Another Republican resigning from the House

[Nevilledog]

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/03/22/congress/gallagher-leaving-early-00148586

Speaker Mike Johnson is about to drop to a one-vote majority, as retiring Rep. Mike Gallagher has decided he will exit the House as soon as next month, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.

The Wisconsin Republican announced earlier this year that he would not seek reelection, which came on the heels of receiving blowback for voting against impeaching Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. His allies, however, say he was long jaded by the antics of the House following the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Gallagher’s office did not immediately return a request for comment.

The timing couldn’t be worse for Johnson, who is now potentially facing a vote on his ouster in the coming weeks. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) filed the so-called motion to vacate on Friday, over Johnson working with Democrats to pass a massive spending bill, but it’s unclear when she’ll try to force the vote on the floor.

It also further fuels conference concerns over its trajectory headed into the November election. Fewer mainstream Republicans like Gallagher means a larger share of GOP hardliners are more empowered to take on their own party.

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[bluesbassman]

1. Still waiting for the "REPUBLICANS IN DISARRAY" headlines blaring on the MSM.

Not holding my breath though.

[orthoclad]

5. From the plutocrat media?

Good joke.

[Beetwasher.]

2. Holy Shit

This is getting good. What are the odds Dems can take control? One more retirement or a health issue…wow!

[Mz Pip]

18. Buck implied

there would be more.

[onecaliberal]

47. Buck said there were 3 more.

[Johnny2X2X]

3. Do what the GOP would do

Bribe 3 Republicans to flip parties. Whatever it takes, cold hard cash, important positions. Get it down.

[lees1975]

25. Why not?

Worth a try. There's no integrity in the GOP.

[quakerboy]

39. Wont work

The ones dirty enough to be bribed but honest enough to stay bribed.. are already bribed.

The true MAGA are not sane enough to be bribable for more than 15 minutes. Hard to remember who you owe when you are foaming at the mouth.

And the rest are like Clarence. They know they can parlay a bribe offer into even better bribes from their side, and they are well familiar with the IOKIYAAR phenomena prevalent in law enforcement, media and ethics, which means its safer to stick with the corrupt they know.

[brooklynite]

4. Additionally, Dems will fill a vacancy in an upstate New York district.

[lindysalsagal]

6. "Honey, I Shrunk The House."

Hard to imagine a political party so disgustingly dysfunctional. Pathetic.

[oldsoftie]

12. HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!

[calimary]

15. EXCELLENT!!!

[MOMFUDSKI]

7. The party is

BWOKE

[Traildogbob]

27. 👏👏👏

[BComplex]

41. Hahaha! Good one! Rather be WOKE than BWOKE!

[nuxvomica]

8. I called it!

Back on March 13.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=3208372

[EleanorR]

9. Didn't Buck say 3 more would follow his resignation?

And do we have date yet for when he'll step down?

Link to tweet

[Cha]

19. Whoa.. TY!

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

21. Today was his last day

[EleanorR]

26. Thank you

Excellent news.

[tanyev]

36. Noice.

That’s some ice cold revenge, right there.

[eShirl]

10. cut a deal with a house republican to switch parties

c'mon

[Biophilic]

11. Every thing trump touchs dies.

[oldsoftie]

13. Way to go Matt Gaetz!! YOU own this because YOU created it!! Billboard head.

[Cha]

20. TY.. how did Gaetz go about it?

[oldsoftie]

24. He's the architect of the "one vote to vacate"

This is his shitshow

[Cha]

28. Oh yeah.. TY!

Oh yes.. the Shi Show continues.

[liberalla]

14. Yay!

Awww... poor Mike...

NOT

[HandmaidsTaleUntold]

16. MTG Tanks Her Party

She’s just an attention seeking troll. A product of social media.

[SergeStorms]

22. What she's done.....

is guarantee that nothing will get done in the House until the idiot republiCANTs get around to electing a new Speaker.
No aid to Ukraine or Israel, no border protection package, nothing until these morons (I know, I'm giving morons a bad name there) decide on a new Speaker. Look how long it took to settle on Johnson. It'll take twice as long this time.
I'm sure Empty G did this under orders from Trump or someone close to him.

Stall, stall, stall. It works for Trump's legal cases, It'll work in this do-nothing republican led House. And they'll blame Democrats because they're assholes.

[hadEnuf]

32. She wants the speaker to vacate for working out a budget to run the country?

When are people going to wake up to the fact that her and her ilk are trying to paralyze the country?

The terrorists need to be beaten down!

[underpants]

29. QAnon

That’s where she started as a QAnon “influencer”

[HandmaidsTaleUntold]

38. She's Protected By Satan

Like in The Exorcist or The Omen. Any and all unstable vigilantes who wanted to save the world by taking her out met their untimely demise by evil protecting is golden baby lol.

[NanaCat]

48. Satan isn't necessary for evil to exist in the world

In the grand design, how can Satan be any worse than YHWH? Guess which one has a body count of ten, and which one has killed millions?

I'd wait for you to realize which is which, but it's easier to supply the answer here:

https://dwindlinginunbelief.blogspot.com/2010/04/drunk-with-blood-gods-killings-in-bible.html

[mountain grammy]

17. Dreaming of Hakeem Jefferies sitting in the Speaker's chair.

to all republicans: do the most patriotic thing.. RESIGN!

[PortTack]

23. I think it's more than just a dream!!

[Emile]

30. Be hilarious if they lose their majority this Spring.

[StarryNite]

31. Any of them with any sense will jump ship before it sinks.

[murielm99]

33. Hee hee hee hee ha ha

[AllaN01Bear]

34. where can i find a really long needle to poke myself. lol?

[NanaCat]

49. Now, now

Don't hurt yourself. Use that needle on a good voodoo doll of a GQPer. It may not do anything, but it would be much more amusing.

[NanaCat]

50. Here's one to try

[Haggard Celine]

35. I would really like to be behind the scenes

in the House right now. I hope somebody spills the beans, because whatever is causing these reps to leave so soon needs to be known.

[ChazInAz]

51. I can't help but think

That backstage in the House must be like some middle school melodrama, with juvenile cliquishness, infighting and backstabbing.

[Ruby the Liberal]

37. Got all excited for a minute hoping it was my (R-MAGA)

Great news on the thinning majority. Hopefully mine is heading for the hills soon loo.

[SouthernDem4ever]

40. Are they moving out his furniture ?

[UTUSN]

42. Tha prob is: Quitters let the a-holes win

[DFW]

43. One or two more quitters, and the next vote makes Jeffries Speaker.

At this point, Johnson would probably be relieved to have it happen.

[Hekate]

52. It just occurred to me that the only way left to stop the evil effers is to take away their majority. Period.

The last remaining sane Republicans in the House are living under daily threats in this Hell — because that’s how MAGAts roll.

It may well have occurred to them, as it just has to me, that the only thing left for them to do is refuse MAGA the majority. If they were to change parties while in office, a favorite fantasy here, the vengeance from MAGA-world would be swift and brutal on them and their families.

I therefore find the timing viv a vis new elections in their respective districts particularly interesting.

[thenelm1]

44. The rats know the ship is sinking and are fleeing as fast as they can. n/t

[Joinfortmill]

45. Sweet

[sheshe2]

46. Domino effect?