FIVE-WAIT, SIX-FAILS: Squatter McCarthy has little face left after losing a fifth-er, sixth round
How can McCarthy stand it?
Rep. Kevin “Please Sir May I Have Another?” McCarthy (R-CA via Trump’s colon)lost a fifth sixth round of votes on Wednesday in his constant and craven attempt to be Speaker of the House.
I mean, if you found out that enough of your co-workers hated you because THEY JUST TOLD THE ENTIRE WORLD they hate you, would you sit around and let them publicly humiliate you for the rest of that day and then come back the next for more of the same.
Or would you get all of the stuff you prematurely moved into an office that wasn’t yours yet and go home?
No one is kink-shaming anyone around here, but McCarthy is clearly into humiliation.
He came back FOR A SECOND DAY.
The performative bullshit we’re watching play out shows a GOP in full disarray, with ever-shifting loyalties. Wednesday’s votes for Rep. Jim “Trunk Monkey” Jordan have now shifted to Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida, who just happens to be Black.
Things got very “I’m not a racist” when very racist Texas Rep. Chip “Racism Ahoy” Roy nominated Donalds to oppose the Democrat’s new leader, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, who is (say it with me) Black.
There’s a direct dog whistle from Trump’s infamous “Look at my African-American over there!” to Chip Roy quoting MLK and mentioning lynching on the House floor. If they can’t get united behind McCarthy, why not try the “Hey, we have a Black guy too!” tactic?
Why not just call Byron Donalds your token when nominating him, racists?
Meanwhile, Twitter was still feasting on McCarthy’s still-warm carcass Wednesday afternoon as the House prepared for a SIXTH vote he was already going lose because Donalds has taken away at least 20 votes from him at press time.
Kevin McCarthy begging Democrats to support a motion to adjourn pic.twitter.com/3I0Tg1nfoF
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 4, 2023
Prematurity sure is a running theme in the GQP huh #SquatterMcCarthy? pic.twitter.com/iDFrkQhmv1
— Tara Dublin (@taradublinrocks) January 3, 2023
This made my day.
Also, the fact that McCarthy got humiliated for the f̶o̶u̶r̶t̶h̶ fifth time. But mostly this.
👇🏼 https://t.co/8M1W6nsL6W— Mary L. Trump (@MaryLTrump) January 4, 2023
I’m going to go out on a limb and predict that Kevin McCarthy won’t be Speaker of the #HouseofRepresentatives after this sixth round of voting. @GOPLeader will be lucky if he doesn’t lose even more votes this round. https://t.co/SQAb2ZEeMo
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) January 4, 2023
Every time the Dems re-nominate Jeffries, it's with a little policy on the side.
Every time the GOP re-nominate McCarthy, it's with insults and grievance.
— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) January 4, 2023
Stay tuned for the seventh fail. We’re here for it.
