It didn’t take very long for Mike Johnson’s speakership to reach dumpster fire status, with the gay-hating lawmaker angering his far-right cohorts when he struck up a budget agreement with Democrats.
For a possible makeup call, Johnson pursued the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas… only for the vote to fail Tuesday.
Instead of experiencing a political triumph, Johnson was embarrassed. His fellow Republicans did not applaud him for his effort.
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“We need to know exactly where we are and we need to be careful not to get out ahead of our skis and put something on the floor that we don’t have certainty on,” Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas told reporters.
“We behave sometimes like we’re in the minority,” he said.
Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina, one of Johnson’s Freedom Caucus antagonizers, wasn’t very kind, either.
“I would have thought that would have been basic,” he added. “They’re good on the other side of knowing that … Is it that hard?”
With a razor thin majority, Johnson couldn’t afford to lose more than two votes. Three Republicans joined Democrats in voting against the resolution, while an additional GOP rep. voted “no” to allow the House to bring up the vote again.
It was a humiliating defeat for the Speaker, who possesses full control over the resolutions introduced on the House floor.
…Or does he?
Marjorie Taylor Greene was leading the charge, and took credit for the disastrous proceedings.
“Absolutely this is happening because I forced that floor vote,” she proudly told reporters.
The chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, Rep. Mark Green of Tennessee, didn’t cover himself in glory, either. Despite not bringing up any reputable charges against Mayorkas, he pursued the inquiry, anyway.
Democratic Rep. Joe Neguse of Colorado exposed Green’s blatant political posturing, reading back to him an op-ed he penned in 2019 against the first impeachment of Donald Trump. In it, Green argues “a lot of bipartisan legislation that enjoys support sits gathering dust while Congress focuses on the impeachment inquiry.”
Five years later, the biggest piece of bipartisan legislation gathering dust is the Senate’s border deal package, which Johnson refuses to bring up… because Donald Trump wants to campaign on immigration.
Green’s actions during the proceedings weren’t very reputable, either. He called Mayorkas a “reptile,” an antisemitic trope.
Mayorkas is the child of a Holocaust survivor, as he informed Josh Hawley last year, when the quick-footed senator insinuated his department condones antisemitism among its rank and file.
Hawley’s smear against Mayorkas was part of an apparent GOP push to make it appear as if the Biden Administration isn’t behind Israel in its war against Hamas. Speaking of Israel, Johnson also brought up a separate resolution Tuesday night that would’ve sent $17.6 billion in aid to Israel with no strings attached.
That vote failed as well.
Prior to these embarrassments, Johnson seldom shied away from interviews. But the Speaker has been more difficult to catch these days.
As the New York Times notes, he’s always on his cell phone in the Capitol corridors! But in Johnson’s defense, maybe he’s phoning a friend?
It’s clear the embattled speaker needs some help.
morgan
When the Nazi Republicans finally kick Johnson out, he’ll have more time to spend on his knees…praying, of course. Did you think I meant something else? Shame on you!!
abfab
More time for Mike to spy on his young, Black son who he distrusts.
ZzBomb
Imagine being forced, b/c your his son, to be your dad’s porn accountability buddy?
Kangol2
The RepubliQanons in the House are an utter disaster under Mike Johnson, but is anyone surprised? They ousted a bad Speaker for an even less competent one, and when he tried to do his job, Don the Con, the demented, psychotic failed president and wannabe dictator has repeatedly undermined him.
Just recall the four years of chaos (2017-2021) under Don the Con, culminating in the Covid-19 disaster, the collapsed economy, the domestic social chaos, the surge in crime and fentanyl deaths, the pushbacks by members of Don the Con’s own administration to rein in his derangement, economic losses to China, and, the coup de grace, his FAILED attempt to overthrow a legitimate US federal election!
The psycho traitor even said to the Georgia Republican secretary of state on tape that he wanted “to find 11,780 votes” that he DID NOT HAVE to steal the Georgia election. They d@mn themselves by their words and their actions.
morgan
Have you heard that his rotten wife began her gay conversion therapy with…him?
abfab
Are you friggin kiddin’ me! Oh this I gotta hear.
Fname Optional Lname
Do tell
ZzBomb
While Republicans play political theater, and botching it up more than they already have, Putin is about to achieve his first battlefield win in over 2 years b/c the GQP can’t bother to govern or do what’s in the best interest for the country.
Trump really is Putin’s useful idiot.
Vote Blue
RIGay
Ukrainian deaths on GOP hands. End of story.
dbmcvey
Republicans aren’t interested in legislating. They’ve screamed about immigration and the border for years now but when they get the chance, they’re more interested in keeping it as an issue to campaign and fundraise off. They don’t want to get anything done, they’re more interested in denying Biden any advances they can.
Of course, when Dems do something without them, they take credit for the programs they voted against.
abfab
MTG got something done. Spying on men in restrooms and reporting about it is critical to her district.
And that creep from South Dakota,,..she be reeeeeeeeeeel busy! Ye-HAW!
dbmcvey
Yeah, between that and the Hunter Biden revenge porn she’s a total freak.
ZzBomb
Ya know what I’m enjoying? The silence over this from our usual trolling suspects.
Altho I will amend my prior statement to:
It’s not a “crisis” if you’re only willing to campaign over it,
dbmcvey
LOL Zz, I guess they haven’t got the word from their handlers on how to spin this.
Baron Wiseman
@dbmcvey
You are lying again. Facts really aren’t your friend.
The House Republicans passed a sweeping border security package last year, H.R. 2: Secure the Border Act of 2023.
NO DEMOCRATS SUPPORTED THE BILL!
Republicans don’t control the Senate and don’t control the Executive branch.
The Senate Democratic bill is not serious as they still want almost two million illegal aliens every year to come into our country. Not acceptable.
Republicans have done what they can do legislatively; except impeach Biden.
BIDEN CAN SHUT DOWN THE BORDER TODAY IF WANTS TOO. He has the power and always has had the power and he knows it.
Trump, if he should win, will shut down the border immediately. He will use the United States Constitution, exactly how Obama sent 3 million illegal aliens back to their home country.
Last week, 155 Democrats voted against deporting illegal aliens who commit Social Security fraud.
Also, 150 Democrats voted against a bill to deport illegal aliens convicted of driving while drunk. Do they have a driver’s license? No. Do they car registration? No. Do they have car insurance? No. Are they putting American lives at risk by driving drunk? Yes. Do Democrats care more about foreign nationals more than their own citizenry? Yes.
STOP LYING! Biden and the Democrats have created this disaster and they own it and the American public knows it. Every time you lie about this issue, I will be right behind you posting the truth.
ZzBomb
Baron,
It’s called compromise. The radical right can pass whatever they want but as they ARE NOT A MAJORITY in the Senate or the WH, and passed legislation that wouldn’t fly anywhere else, they did in fact DO NOTHING!
You stop lying.
Again for the r3tarded right:
You can’t call something a crisis if you’re only going to campaign on it.
ZzBomb
Also, Baron,
Bush created this mess when he changed the INS to ICE.
This was always a Republican self-inflicted wound.
ZzBomb
Hey DB,
Ya see who got triggered??? LOL
Same failed talking points as always. LOL LOVE IT!
Baron Wiseman
@dbmcvey
If the Democrats give the Republicans a serious bill THAT STOPS ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, we will consider it. This bill DOES NOT STOP ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION! What part of that do you not understand? This bill is worse than what currently exists!!!
You bet the Republicans are going to campaign on this issue; as they should. Joe Biden took 94 executive actions in his first 100 days in office to weaken border security.
Since then, millions of military-age men from Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and China have invaded the U.S.
Biden let in millions of unvetted illegal immigrants from over 150 countries; some of them on our terrorist watch list. President Joe Biden should be impeached.
ZzBomb
Baron,
Republicans walked away from a border deal.
Again:
YOU CAN’T CALL SOMETHING A CRISIS IF YOU’RE ONLY GOING TO CAMPAIGN ON IT.
I can write in caps too! 🙂
LOL
Baron Wiseman
@dbmcvey
Yes, the Republicans will continue to walk away until Democrats give them a serious bill.
You can call something a “crisis” if your opposition is unserious and unwilling to address the problem. You don’t hand your opposition a bill to address illegal immigration and the bill codifies illegal immigration!!!
Republicans will campaign on this issue as they should. It is worthy of impeachment as Biden has NOT upheld the U.S. Constitution.
dbmcvey
Baron, you fatuous twit. They did not pass that bill because it wouldn’t pass the Senate and be signed by the President.
Take a civics class you total moron.
Baron Wiseman
@dbmcvey
I’m talking about the Senate bill, “you fatuous twit.” Try and keep up.
dbmcvey
Barren, you drooling cretin, did that become a law?
No?
Then it wasn’t passed.
You are Marge Greene deserve each other.
Baron Wiseman
@dbmcvey
I never said, nor implied, the Senate billed passed. The Senate bill, as it currently stands, will not pass the Senate.
Thankfully, there are a few good politicians who know when they are being bamboozled.
decrans
Sorry, Davey. My College Republican friend booked me on another canvassing campaign in Tennessee. I don’t have time to read through Trumpy McAbs posting lyrics to “Green Acres” and yall nodding your heads as if he were saying something profound today. I mostly exist on Queerty to poke holes in your flailing trans ideology. I also get paid to talk to suburban voters about my lived-in experience.
decrans
Plus, I created various dumpster fires on the Twitter accounts of Erin Reed, Alejandra Cabellro, Katelyn Burns and Evan Umphart from Slate. Better than listening to Trumpy McAbs prattle on about Fran Frescher.
@Baron
Did you see the video of Biden confusing the French Prime Minister with a guy who has been dead for 30 years? High comedy.
Baron Wiseman
@decrans
LOL!
Yes, Dementia Joe is talking to dead people now. Poor thing. 🙁
dbmcvey
Decraps and Barren suddenly show up and agree with each other. As if they shared a mind.
Baron Wiseman
@dbmcvey
What? Nothing to say about Joe’s “recent” conversation with someone who died in 1996.
Perhaps that is why, for the second year in a row, Biden is skipping the presidential Super Bowl interview. A chance to talk how splendidly Bidenomics is going or his fabulous poll numbers or how the border is “closed.”
still_onthemark
Keep in mind the two Republican speakers in this term had their wings clipped by the new rules imposed by the party in 2019. Mike Johnson doesn’t have nearly as much power as Pelosi did, One member by himself (Matt Gaetz) could call to vote out the speaker. One member by her(?)self, MTG, who knows.
dbmcvey
Matt Gaetz: Ted Cruz Jr.
Fahd
The Democrats had better be focused on doing what they need to do to regain the House in this year’s elections. The U.S. and the World really can’t take much more of these Repuglican shenanigans.
Jeremiah
Johnson is just the latest in a long line of dirty little trumpsuckers who are willing to demean and humiliate themselves in their service to their master.
morgan
The world is full of rumors that he sucks more than trump. Senator Nancy, perhaps?
mgconlan
You write, “But in Johnson’s defense, maybe he’s phoning a friend?” How much do you wanna bet that the initials of Johnson’s “friend” are “DJT”?
abfab
Deplorables at work:
Mitch McConnell allies plan massive $83M ad campaign to take down Sherrod Brown. How productive.
Baron Wiseman
Don’t you worry your pretty little head; Alejandro Mayorkas WILL BE IMPEACHED. 🙂
ZzBomb
We won’t worry b/c he won’t be losing his job over what is largely a sham impeachment.
Baron Wiseman
@ZzBomb
You should know. Democrats are experts when it comes to sham impeachments!
dbmcvey
Oh Baron. You’re so stupid.
abfab
deebee, did you know you had a pretty little head?
SoPluckyWhat
Welllll…this didn’t age well!
ZzBomb
You Can’t Call Something A Crisis if You’re Only Going to Campaign On It.
abfab
No, a crisis to these people are drag queens and naughty library books.
ZzBomb
A crisis to these people are civil war confederate participation trophies being torn down in the town square.
THIS IS FUN! What else are “crisis” to these people?
ZzBomb
Oh I got another one!
A crisis to these people is anyone who says “happy holidays” instead of “merry christmas.”
abfab
Oh yes, right, it’s a WAR!
ZzBomb
Just like to point out that Republicans don’t care about the border if they walked away from a deal where they got everything they wanted.
Watch as they try to pivot to crime…. again.
Baron Wiseman
@ZzBomb
Republicans got everything they wanted? Like what? What did Republicans get?
dbmcvey
Republicans want to make sure the border is a problem until the election. It’s been stated outloud.
You’re a disgusting hypocrite, Barren.
abfab
AKA a true republican!
Baron Wiseman
@dbmcvey
“Republicans want to make sure the border is a problem until the election.”
The border is a problem? Why is that? The border wasn’t a problem 3 years when Biden took office. Why is it now? Why are you relying on Republicans to fix the disaster that Joe Biden and the Democrats created?
dbmcvey
Barren, you stupid hick. Republicans have been saying the border is the main problem for years now, and yet, they won’t do anything practical to fix it because it’s one of the few things they can raise donations from. They don’t want to fix it, they want to go to the bank on it.
Trump has come out and said they shouldn’t do anything because he wants to run on the issue and, no surprise, they didn’t do anything.
Baron Wiseman
@dbmcvey
If they don’t want to fix it, then why did the House pass a comprehensive immigration bill? Why did the House leader and 60 Republican House members go to the border last month? Republicans do not control the Senate, nor the Executive branch, and are limited on what they can do to fix Biden’s immigration disaster.
When was the last time Biden was at the border? Answer: Never
Biden appointed Kamala Harris his border czar; when was the last time she was at the border? Answer: Never
Oh, but wait a minute. We, the American public, were told by Mayorkas, Biden and Harris that THE BORDER IS CLOSED. The American public was told repeatedly that the border is closed. If the border is closed, I’m not sure how 10+ unvetted illegal aliens got into our country these past 3 years. How do you think that has happened? Osmosis?
SoPluckyWhat
Oh, Barren. The Repugs didn’t say anything during Trumps term? Does the term ‘were you born yesterday’ ring any bells?
Baron Wiseman
@SoPluckyWhat
Many of the 94 executive actions regarding immigration Biden took during his first 100 days were undoing the border progress Trump and the Republicans achieved during his presidency. Biden inherited a border that was the most secure it had been in for decades.
Of course, that was all before Joe Biden let in a flood of 10+ million unvetted illegal aliens from over 150 countries.
Kangol2
Baronin is CLUELESS! The border wasn’t a “problem” when Biden took over because immigration and migrancy plummeted because of Covid-19! Baronin completely forgets that all throughout Don the Con’s 4-year disaster of a term the “border” remained a problem, and Don the Con’s various policies failed to work until he was able to use the pandemic as a means of barring entry to people. That, coupled with the pandemic lowering numbers of people heading to the US, is what he’s pointing to. Of course that same disastrous Don the Con administration blew up the US economy so there were millions fewer jobs for Americans AND for immigrants/migrants! And fentanyl deaths and importation surged under Don the Con. Surged. I’ve posted the links from conservative newsites about this, and will do so again, in case Baronin missed them.
Invader7
The regressive , ass backwards gop screws America. Again. Yet some of you idiots support the Hilter wanna be Drumpf.
Kangol2
Baronin said “we” in reference to the RepubliCon Party. He’s one of the brainwashed.
abfab
Wearing the red MAGA baseball cap to cover up his rats nest dyed hair.
Openminded
I’m thinking that impeachment hearing need to begin on every congressperson who isn’t doing their job. We haven’t had a timely delivered budget in decades and the partisan bickering has prevented any real legislation being passed. I’m ashamed of the GOP right now. The MAGA love for Trump will be the cause of the next civil war in this country. IF he wins the next election, the MAGATs will storm the streets in a war like fashion, IF he loses the next election or gets disqualified, the MAGATs will burn every gov’t building down. Trump and his zombie followers are a terrorist threat to this country. It’s time for our gov’t to act on this threat now, not to wait on another 1/06 event. As a conservative, I can’t support Biden, but I certainly can’t support the apparent heir to the GOP throne either.