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https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/03/22/congress/gallagher-leaving-early-00148586Speaker 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.
Gallaghers office did not immediately return a request for comment.
The timing couldnt 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 its unclear when shell 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
(19,389 posts)Not holding my breath though.
orthoclad
(2,910 posts)Good joke.
Beetwasher.
(2,987 posts)This is getting good. What are the odds Dems can take control? One more retirement or a health issue wow!
Mz Pip
(27,474 posts)there would be more.
onecaliberal
(33,074 posts)Johnny2X2X
(19,416 posts)Bribe 3 Republicans to flip parties. Whatever it takes, cold hard cash, important positions. Get it down.
lees1975
(3,980 posts)Worth a try. There's no integrity in the GOP.
quakerboy
(13,928 posts)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
(95,216 posts)lindysalsagal
(20,839 posts)Hard to imagine a political party so disgustingly dysfunctional. Pathetic.
oldsoftie
(12,719 posts)calimary
(81,679 posts)MOMFUDSKI
(5,907 posts)BWOKE
BComplex
(8,110 posts)nuxvomica
(12,501 posts)EleanorR
(2,403 posts)ArkansasDemocrat1
(1,338 posts)EleanorR
(2,403 posts)Excellent news.
Thats some ice cold revenge, right there.
eShirl
(18,516 posts)c'mon
Biophilic
(3,774 posts)oldsoftie
(12,719 posts)Cha
(298,393 posts)oldsoftie
(12,719 posts)This is his shitshow
Cha
(298,393 posts)Oh yes.. the Shi Show continues.
liberalla
(9,294 posts)Awww... poor Mike...
NOT
HandmaidsTaleUntold
(277 posts)Shes just an attention seeking troll. A product of social media.
SergeStorms
(19,208 posts)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
(2,241 posts)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
(183,210 posts)Thats where she started as a QAnon influencer
HandmaidsTaleUntold
(277 posts)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
(1,784 posts)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
(26,706 posts)to all republicans: do the most patriotic thing.. RESIGN!
PortTack
(32,852 posts)Emile
(23,431 posts)StarryNite
(9,495 posts)murielm99
(30,809 posts)AllaN01Bear
(19,112 posts)NanaCat
(1,784 posts)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
(1,784 posts)Haggard Celine
(16,871 posts)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
(2,589 posts)That backstage in the House must be like some middle school melodrama, with juvenile cliquishness, infighting and backstabbing.
Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)Great news on the thinning majority. Hopefully mine is heading for the hills soon loo.
SouthernDem4ever
(6,618 posts)UTUSN
(70,873 posts)DFW
(54,610 posts)At this point, Johnson would probably be relieved to have it happen.
Hekate
(91,232 posts)The last remaining sane Republicans in the House are living under daily threats in this Hell because thats 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
(868 posts)Joinfortmill
(14,592 posts)sheshe2
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