▲ 227 ▼ In stunner, House GOP bid to impeach Mayorkas fails (thehill.com) submitted 2 years ago by SeaJ@lemm.ee to c/news@lemmy.world 23 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (2 children) What else can be said that would actually to add to the conversation after this? I can think of nothing. Good day sir. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (2 children) I think it's important to point out that this vote only failed because they basically pulled a guy out of a hospital bed to vote no The failure came about because of the surprise appearance in the chamber of Rep. Al Green (D-Texas), who showed up unexpectedly — having recently had surgery and wearing hospital scrubs and no socks, according to NBC — to vote against the bill. So not exactly a stunning rebuke of the wackos. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ranvier@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 years ago Somewhat ironically Republicans will likely be pulling a different guy out of a hospital bed (Steve Scalise, getting chemo) to counter this one and vote on it again. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago And they're hoping another vote will pass once another rep gets out of his hospital bed. There seems to be a common theme here. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Godric@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) What else can be said that would actually to add to the conversation after this? I can think of nothing. Yet you still commented. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dudinax@programming.dev 13 points 2 years ago He said good day. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (2 children) I think it's important to point out that this vote only failed because they basically pulled a guy out of a hospital bed to vote no The failure came about because of the surprise appearance in the chamber of Rep. Al Green (D-Texas), who showed up unexpectedly — having recently had surgery and wearing hospital scrubs and no socks, according to NBC — to vote against the bill. So not exactly a stunning rebuke of the wackos. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ranvier@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 years ago Somewhat ironically Republicans will likely be pulling a different guy out of a hospital bed (Steve Scalise, getting chemo) to counter this one and vote on it again. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago And they're hoping another vote will pass once another rep gets out of his hospital bed. There seems to be a common theme here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ranvier@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 years ago Somewhat ironically Republicans will likely be pulling a different guy out of a hospital bed (Steve Scalise, getting chemo) to counter this one and vote on it again. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago And they're hoping another vote will pass once another rep gets out of his hospital bed. There seems to be a common theme here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Godric@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) What else can be said that would actually to add to the conversation after this? I can think of nothing. Yet you still commented. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dudinax@programming.dev 13 points 2 years ago He said good day. permalink fedilink source parent