Speaker Vote: Far-Right G.O.P. Faction Throws House Into Chaos as McCarthy Is Ousted
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The vote orchestrated by a group of far-right lawmakers leaves the House without leadership. The speaker was unable to manage a bitter power struggle within the Republican Party.
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That’s… not a very good analogy. You chose to have kids. None of them chose to have evil/idiocy incarnate for coworkers.

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You absolutely choose to be a member of the House of Representatives and the Democratic Party. Way more so than most parents choose to have kids. It can be shockingly easy to have a kid, but it’s a bit of A Thing to be elected to the House.

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