▲ 845 ▼ Kevin McCarthy is ousted as House speaker in a historic vote pushed by conservatives (www.nbcnews.com) submitted 2 years ago by 18_24_61_b_17_17_4@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 263 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 68 points 2 years ago (3 children) Now they're a complete set of failures! permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 years ago (4 children) What happened to Eric Cantor? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Voytrekk@lemmy.world 67 points 2 years ago* According to Wikipedia, he lost the primary in his own district when he was house majority speaker. First in history to do so. permalink fedilink source parent [–] hypelightfly@kbin.social 18 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Lost his primary in 2014 then resigned before finishing the term. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago 9 years ago... also Boehner. Didnt think politics could get crazier. How young and naive I was. permalink fedilink source parent [–] boyi@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) What happened to Paul Ryan? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 years ago (2 children) Saw the first two years of Trump and bowed out before it went full insanity. He may be playing it smart and letting the whole Trump thing go away before running for president. We'll see. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago Paul Ryan is absolutely going to try to step back into politics once Trump is gone, and act like he's a return to sanity. He isn't. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm not forgiving Paul Ryan for torpedoing the Hearing Protection Act at the one time in recent decades it had a chance to pass. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] JustZ@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Is that the ridiculous bill to legalize silencers? It will never pass. Has zero chance. Hey want to save your ears, here's an idea, stop setting off explosions near your head as a hobby. The report is a feature not a bug. https://www.etymonline.com/word/report permalink fedilink source parent [–] Uranium3006@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago What would that bill do? permalink fedilink source parent [+] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago The Speaker position was but a mere stepping stone to their true calling of being wealthy k street lobbyists. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Iceman@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Young gun, gray hair. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JustZ@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Haha. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 years ago (4 children) What happened to Eric Cantor? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Voytrekk@lemmy.world 67 points 2 years ago* According to Wikipedia, he lost the primary in his own district when he was house majority speaker. First in history to do so. permalink fedilink source parent [–] hypelightfly@kbin.social 18 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Lost his primary in 2014 then resigned before finishing the term. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago 9 years ago... also Boehner. Didnt think politics could get crazier. How young and naive I was. permalink fedilink source parent [–] boyi@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) What happened to Paul Ryan? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 years ago (2 children) Saw the first two years of Trump and bowed out before it went full insanity. He may be playing it smart and letting the whole Trump thing go away before running for president. We'll see. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago Paul Ryan is absolutely going to try to step back into politics once Trump is gone, and act like he's a return to sanity. He isn't. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm not forgiving Paul Ryan for torpedoing the Hearing Protection Act at the one time in recent decades it had a chance to pass. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] JustZ@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Is that the ridiculous bill to legalize silencers? It will never pass. Has zero chance. Hey want to save your ears, here's an idea, stop setting off explosions near your head as a hobby. The report is a feature not a bug. https://www.etymonline.com/word/report permalink fedilink source parent [–] Uranium3006@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago What would that bill do? permalink fedilink source parent [+] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Voytrekk@lemmy.world 67 points 2 years ago* According to Wikipedia, he lost the primary in his own district when he was house majority speaker. First in history to do so. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hypelightfly@kbin.social 18 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Lost his primary in 2014 then resigned before finishing the term. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago 9 years ago... also Boehner. Didnt think politics could get crazier. How young and naive I was. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago 9 years ago... also Boehner. Didnt think politics could get crazier. How young and naive I was. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boyi@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) What happened to Paul Ryan? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 years ago (2 children) Saw the first two years of Trump and bowed out before it went full insanity. He may be playing it smart and letting the whole Trump thing go away before running for president. We'll see. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago Paul Ryan is absolutely going to try to step back into politics once Trump is gone, and act like he's a return to sanity. He isn't. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm not forgiving Paul Ryan for torpedoing the Hearing Protection Act at the one time in recent decades it had a chance to pass. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] JustZ@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Is that the ridiculous bill to legalize silencers? It will never pass. Has zero chance. Hey want to save your ears, here's an idea, stop setting off explosions near your head as a hobby. The report is a feature not a bug. https://www.etymonline.com/word/report permalink fedilink source parent [–] Uranium3006@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago What would that bill do? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 years ago (2 children) Saw the first two years of Trump and bowed out before it went full insanity. He may be playing it smart and letting the whole Trump thing go away before running for president. We'll see. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago Paul Ryan is absolutely going to try to step back into politics once Trump is gone, and act like he's a return to sanity. He isn't. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm not forgiving Paul Ryan for torpedoing the Hearing Protection Act at the one time in recent decades it had a chance to pass. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] JustZ@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Is that the ridiculous bill to legalize silencers? It will never pass. Has zero chance. Hey want to save your ears, here's an idea, stop setting off explosions near your head as a hobby. The report is a feature not a bug. https://www.etymonline.com/word/report permalink fedilink source parent [–] Uranium3006@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago What would that bill do? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago Paul Ryan is absolutely going to try to step back into politics once Trump is gone, and act like he's a return to sanity. He isn't. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm not forgiving Paul Ryan for torpedoing the Hearing Protection Act at the one time in recent decades it had a chance to pass. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] JustZ@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Is that the ridiculous bill to legalize silencers? It will never pass. Has zero chance. Hey want to save your ears, here's an idea, stop setting off explosions near your head as a hobby. The report is a feature not a bug. https://www.etymonline.com/word/report permalink fedilink source parent [–] Uranium3006@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago What would that bill do? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Is that the ridiculous bill to legalize silencers? It will never pass. Has zero chance. Hey want to save your ears, here's an idea, stop setting off explosions near your head as a hobby. The report is a feature not a bug. https://www.etymonline.com/word/report permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Uranium3006@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago What would that bill do? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago The Speaker position was but a mere stepping stone to their true calling of being wealthy k street lobbyists. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Iceman@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Young gun, gray hair. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JustZ@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Haha. permalink fedilink source parent