House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and his leadership team said they would vote to table any motion by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to remove the speaker.
so, McCarthy fucked them on a deal he cut, so they had no real reason to keep him around. Democrats don't have the votes, presumably, to push their own candidate forward (though I wouldn't be shocked if they could get one of the less psychotic republicans to join in,) so they're not going to put their pick in, anyhow.
Johnson didn't fuck them and stuck to the deals he's cut, which is why the Howler Monkey #2 is pissed.
so, on the premise that Johnson will at least honor his deals and the next dumbass probably won't... it's more valuable to keep him around.
so, on the premise that Johnson will at least honor his deals and the next dumbass probably won’t… it’s more valuable to keep him around.
Oh I appreciate the realpolitik of it all, but let us not forget its an election year, maybe the most significant ever. The Democrats got what the needed from Johnson, but they really can't appear to be playing ball 'too hard'. Their leverage comes from him being on a string, not being confident in his position; likewise, being 'partners' with Republicans puts them in an awkward position (especially in the house) from a campaigning perspective. Strange bedfellows, but Democrats need to keep the "Johnson's" at arms reach because individually, they need to win their races, and even moreso, chaos within the Republican party is marketing for Democrats moving into November.
No, not really. The thing is, Johnson is exactly like MTG only not completely fucking stupid. He knows you cut deals now so that you can still be around when MAGA-world needs a sure bet to attempt to overturn the 2024 election results (only if Trump loses, of course).
Not wrong. The cost of WW3 would likely be higher than if Ukraine can handle the dictator for NATO.
The Iraq and Afghanistan war is estimated to have Cost the US 4-6 Trillion Dollars. Over 20 years meaning 200-300 billion each year plus American lives.
Thus far, we have given 75 billion. Plus, another 61 billion. Totaling 136 billion for 2 years. Far less than the Iraq, Afghanistan war we fought for 2 decades. Bonds, no Americans' lives sent over to be lost. The Ukrain funding is definitely worth the cost.
The Isreal war is another story. “Before You Embark On A Journey Of Revenge, Dig Two Graves” — Confucius