Steven BeschlossJan 5, 2023
There’s been a lot of talk about popcorn and the hilarity of Kevin McCarthy’s humiliation. Honestly, I find all the chaos and nihilism and ignoring of the responsibility to govern just plain sad.
Show threadMartin NuttyJan 6, 2023

@StevenBeschloss

While the past few days have yet again revealed a #GOP incapable of governance, the big question for #Democrats and #HakeemJeffries is how or whether they should help?

The truism which dictates not taking the gun away when your opponent is shooting him/herself in the foot usually applies. However, is their an opportunity for the Dems here?

#KevinMcCarthy is not close to considering a deal in exchange for Dems support. That might change in a week

#USPolitics

Show threadKatherine GarrahanJan 6, 2023
@mnutty @StevenBeschloss A worrisome problem in waiting a week is that during the week he can make deals with the 20, and then the fringe ends up with outsized control over Congress. The current situation may be the majority party''s mess, but how it resolves impacts us all.
Show threadMartin NuttyJan 6, 2023

@kgarrahan @StevenBeschloss No doubt that is certainly a possible outcome. #KevinMcCarthy has been resisting capitulating to the crazies for months now. Should he give in, he’ll never be done with them. His fear has to be, party members shifting and coalescing around another candidate. Not much evidence of that yet. The situation is both embarrassing and volatile

#Speaker #USPolitics

Show threadKatherine Garrahan
@mnutty @StevenBeschloss so now, as you well put it, he'll never be done with them.
Jan 7, 2023 at 1:59pmWeb
Show threadMartin NuttyJan 7, 2023

@kgarrahan @StevenBeschloss

Yeah. I hear #KevinMcCarthy has agreed to putting cuts to Social Security and Medicaid on the table for the next budget. The Freedom Caucus guys want to grab the 3rd rail with both hands. They have to keep their libertarian backers happy

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