Nice little summary, well written. Agreed on all points.
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"Gaetz fought against the Swamp and won. He stood his ground. Folks are always about fighting the swamp. This is what fighting against the Swamp looks like. A lot of folks owe @mattgaetz an apology.
Do you realize Frank Luntz was one of his key advisors, right? This means Luntz will no longer deliver his left-wing agenda behind a façade of highly expensive focus groups. Luntz has done nothing other than help the GOP lose for years. What did McCarthy do as Speaker that was so great? Absolutely nothing.
I love Jim Jordan, but his time has come and gone. He is no longer the Jim Jordan of ten years ago. Along with the big tech concerns what he did do to put an end to the ridiculous notation he would be McCarthy's assistant Speaker?
To President Trump's credit, he endorsed Jim Jordan, and he struck a nail in the coffin to Tom Emmer's chances of becoming Speaker.
For the RINOS like (Ellzey, Ferguson, Granger, Gonzales, Rutherford, Simpson, and Womack) who voted against Jordan, they should be primary out since they live in Safe Red Districts. For others like Bacon and Lawyer, nothing of value will be lost if they lose next year.
We went nearly three weeks without having a speaker due to the Bow Tie's hidden agenda of wanting McCarthy to return to power. McCarthy worked behind the scenes to sabotage potential Speakers so it would seem like no one else would get to 217 other than him. In the conference meeting when Johnson was about to be nominated McCarthy had a meltdown saying that isn’t how you elected a speaker. Remember he undermine America First Candidates in 2022.
The people who deserve power are oftentimes the ones who least want it like Johnson, not someone who is power-hungry like McCarthy. I like how Johnson talks about his Faith. Let’s compare that to how McCarthy mocked Tim Burchett's Faith.
How did not having a speaker for three weeks impact your daily life? It didn’t impact my life whatsoever. Does the American public care? No, most people are ignorant of what is happening in the real world. Will anyone remember? No one will remember in six months. Will this impact 2024? No. Most polls show Conservatives approved of McCarthy removal. Only folks mad about his removal are lobbyist and K-Street.
For Mike Johnson, the way the left and RINOs have acted tells me everything I need to know about him. I find it very strange that a few so-called America First people are already trying to destroy him. Where was all of this phony outrage directed towards McCarthy? Nowhere to be seen. I hope Mike Johnson does a great job as Speaker; I will be praying for him. It’s nice to have a Speaker who I can respect. He will be the most conservative speaker in our lifetime. With Johnson as Speaker I believe we will keep control of the house in 2024.
The main question was it worth it? Without a shadow of a doubt in mind, it was completely worth it to get rid of McCarthy and get Johnson. Hats off to Biggs, Burchett, Buck, Crane, Gaetz, Good, Mace, and Rosendale for being fearless and courageous and making this thing happen. God Bles America.
And that is the Talking Points Memo."