Infighting Is Funny

Florida GOP Cultist Group To DeSantis: Drop Out Now

The Florida Republican Assembly today resolved: WHEREAS, Governor Ron DeSantis was elected to serve the people of the State of Florida and to complete his four-year term, and WHEREAS, Governor Ron DeSantis has been using his position as Governor to campaign for the office of the President of the United States, taking him away from his official duties and responsibilities …

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Gaetz Accuses GOP Rep. Jason Smith Of Being Closeted

“Jason Smith says if my lips are moving, I’m lying. Well, you know what? If Jason Smith is breathing, he is living a lie. There might not be another member of Congress who lives a lie every day more than Jason Smith. “And Jason Smith knows exactly what I’m talking about. And by the way, so does almost every member …

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GOP Rep: Speaker Chaos Is Like Herding Cats On Meth

“It’s embarrassing and it needs to end now. I’ve said for a long time I don’t want to sit in a room in the basement of the U.S. Capitol and talk about our feelings. I was speaker of the Nebraska unicameral legislature, which, by the way, is officially nonpartisan. It’s like herding cats on methamphetamine. And when I got to …

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Emmer Drops Out Of Speaker Race After Trump Attack

The Hill reports: House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) dropped out of the Speaker’s race on Tuesday, just hours after the conference nominated the Minnesota Republican for the top job, according to a source familiar. Emmer withdrew his name from the running after a contingent of Republicans made clear they would not back him on the House floor, making it …

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DeSantis Suggests Trump Is In Cognitive Decline

“What Donald Trump does now, he is wedded to the teleprompter. He can’t get off that teleprompter, any time he does, he says things like ‘Don’t vote.’ He’s telling people not to vote like we have all the votes we need. Really? “Wait a minute, you lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton in 2016. You don’t have all the …

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Groundhog Day: 26 GOPers Oppose Emmer As Speaker

Reuters reports: U.S. House of Representatives Republicans on Tuesday chose Tom Emmer as their nominee for speaker, but struggled to line up enough votes to guarantee he could win the job and fill a leadership vacuum that has paralyzed the chamber for three weeks. Emmer, who currently serves as the No. 3 Republican in the House, won the nomination by …

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Shapiro: GOP Keeps “Kicking Themselves In The Nuts”

“The first rule of politics is this — never run directly into a tree while kicking yourself repeatedly in the nuts. Republicans in Congress seem to have forgotten this rule. “Two weeks ago, Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida, along with limelight-seeking compatriots like Representative Nancy Mace, decided it was time to get rid of Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy. …

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Gingrich Calls For Female Speaker “Given The Level Of Rowdiness And Juvenile Behavior” Among GOP Males

“Frankly, I wish — listen, I’ve talked about this — I wish they had a woman candidate out of all the candidates they’ve got running. Somebody like Elise Stefanik or Beth Van Duyne, who had been a mayor of a city before becoming a congresswoman. I think in some ways, given the level of rowdiness and the level of juvenile …

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GOP Rep Sends Scathing Letter To “Chaos” Contingent

“Dear Wayward Colleague, Your letter of October 20, in which you graciously offer to martyr yourselves as long as you can get your way, is perhaps the most selfless act in American history. We truly don’t deserve you. Your sacrifice is not in vain. You have succeeded in replacing the outdated concept of majority rule with an exciting new standard …

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NYT: How Team DeSantis Lost The Twitter Meme War

The New York Times reports: In early May, as Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida prepared to run for president, about a dozen right-wing social media influencers gathered at his pollster’s home for cocktails and a poolside buffet. The guests all had large followings or successful podcasts and were already fans of the governor. But Mr. DeSantis’s team wanted to turn …

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Matt Gaetz Rages That “The Swamp Knifed” Jim Jordan

The Daily Beast reports: Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) isn’t happy about the way the Capitol Hill chaos he orchestrated is developing. Seventeen days after he and seven other hardliners voted to boot Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from the speakership, Gaetz’s preferred replacement, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), got the same treatment as scores of Republicans voted secretly to kick him off …

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Jordan Loses Third Round, 25 GOP Votes Against Him

The Washington Post reports: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has lost a third vote for House speaker. Speaking at a news conference, Jordan said that he hopes to be elected Friday, despite falling short of the majority of votes needed in the full chamber Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday, he offered to pause his campaign and support temporarily expanding the powers …

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Mace Mocks “No Balls” GOP Rep For Blocking Her

The Washington Examiner reports: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) was slammed on Thursday night by a fellow Carolina Republican as the House remains speakerless with no signs pointing to that changing anytime soon. “We should not go home until we have a Speaker,” Mace posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. Less than an hour later, Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) responded. …

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Bannon: GOP Is Making Jordan Into “Mail-Order Bride”

“With half of those weasels and snakes and pencil necks up there and gutless cowards, what they’re trying to do, brother Jordan, in making you the speaker designee and waiting until January, is to audition you. It’s like a mail-order bride back in, I don’t know, back in the 1870s or something, out West. And they’re gonna put McHenry as …

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No Third Speaker Vote Today As Jordan Backs Call To Empower GOP Temporary Speaker Patrick McHenry

The Washington Post reports: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will not seek an additional speaker vote Thursday, allowing the chamber instead an opportunity to give Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), the temporary speaker, additional powers, according to multiple people who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the plan. After two rounds of votes, a group of Republicans had made clear …

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Gingrich: Empower Patrick McHenry With Speaker Role

“The second effort to replace Speaker Kevin McCarthy just ended in failure. The level of chaos and self-inflicted damage caused by the eight traitorous Republicans who worked with Democrats to sabotage their own party continues. “They claim to be Republicans but have consistently proved they are anarchists. They took the first historic step of vacating the speaker’s chair without having …

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Kirk: House GOP Is “Total Disaster, Bloviating, Bluster”

“The speaker of the House, this is a total disaster. I’m getting intel, Jordan is getting blocked, the moderates are holding the line and they say the pressure campaign doesn’t work, it is a complete mess right now. There is no spin, there is no BS, I’m not going to sugarcoat it, we might not get a speaker. “And you …

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Huckabee: House GOP Is An “Embarrassing Disaster”

“This has gone on way too long. There are crises across the world and it’s been, frankly, a disaster for Republicans in general. It’s just a bad look. And I think it’s time for Republicans to do what Democrats are so good at — circle the wagons. “If they have disagreements, do it behind the scenes. But don’t take it …

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DeSantis: Trump’s In Mental Decline, Hates Netanyahu

“I think we have the Donald Trump on the teleprompter reading what’s on there and we have the Donald Trump when he gets off that teleprompter – that’s the real Donald Trump. “He attacked Bibi after his country suffered its worst attack in its history. He did that because Bibi congratulated Biden in November. That’s why he did that. He …

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Trump Accuses DeSantis Of Wearing “Hidden Heels”

Mediaite reports: Former President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Monday to make the argument that his Republican primary rival Ron DeSantis wears heels. Amid a slew of posts about the conflict in Israel, the Chinese Communist Party, and his legal troubles on Monday, Trump posted three screenshots from DeSantis’ September appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher, with …

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