{"id":39512,"date":"2023-01-07T12:46:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T17:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=39512"},"modified":"2023-01-07T12:46:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T17:46:25","slug":"and-we-finally-have-a-new-speaker-of-the-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=39512","title":{"rendered":"And we finally have a new Speaker of the House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good day all. It\u2019s been an entertaining few days as Kevin McCarthy struggled to gain enough votes to become the Speaker of the House. There was a lot of horse trading and flat out threats, but finally, after 16 votes, we finally have a winner!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.pinimg.com\/originals\/11\/73\/78\/117378b87f6053aefdf08de609d70212.jpg?resize=450%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been reported by the Mostly Stupid Media that it was 15 votes before McCarthy was elected. They were incorrect. There was a 16<sup>th<\/sup> vote that wasn\u2019t reported after an error was found with the Dominion voting machines used to tally the votes. It was decided to have a 16<sup>th<\/sup> vote, just to keep everything on the up and up. Somehow, another McCarthy was nominated and due to a plethora of errors. The wrong McCarthy was elected. Allow me to introduce the new Speaker of the House!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.pinimg.com\/originals\/c1\/b2\/c6\/c1b2c670553c45de0960a757c4a3071a.jpg?resize=405%2C616&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"405\" height=\"616\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, many people were shocked that this person is the new Speaker of the House. No one is owning up to submitting the new Speaker\u2019s name for consideration, and many are now trying to find a way to vacate the vote. However, the original holdouts are saying \u201cHey, he can\u2019t be any worse than Kevin.\u201d We shall see.<\/p>\n<p>Thatsiall<\/p>\n<span id=\"post-ratings-39512\" class=\"post-ratings\" data-nonce=\"2fa2e82461\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_39512_1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/stars_crystal\/rating_on.gif?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1 Star\" title=\"1 Star\" onmouseover=\"current_rating(39512, 1, '1 Star');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(5, 0, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; border: 0px;\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_39512_2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/stars_crystal\/rating_on.gif?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2 Stars\" title=\"2 Stars\" onmouseover=\"current_rating(39512, 2, '2 Stars');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(5, 0, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; border: 0px;\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_39512_3\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/stars_crystal\/rating_on.gif?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"3 Stars\" title=\"3 Stars\" onmouseover=\"current_rating(39512, 3, '3 Stars');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(5, 0, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; border: 0px;\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_39512_4\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/stars_crystal\/rating_on.gif?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"4 Stars\" title=\"4 Stars\" onmouseover=\"current_rating(39512, 4, '4 Stars');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(5, 0, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; border: 0px;\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_39512_5\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/stars_crystal\/rating_on.gif?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"5 Stars\" title=\"5 Stars\" onmouseover=\"current_rating(39512, 5, '5 Stars');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(5, 0, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; border: 0px;\" \/> (<strong>2<\/strong> votes, average: <strong>5.00<\/strong> out of 5)<br \/><span class=\"post-ratings-text\" id=\"ratings_39512_text\"><\/span><\/span><span id=\"post-ratings-39512-loading\" class=\"post-ratings-loading\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/loading.gif?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"post-ratings-image\" \/>Loading...<\/span>\n<p><i><b>~The Angry Webmaster~<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"true\";\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"angersentral\";\namzn_assoc_search_bar_position = \"top\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_title = \"Shop Related Products\";\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"Charlie McCarthy\";\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"708745e8fdd471276e2884f3bc3ee9b1\";\namzn_assoc_rows = \"2\";\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good day all. 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