The latest: Pelosi says Democrats won't make a deal to elect McCarthy

[speak easy]

Source: Washington Post

Former House speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told reporters there's no chance that Democrats will strike a deal to provide the votes to elect GOP leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as speaker.

"You're missing the whole point," she said. It's Democrats' responsibility to find common ground with Republicans on policy and even on House rules such as the motion to vacate, she said, "but they have to select their leader first."

Pelosi also called the deadlock over electing a speaker "unfortunate" because it distracts from the $35 price cap on insulin passed last year as part of Democrats' climate package, which takes effect this month.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/05/house-speaker-vote-live-updates-kevin-mccarthy/#link-OYTCDG7QK5A6NLYLYS36CDRQGE

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The Republican deadlock 'distracts from the $35 price cap on insulin'. The Queen of Shade.

[SheltieLover]

1. Outstanding! In essence, she's telling them to behave like adult professionals.

[onetexan]

24. THIS!!☝️

[SheltieLover]

29. But they don't know how to do that..

"Service" to them means stuffing their pockets with our $ & creating chaos for pootin.

[onetexan]

33. yes, we all know the idiot RWers don't know how to govern so they sow chaos

[SheltieLover]

38. Busy doing pootin's work.

[in2herbs]

2. That assurance by Pelosi will keep my bp low for the time being. Yeah Pelosi! nt

[The Unmitigated Gall]

3. Glad she got to be the one to say it...

After that Floriduh fuckface yesterday.

[Raven123]

4. Still leading

[SunSeeker]

35. If you're a true leader, and she is, you don't need a title. nt

[ck4829]

5. "We're not going to save Republicans, not this time"

[wryter2000]

6. She lead the Dems before

She can do it now.

I think it might be a good idea to unite with some R's on someone else...for important concessions. To begin:

The person must be a moderate
No killing bills by not bringing them up for a vote
Raise the debt limit

The insurrectionists win in defeating McCarthy, but that's likely to happen, anyway. But imagine the howls when the debt limit gets raised without any real problem.

Of course, the logical thing is 6 or more R's voting for Jeffries, but that's not going to happen.

It's been fun watching them implode, but at some point, we're going to need a working House of Representatives.

[csziggy]

10. I think I'd rather have a non-functioning House than one run by the Qs

The RepuQs would try to take this country back a hundred years or more. Of course that wouldn't make it past the Senate, so effectively it would be a non-functioning Congress anyway.

Since teh RepuQs do not believe that government can or should work, this display shows the country how completely incompetent their party is.

[wryter2000]

27. The display has been amazing

We must have a House of Representatives. As things are now, no business at all can be done.

[Hekate]

17. #1 there are no moderate Republicans left #2 they lie

So, not just no but hell no

[SunSeeker]

36. Yup. Thanks to Republican gerrymandering.

The safe R districts assure the most radical right winger wins the primary.

[SheltieLover]

30. But they cannot be trusted

[bluevoter4life]

31. What about convincing 6 moderates...

To simply vote present and get Jeffries in there?

Dems win because Jeffries, the moderates win since it gives the political cover.

[peppertree]

8. Right on, Madam Speaker.

Let'em elect Jenny, if they want a McCarthy.

She'd be a lot more entertaining, all in all an improvement - and much easier on the eyes.

[orleans]

14. (who is jenny?) nt

[peppertree]

16. ···

[dchill]

23. Plus, she's an anti-vaxxer and conspiracy theorist!

Win, win!

[peppertree]

34. And purdy!

Unlike Kevin the Klown.

[Pluvious]

9. Best reply to George Conway's joke question...

LMAO

Link to tweet

[OnlinePoker]

11. Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake - Napoleon Bonaparte n/t

[DonCoquixote]

19. THIS

I could not have said it better

[NH Ethylene]

37. "Please proceed"

In the words of the great Barrack Obama.

[patphil]

12. Kevin McCarthy isn't worth saving.

No matter what he promises to get Democratic support, you can bet he will renege on it the moment he gavels down the start of the new House session.
And, of course, he has already told us about all the shit he is going to spread around as leader. So, what's to save?
Absolutely nothing!

[grantcart]

28. Perhaps McCarthy is regretting his hilarious joke about smashing

Pelosi in the head with the gavel.

[dai13sy]

13. My Hero

Count on Nancy to bring brightness into the long, dark tunnel of the Republican party where they all scurry before her strength and intelligence. Okay, okay - I am a big fan and she is the gold-standard

[BumRushDaShow]

15. And the

has been thrown!

[Hekate]

18. Nancy Pelosi rocks

[Major Nikon]

20. Here's what I don't understand

Why don't the Democrats work on a deal with the most progressive (or least Nazi) members in the House to elect someone less unfavorable?

So let's say this plan doesn't work and simply the threat of it forces a vote to finally elect McCarthy. It still can be chalked up to a win for the Democrats and a massive loss for the nutbag wing of the RQP.

[durablend]

21. Ain't happening.

Why don't the Democrats work on a deal with the most progressive (or least Nazi) members in the House to elect someone less unfavorable?

Because there are none. They've (R) already said they have more in common with the bomb throwers than anyone on the "other side"

[Major Nikon]

25. I can't believe out of 222 members none are better than McCarthy

The reality is McCarthy is one of the worst. Throwing a dart at a chart of Republicans would produce a better candidate. It doesn't even have to be a member of Congress. Pick a moderate Republican that 6 of them would vote for is all they need.

[dchill]

22. "You're missing the whole point," she said.

They're reporters. It's what they do!

[MontanaMama]

26. JFC. Ain't that the truth.

They're mostly embarrassing, aren't they?

[Aussie105]

32. Straight from the 'I don't care, not my problem' playbook!

Both Nancy and Joe are on the same page on this.

Not a Dem problem, sort yourselves out you 'R' people, you wanted this!

Much smirking and the eating of popcorn by 'D' people at the moment.

[Sogo]

39. Thank you, Nancy, for making things crystal clear!

Before I read this, I was of the opinion the Dems should step into the fray by proposing a solution. Now I see how that would be a mistake. They must choose their own leader.

[twodogsbarking]

40. I think she flipped them off. Again.