{"id":5398,"date":"2023-01-05T19:58:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T19:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gustavopineda.com\/?p=5398"},"modified":"2023-01-05T19:58:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T19:58:45","slug":"speaker-house-vote-memes-jokes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gustavopineda.com\/?p=5398","title":{"rendered":"The Speaker of the House vote is just one giant meme at this point"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Congress is a mess. But at least the memes are good. <\/p>\n

If you’re not up on your political news, Republicans have thrown business in the House of Representatives to a halt with their inability to elect a Speaker. The GOP holds a slim majority in the House, which usually means the vote for a Speaker is a predetermined formality. But amid infighting, there have been six votes, and we’re no closer to a consensus. A handful of rightwing holdouts don’t want nominee Kevin McCarthy, which has thrown a wrench in Republicans’ plans. He’s nowhere near the required 218 votes to win a majority. <\/p>\n

Heading into Thursday there wasn’t any clear indication<\/a> a resolution was any closer. Democrats, obviously, don’t have the votes to elect their nominee<\/a>, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries. McCarthy doesn’t appear to have the votes and isn’t budging. Congress is one big shrug emoji right now.<\/p>\n

But the jokes about it are pretty great. There’s a fair bit of schadenfreude from Democrats, especially considering McCarthy has courted the very folks<\/a> now blocking his leadership. And the memes didn’t disappoint. <\/p>\n

There were jokes about it being like the NFL playoffs. <\/p>\n

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Honestly, a simple screenshot of the gridlock is funny. <\/p>\n

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Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi probably does feel pretty good right now, if we’re being honest. <\/p>\n

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It is true, while sad, the our government basically does function off drama. <\/p>\n

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Chief Twit Elon Musk even threw his two cents in, which, shocker, resulted in jokes.<\/p>\n

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Seriously, the memes went on and on. <\/p>\n

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There has been absolutely no news of any kind of breakthrough on Thursday. So…look forward to even more memes of this mess.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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