Ex-RNC Chair Makes Stark Prediction About Rep. MTG

[ProudMNDemocrat]

As I opined a few days ago, MTG has Kevin McCarthy's balls in the palm of her swarmy hands and will squeeze as tightly as she can to get the most out of him this next Congressional session. Looks like I was not the only one to think that way. Ex-RNC Chairman Michael Steele backs me up.

Source: Huff Post

Michael Steele warned about what could come next from the far-right Georgia Republican.

Michael Steele, a former chair of the Republican National Committee, warned Friday that extremist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) will essentially be the next speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in all but name.

The conspiracy theory-peddling Greene and other far-right GOP lawmakers will hold enormous sway over House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) should he be elected the chamber’s next speaker in January, Steele said on a broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”

Greene “will be the most powerful speaker of the House because she will have the opportunity to control what comes out of Kevin’s mouth around the things that matter to that small cadre,” he predicted.

Read more at...[link:https://www.huffpost.com/entry/michael-steele-marjorie-taylor-greene_n_638af8dfe4b0411f9e78d49c|

Buckle your seat belts. It's going to be a bumpy ride.

[2naSalit]

1. The more clearly...

That scenario looks real to moderate Rs, the more there will be of them, especially newly elected, who might be willing to defect to vote for a very different choice. With a few defections, someone of the Democrats' choosing could end up being Speaker.

[Bluethroughu]

2. Maybe the House Dems should push the moderate Republicans to

Support Adam Kinszinger for Speaker of the House. He was willing to to take the traitors in his party to task, over his CAREER.

[Trenzalore]

3. Outside the red enclaves

MTG is as popular as herpes. Let them make her the face of the party.

[RussBLib]

4. gonna be a real clown show

maybe more Americans will finally realize the assholes and losers have captured the GOP, but with FOX "News" cheerleading the idiots, who knows?

[DENVERPOPS]

21. I think we have our own problems

with Dino's Senema? and Munchkin? in the Senate voting continuously with the Repubs destroying our 50-50 advantage....

[Wounded Bear]

5. Always figured McCarthy wasn't strong enough to be speaker...

He has the desire, I don't see that he has the ruthless skill for it. He'll be another Ryan.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

7. Speaker Pelosi has more cajones than Ryan, Boehner, and McCarthy put together.

[CCExile]

14. So she has one?

[gopiscrap]

19. totally agree

[dalton99a]

6. 2020 cartoon:

[peppertree]

17. The Shrieker of the House

[ProudMNDemocrat]

22. Excellent retort.

[peppertree]

26. Why, thank you.

Not mine, sad to say - but I do hope sticks to her like a wet Klan sheet.

[flying_wahini]

8. GOP implodes after going the wrong way, again.

Hopefully this will be the last major election where the GOP wins ANY elections.
I know, optimistic of me.

[rubbersole]

12. If voting was by mail everywhere...

repubs would be in the dustbin of history.

[NQAS]

9. I get it

But my question is, is there anything the dems can do to marginalize her? I’m guessing not but I’m still wondering.

[docgee]

10. Maybe Michael Steele reads DU. n/t

[NullTuples]

11. Is it possible this will induce the GOP to jump the shark?

Old school leaders like McConnell have been quietly supportive of his party's agents of chaos, but also strongly protective of his own style of facade of legitimacy. Is it possible that a GOP House - that likely cannot accomplish anything but obstruction anyway - is going to go too far and end up like Trump's pal Ye?

[Javaman]

13. She's the new Joseph McCarthy

He eventually spiraled into self immolation.

She will too, but not before destroying some people’s lives.

She’s a sociopath

[peppertree]

16. Kevin wanted to be the next McCarthy too

But he couldn't cut the mustard.

[flying_wahini]

15. If McCarthy had any kind of spine he would bench MTG. It's the only way the GOP could

Climb out of the TFG abyss. Thankfully he’s not that bright.

[republianmushroom]

18. LIKE

Don't think Ms Nancy left very much to squeeze .

[TeamProg]

20. Ouch, NO WONDER he looks SO UNCOMFORTABLE in recent pictures! n/t

[yankee87]

23. From Pelosi to that

Going from the most powerful Speaker to the most bumbling Speaker. Reminds me of going from President Obama to the Orange Buffoon. How did the republicans go this low?

[dchill]

25. This is who they are. It's what they want us all to want.

[Danascot]

24. The House of Horrors

Season 1 streaming starting on January 3