Gail W, you got alot of disparaging comments, but I'm with you. Johnson hasn't lost me yet either. He has already done some things Kevin McCarthy never would have done, and I expect Johnson will still come through for us, especially if we can deliver a greater than 1-vote Majority for him to work with.
There is no question it was a major triumph to finally get rid of McCarthy.
Gail W, you got alot of disparaging comments, but I'm with you. Johnson hasn't lost me yet either. He has already done some things Kevin McCarthy never would have done, and I expect Johnson will still come through for us, especially if we can deliver a greater than 1-vote Majority for him to work with.
There is no question it was a major triumph to finally get rid of McCarthy.
Eh, it's ok. I can dish it out pretty hard so I have to be able to take it too. 🥴
But I understand why people are as cynical as they are regarding Speaker Johnson. We've been let down SO PERPETUALLY by elected officials, that it is nearly impossible to not assume it will never change. I just haven't gotten there yet and the position he's in (the nearly zero majority) means there is really NOT MUCH he can really DO. I was just at a little rally this afternoon with Matt Gaetz (my congressman in FL-1) and Tim Burchett (congressman in TN). Matt alluded to a funding battle before Nov 5 that it struck me that he would be all for it. As much as I desperately want our govt to be accountable I just don't think that would be a winning strategy right before the election since the media is entirely against us/ Trump and they'd spin such an effort as the 'fault' of the GOP. But I understand how 'purists' want the fight irrespective of strategy. So who knows what's right? Not me. 🤷♀️
Gail W, you got alot of disparaging comments, but I'm with you. Johnson hasn't lost me yet either. He has already done some things Kevin McCarthy never would have done, and I expect Johnson will still come through for us, especially if we can deliver a greater than 1-vote Majority for him to work with.
There is no question it was a major triumph to finally get rid of McCarthy.
Thanks TPG. 😊
Eh, it's ok. I can dish it out pretty hard so I have to be able to take it too. 🥴
But I understand why people are as cynical as they are regarding Speaker Johnson. We've been let down SO PERPETUALLY by elected officials, that it is nearly impossible to not assume it will never change. I just haven't gotten there yet and the position he's in (the nearly zero majority) means there is really NOT MUCH he can really DO. I was just at a little rally this afternoon with Matt Gaetz (my congressman in FL-1) and Tim Burchett (congressman in TN). Matt alluded to a funding battle before Nov 5 that it struck me that he would be all for it. As much as I desperately want our govt to be accountable I just don't think that would be a winning strategy right before the election since the media is entirely against us/ Trump and they'd spin such an effort as the 'fault' of the GOP. But I understand how 'purists' want the fight irrespective of strategy. So who knows what's right? Not me. 🤷♀️