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Kevin McCarthy ousted as speaker in Republican-led House

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Re: Kevin McCarthy ousted as speaker in Republican-led House

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Politics is a clown show for me period - both sides. I like the chaos. The government that governs best is the one that governs least - so I’m always rooting for shutdowns, gridlock, automatic spending cuts, etc.

I'm somewhat in agreeance. I don't want a government that's in such lockstop that everything passes.

Most of Europe happens to work just fine under that model.

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This is a small child's view of how things work.

Only a small child thinks one side is “good” and the other is “bad”

Yes but it is naive to put equal between the things. Lazy even. Do you know concepts like gradients or degrees?

Re: Kevin McCarthy ousted as speaker in Republican-led House

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Politics is a clown show for me period - both sides. I like the chaos. The government that governs best is the one that governs least - so I’m always rooting for shutdowns, gridlock, automatic spending cuts, etc.

Are you Ron Swanson?

No Ron Swanson was cool

Re: Kevin McCarthy ousted as speaker in Republican-led House

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With the Republicans in disarray and the Democrats fielding Joe Biden, it seems like a good time for a 3rd party candidate for the 2024 election. Possibly the most realistic context for an actual shot at a 3rd party presidency that I've ever seen.

US has two-party system. You can't have 3rd party with First-past-the-post and Electoral College.

Electoral college is not first past the post.

Re: Kevin McCarthy ousted as speaker in Republican-led House

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Welcome to the clown show. 15 ballots in January for this. Republicans need to get their house in order. Its embarrassing. Or, at least, it should be. First time in history the Speaker’s been ejected like this.

Politics is a clown show for me period - both sides. I like the chaos. The government that governs best is the one that governs least - so I’m always rooting for shutdowns, gridlock, automatic spending cuts, etc.

It’s a representative government, so in a way, we’re all clowns here.

Re: Kevin McCarthy ousted as speaker in Republican-led House

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Welcome to the clown show. 15 ballots in January for this. Republicans need to get their house in order. Its embarrassing. Or, at least, it should be. First time in history the Speaker’s been ejected like this.

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> The only solution is for Republicans to start working with Democrats across the isle and just ignore the clowns.

That was the reason given for his ousting.

Re: Kevin McCarthy ousted as speaker in Republican-led House

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It's my understanding that he didn't live up to his side of the bargain struck with Gaetz & Co. to become speaker, so Gaetz acted accordingly.

The notion that Gaetz is in any way a good guy here is a little bizarre. But he didn't live up the bargain he struck with the Democrats either.

I don't see where I implied that Gaetz is a good guy.

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This is a small child's view of how things work.

Only a small child thinks one side is “good” and the other is “bad”

Hitler: good or bad? Millions of dead Jews: good or bad?

Re: Kevin McCarthy ousted as speaker in Republican-led House

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Politics is a clown show for me period - both sides. I like the chaos. The government that governs best is the one that governs least - so I’m always rooting for shutdowns, gridlock, automatic spending cuts, etc.

It’s a representative government, so in a way, we’re all clowns here.

Only those who voted for the morons that can't keep a government actually running.

Re: Kevin McCarthy ousted as speaker in Republican-led House

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> The only solution is for Republicans to start working with Democrats across the isle and just ignore the clowns. That was the reason given for his ousting.

all Democrats voted against him, so he certainly didn't "work with the Democrats" by their measure.

basically he made friends with noone. the next speaker should be a little more careful

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