Kevin McCarthy removed as US House speaker

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Re: Kevin McCarthy removed as US House speaker

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In other words, the clown show isn't over, they're just setting up the three rings for another go round.
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Re: Kevin McCarthy removed as US House speaker

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Broomstick wrote: 2023-10-28 08:04am In other words, the clown show isn't over, they're just setting up the three rings for another go round.
And if they do get rid of Santos, that's going to leave them without the majority quorum they need for anything.

I still hope they DO get rid of Santos, but we'll see if "We need him" is stronger than "He's trouble".
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