▲ 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
[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) They already made their deal, with Putin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] psmgx@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* You're crazy if you think it's these guys cutting deals with the big P directly. It's more like the NRA, the Heritage Foundation, the Carlyle Group, some Koch org, or other billionaires. The politicians are just the mouth pieces and button pushers. That 14 republicans went to see Putin is the exception, not the rule. Normally they don't expose that relationship and keep it going via middlemen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] psmgx@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* You're crazy if you think it's these guys cutting deals with the big P directly. It's more like the NRA, the Heritage Foundation, the Carlyle Group, some Koch org, or other billionaires. The politicians are just the mouth pieces and button pushers. That 14 republicans went to see Putin is the exception, not the rule. Normally they don't expose that relationship and keep it going via middlemen. permalink fedilink source parent