4 chance. Still unlikely, but it could definitely happen.
Show threadToxteth O'GradyDec 22, 2022
@todwest @cordeliane @BlackAzizAnansi Scalise it is. Till they sour on him, too...
Show threadAuntie DenierDec 24, 2022
@todwest @BlackAzizAnansi @toxtethogrady Oh thanks—didn’t know this was possible! I’d heard this said about Trump but thought it might be shenanigans…
Show threadToxteth O'GradyDec 24, 2022
@cordeliane @todwest @BlackAzizAnansi It was a wet dream of the QAnon types that never materialized...
Show threadCaleb BrownDec 21, 2022

@todwest @BlackAzizAnansi

Usually it would be silly to think that the GOP could fumble something as straightforward as electing a Speaker. But the lunatics have prevented other things that should have been easy wins for the less insane GOP. Not impossible they mess this up.

Show threaddr 🛠️🛰️📡🎧Dec 21, 2022
@todwest @BlackAzizAnansi This would be amazing and hilarious. Unless they leave out the Squad. I really don't want to a "centrist"/"moderate" narrative to both-sides us right now.
Show threadpmacDec 21, 2022
@todwest @BlackAzizAnansi That will be interesting. As much as I despise the GOP, they have been good at keeing their House members in lock step.