Less than three months into Mike Johnson’s tenure as speaker of the House, some House Republicans are already experiencing buyer’s remorse.
Texas Representative and Freedom Caucus member Chip Roy on Monday publicly raised the possibility of dumping Johnson as speaker.
Just like McCarthy’s ouster was nothing to cheer for. Sure, he was a horrible person in many ways but less horrible than his replacement. Even though I understood why the Democrats were tempted to go along with it due to the sheer stupidity of the Republicans, at least McCarthy understood there needed to be compromise to get anything done. Dems shouldn’t have participated in his ouster, and shouldn’t probably in Johnson’s case either. His replacement will likely be worse.
Be careful what you wish for.
McCarthy was no friend to Democrats . He made deals and reniged on the terms. He also openly bashed Democrats after getting cooperation on major votes.
Fuck that guy, Republicans won’t change unless you let them put their own people in place and watch them fail.
Do you think Johnson was an improvement? Do you think his replacement will be?
No, but Democrats have no business looking out for Republican interests. They should go for the jugular every time.
But we the public may pay the price. A prolonged government shutdown won’t resolve itself positively. Having an angry, unreasonable Rep in charge could be a disaster for the country, and there’s no telling who’ll cave in first in such a horrible game of chicken. I’d bet the Dems and if so, it won’t be good for the country.
“Some of you may die, but that’s a risk I’m willing to take”
Let them keep showing their ass to the public, make it clear to the “centrists” who they are.