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The Combative Insurrectionists Have Overplayed Their Hand Another Congressman has condemned Jordan's bullying tactics and voted against him because of them. This statement encapsulates the growing body of anti-Jordan sentiment that is contributing to his demise...

The Republicans Have a Plan. What Could Go Wrong? https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/oct/19/house-plans-third-vote-jim-jordan-while-democrats-/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow

And a few minutes after that, Jordan announces he's still running for speaker and wants a third round of voting, probably today. That's a good thing, I thing. It gives House Republicans the opportunity to put Jordan's speaker campaign out of its misery.

It took about 10 minutes to find out. This was not a nuanced rules decision but the effect is the same. The House remains stuck. https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2023/10/19/congress/empower-mchenry-dead-00122543

I'm no House rules expert, but I'm not sure this could be done even if Democrats and Republicans wanted to do it. Under current rules, the power of the speaker pro tempore are strictly limited to calling the House into and out of session for the sole purpose of conducting votes for speaker. The...

Trump Gains Another Flipper As described in the posts above, Sidney Powell has pleaded guilty in the GA RICO case, and she has agreed to flip on Trump and other co-defendants named in this case. Trump critics are "Kraken up."

Sidney Powell is an unindicted co conspirator in the Jan 6 case Jack Smith is prosecuting. My guess is Smith is going to focus squarely on Trump's trial until the trial begins, and possibly until the trial ends. Then he will indict the co-conspirators. Powell my very well go to prison, but Trump...

Another Good Quote "“We should just have a lottery. If you lose, you have to be speaker.” Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA)

Is This True? I'm not suggesting this means anything important, but I am curious. I'm asking here because I'm not on Truth Social but I've seen reports that made me curious. 1. Is it true that Joe Biden opened an account on Truth Social? 2. Is it true that Biden has more people following him...

The budget bill they recently passed was only good for 45 days. I think some in the Republican party believe a government shutdown is a good thing and they will do everything they can to delay the election of a speaker toward that end. Extremists duped McCarthy into giving them the power to...

Republicans Threatening Other Republicans With Death Now I'm seeing reports from Republican House members of death threats they received from supporters of Jim Jordan because they did not vote for Jordan for speaker. Example Here Can you think of a more effective party building strategy? Vote...

Judge McAfee Clearing the Way For Trump's Trial With the speedy GA RICO trials requested by Cheseboro and Powell rapidly approaching, Judge McAfee is ruling on a good number of motions regarding this case. When co-defendant Trump's trial date approaches, he is likely to make several of the same...

Bravo!!! https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4263396-election-interference-2016-social-media-influencer-sentenced-prison/

Speaker, Schmeaker. Who Need One Anyway? I Do, And I Mean It. So now we hear Jim Jordan -- having lost two votes, and having lost the second vote worse than the first, and having virtually no chance of being elected as speaker in the third round -- thinks it best to have no votes on Wednesday...

Trump's Legal Spending is Not Paying Off Since Nov., 2020, Trump has lost 94.03% of the court cases and/or motions involving him (8 wins, 134 losses). Per the Associated Press, "Trump’s Save America political action committee has paid nearly $37 million to more than 60 law firms and individual...

Jordan Loses Again Ballot two is complete. Twenty two House Republicans voted against Jordan this time. That's two more than voted against him on the first ballot. No one knows what's next. Everyone knows House Republicans can't govern.

The analysis below says the same thing I'm saying above, but with more authority. I'm not the scholar this writer is. "For decades, party loyalty and discipline have been on the decline among both Republicans and Democrats, as changes in campaign finance law and the proliferation of new forms...

Backfire "Jim Jordan’s allies attempted to badger House Republicans into making him speaker. Those tactics backfired on Tuesday, and could soon doom his speakership push outright." https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/17/conservative-pressure-jordan-speaker-bid-00122089

It is more serious than that and it's not just about the collapse of leadership in the House Republican caucus. The Republican party is locked into a downward spiral of dysfunction. Like a patient fighting a losing battle with cancer, internal factionalism is killing the Republican Party. It's...

Sadly, it does not matter what the truth is. People are choosing to believe what they wish to believe about this. And the beliefs are highly consequential. Decades of simmering rage are coming to the surface as this war proceeds; not just locally but through the entire Mideast and beyond.