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At the end of the day McCarthy chose to do the right thing by keeping the government open and doing a bipartisan bill with the Democrats. The reality of it is

At the end of the day McCarthy chose to do the right thing by keeping the government open and doing a bipartisan bill with the Democrats. The reality of it is that parties are not in the United States Constitution, and our enshrinement of them is becoming an increasing problem. So let’s set the record straight, it was not Republicans that provided 95% of the votes to punish McCarthy. It was democrats. And when they’re looking at President Trump‘s second term in January 2025, this will be on them. There was a moment to showcase good government and defy extremists, and they chose what was electorally better for them but worse for the country. like they did the same when they started giving money to the most insane MAGA clowns, because they would be easier to beat in a general election. When the government is shut down because moderates were purged by the companies and parties reveal their moral and ideological corruption like this it plays into populist hands. The parties are cancer on America. They will kill the democracy.

tremon 3y ago
The parties are cancer on America. They will kill the democracy. What is your proposed alternative? (also: I think the analogy is flawed. The cancer on America would be the media and other moneyed influence. The democracy has been brain-dead for two decades already, and the parties are the only thing keeping it on artificial life support. Pulling the plug will not magically make the patient better)
ball_of_lint 3y ago
Why should a Democrat with wildly different ideology support McCarthy for speaker, especially in light of his bad faith such as raising a spurious impeachment inquiry against Biden? Why should they believe that voting for a speaker opposed to what they believe is best for the country is best for the country? This is a failure of government and unity within the Republican party. If there is some moderate that could form a coalition between the parties, great. Wonderful. Let them be speaker. But no Republican has tried (or at least, no one has gotten even a single vote across party lines). This clown show does not enhance the image of the Republican party, instead lessening it. It only heightens the image of the ultra-conservative because their base is not rational and doesn't recognize that any result will be touted as a win.

tremon 3y ago

The parties are cancer on America. They will kill the democracy. What is your proposed alternative? (also: I think the analogy is flawed. The cancer on America would be the media and other moneyed influence. The democracy has been brain-dead for two decades already, and the parties are the only thing keeping it on artificial life support. Pulling the plug will not magically make the patient better)

ball_of_lint 3y ago

Why should a Democrat with wildly different ideology support McCarthy for speaker, especially in light of his bad faith such as raising a spurious impeachment inquiry against Biden? Why should they believe that voting for a speaker opposed to what they believe is best for the country is best for the country? This is a failure of government and unity within the Republican party. If there is some moderate that could form a coalition between the parties, great. Wonderful. Let them be speaker. But no Republican has tried (or at least, no one has gotten even a single vote across party lines). This clown show does not enhance the image of the Republican party, instead lessening it. It only heightens the image of the ultra-conservative because their base is not rational and doesn't recognize that any result will be touted as a win.