Republicans pick Tom Emmer as their nominee for House speaker as they try for a third time (apnews.com)

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Republicans have picked Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota as their nominee for House speaker as they try for a third time to fill the top leadership position and get Congress back to work.

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[-] bloopernova@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

Last time, the "moderates" didn't like gym jordan.

This time around, will the extremists vote for tom emmer?

[-] GammaGames@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago

I think we both already know the answer to that

[-] Nougat@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

I was just going to comment about how he only got 117 votes in the closed door session ... aaaand he's withdrawn.

[-] bloopernova@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

Holy shit I worked for a couple of hours and he's already gone. Faster even than British prime minister Liz "Lettuce" Truss.

[-] Nougat@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I think Jeffrey Clark was "Attorney General" for longer.

[-] bloopernova@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

We're talking micromooches here!

[-] e_t_@kbin.pithyphrase.net 1 points 2 years ago

There's an old saying in Tennessee—I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee—that says, 'Fool me once, shame on... shame on you. Fool me—you can't get fooled again.

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