There is one constant to steady us when all else is in flux: Every time the House GOP majority tries to govern, it’s guaranteed to turn into a goat rodeo.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise speaks to members of the media following a meeting on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. But there is one eternal truth, one unwavering constant to steady us when all else is in flux: Every time the House Republican majority tries to govern, it’s guaranteed to turn into a goat rodeo.And so it happened again this week, as Republicans tried to elect a new speaker to replace Kevin McCarthy, whom they deposed in a coup the previous week.
journalists shouted, trying to ask McCarthy questions. “Mr. Speaker!” other journalists shouted a moment later, trying to ask McHenry questions. The confusion was all the greater because neither man was, actually, the speaker. Republicans didn’t have one of those.No sooner had that commotion quieted than a new one erupted while the Republican members were meeting: Authorities had just unsealed additional charges against Rep.
Finally, the day of disarray ended in farce: Santos, facing renewed calls for his expulsion from the House, delivered one more blow to Scalise. Because Scalise hadn’t reached out to the indicted liar, “I’m now declaring I’m anand come hell or high water I won’t change my mind,” he wrote. “We need a speaker that leads by including every single member of the team.
“They’re just venting,” said Rep. Tim Burchett , one of the eight. He said he wouldn’t budge on McCarthy and called the process to find a new speaker “like junior high school.” Another activist interrupted McCarthy’s impromptu news conference in the hallway to inform him that it was the birthday of Ashli Babbitt, the woman fatally shot inside the Capitol as she tried toon Jan. 6, 2021, and to demand the release of more security footage from the insurrection. “That’s another day, another question,” McCarthy said, asking reporters for a different question.
But Republicans won’t force Santos out, because they can’t afford to see their four-vote majority become a three-vote majority. So what if the congressman is charged with identity theft and credit-card fraud in addition to unemployment fraud and all the rest? Let he who is without a superseding indictment cast the first stone!
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