Archives for September 14, 2023 at 10:36 am EDT

Politico: “Today’s private House GOP conference meeting is supposed to be about the Biden impeachment inquiry. But Speaker Kevin McCarthy is using his time to vent about conservatives who are standing in the way of his government funding plans.”

“Two Republican lawmakers who spoke to me on condition of anonymity recalled the speaker dropping an F-bomb as he declared that he is not scared of the right flank forcing a vote to yank his gavel. Essentially, he dared them to come at him.”

Said McCarthy: “Go ahead. I’m not fucking scared of it. Any new speaker will do what I’m doing.”

This is really McCarthy’s only move at this point.

Playbook: “As he searches for new ways to inject himself into the national discourse and make inroads with conservative primary voters, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has decided to throw in with the hard-line agitators itching for a government shutdown at the end of the month.”

“DeSantis spent about 30 minutes on the phone with conservative Reps. Chip Roy (R-TX), Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Bob Good (R-VA) discussing the spending fight as all three men urge Republicans to hold the line, even if it means a government shutdown.”

DeSantis told them: “I got your back. Keep fighting.”

A woman sitting directly behind Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) shared her story with the Denver Post on how the right-wing lawmaker was booted from a theater over the weekend.

“The woman says Boebert took multiple long videos during the first half of the performance. When she asked Boebert to stop vaping, the congresswoman simply said ‘no,’ the woman said. Boebert was also kissing the man she was with, and singing along loudly with her hands in the air, the woman said.”

Said the woman: “These people in front of us were outrageous. I’ve never seen anyone act like that before.”

The Daily Mail has details on Boebert’s date, who is apparently a Democrat.