Centrist GOP effort to reinstate McCarthy picks up steam after Israel attacks

[riversedge]

oh, my my. They do have options!!
I certainly do not want McHenry as Speaker--recall his FIRST move was to kick Pelosi out of her hide away office!!==and then we find out he did NOT have the authority to do it!!


Centrist GOP effort to reinstate McCarthy picks up steam after Israel attacks

Reinstalling the Californian, the thinking goes, is the only way to quickly deliver aid to Israel.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/07/some-republicans-making-bid-to-bring-back-mccarthy-to-move-on-aid-to-israel-00120501?link_id=8&can_id=9cf99c7de98c34cdc8ea7fb05371e5dc&source=email-judge-smacks-down-trumps-last-minute-escape-gambit-5&email_referrer=email_2072005&email_subject=pence-blames-trump-for-war-in-israel




By Meredith Lee Hill and Katherine Tully-McManus

10/07/2023 10:02 PM EDT
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“Israel attacks have moderates holding out for the one person who can truly unite us: Kevin McCarthy,” according to a third House GOP lawmaker.

McCarthy is “aware and grateful” ......................

The attempt to reinstall McCarthy faces long odds. .......................

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Republicans behind the push, however, believe the urgency to address the terror attacks and aid Israel could pressure the eight House Republicans who voted against McCarthy earlier this week to switch their stance. The third House GOP lawmaker said the members behind the push are still livid at the Republicans who voted against McCarthy, a staunch Israel supporter, and are “using this moment to show how wrong they were.”

McCarthy played an active role in the House GOP response to the attacks Saturday, railing against the Biden administration’s actions and noting the House is currently unable to move major legislation without a speaker.

“There is nothing the House can do until they elect a speaker, and I don’t know if that happens quickly,” McCarthy told Fox News.

Lawmakers are also are looking into outlining more clear powers for acting Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry in the short-term or possibly by electing him speaker outright...............

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[Lovie777]

1. The GQP are a total mess............................

they wanted to inflict chaos upon the USA, it backfired on them.

[bucolic_frolic]

2. So much steam, so little thought, authority, legitimacy, policy

[wryter2000]

3. I'm probably dumb to disagree with Nancy

Seems to me we should have kept him. He’s loathsome, but now we’re looking at chaos for who knows how long. Possibly followed by Jim Jordan. Keeping him renders Gaetz completely irrelevant. A laughingstock. Toothless for the future. And Maybe McCarthy will pass things with Dem votes.

McCarthy is horrible, but the Republicans have worse.

[Freethinker65]

4. If McCarthy comes out and publicly states he supports aid to Ukraine and Israel

And will bring one bill that includes defense aid to both countries, along with funding our government until after the next Presidential election, I could be persuaded to reinstating him as Speaker.

The GOP fringe will continue to see him as a traitor, and he won't gain many friends on the Democratic side, but this might be the best we can hope for on short notice.