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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Thu Apr 18, 2024, 01:48 PM Apr 18

GOP lawmaker threatens to go nuclear if 'anarchist' MTG's bid to oust Johnson succeeds [View all]

Republicans in the House of Representatives have long expressed frustration with the antics of lawmakers such as Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), but have rarely done something concrete to stop them.

However, an anonymous House Republican tells Axios' Juliegrace Brufke that they may at last reach their breaking point should Greene's bid to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) succeed.

"Some of us are saying if the Speaker is vacated, which would be a travesty... that we’ll nominate Steve Womack and cut the anarchists out all together," the GOP lawmaker said.

Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) is a House Republican who has been one of the staunchest supporters of Ukraine in its attempts to repel Russia's two-year-old invasion, and electing him as speaker would certainly isolate critics of aid to the war-torn nation such as Greene, who has falsely claimed that the country is waging a war against Christianity itself.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-lawmaker-threatens-to-go-nuclear-if-anarchist-mtg-s-bid-to-oust-johnson-succeeds/ar-BB1lNnvl

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The green thing from Georgia will find some hot-button topic to go after, she is like a bulldozer Chainfire Apr 18 #1
Her boss Putin will give her new talking points if the current ones Irish_Dem Apr 18 #2
Why wait for that, Steve? GoCubsGo Apr 18 #3
All talk ..... no action .... Diamond_Dog Apr 18 #4
Our House is a theater of the absurd. It is our own damn fault. Chainfire Apr 18 #5
Gerrymandering. GB_RN Apr 18 #6
Hard to believe they will follow through on committing an act of "bravery" when rurallib Apr 18 #8
They haven't done anything about them because they collectively have had their "spines" removed. 4lbs Apr 18 #7
"an anonymous House Republican" JoseBalow Apr 18 #9
About f'ing time relayerbob Apr 18 #10
They can't afford to oust her. Maybe if she gets mad enough she'll resign and stick it to them like the guy from WI PortTack Apr 18 #11
Empty Greene... GiqueCee Apr 18 #12
High RPM, Low Torque NonPC Apr 18 #13
MT Greene Said What??? ProfessorGAC Apr 18 #14
Just like their imaginary "War On Christmas" here in the US. Fantasy crap to rile up the credulous. Midnight Writer Apr 18 #17
whatever. I thought he was going to say they'd nominate Jeffries ecstatic Apr 18 #15
"threatens to go nuclear" BumRushDaShow Apr 18 #16
Past due. republianmushroom Apr 18 #18
Moscow Margie wanted the government shut down Warpy Apr 18 #19
Womack is basically a cypher. TomSlick Apr 18 #20
Nominating another do nothing Republican is not nuclear. quakerboy Apr 19 #21
GOP in disarray. louis-t Apr 19 #22
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