Speaker Mike Johnson

[DadSmith]

Johnson faces first test in averting shutdown amid conservative resistance - Washington Examiner

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is set to face his first real test of leadership on Tuesday as he seeks to get his temporary spending plan through the House — treading the same waters his predecessor faced in funding the government that led to his ouster. The House is set to vote on Johnson’s...

www.washingtonexaminer.com

We'll see how he does, and how conservative he is very soon.

I'm going to wait and see before I give him a bad grade. I have no confidence in him at this point. I hope he changes that.
Right now he looks to be a big spender, big government guy.

 

[Ingomike]

Johnson faces first test in averting shutdown amid conservative resistance - Washington Examiner

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is set to face his first real test of leadership on Tuesday as he seeks to get his temporary spending plan through the House — treading the same waters his predecessor faced in funding the government that led to his ouster. The House is set to vote on Johnson’s...

www.washingtonexaminer.com

We'll see how he does, and how conservative he is very soon.

I'm going to wait and see before I give him a bad grade. I have no confidence in him at this point. I hope he changes that.
Right now he looks to be a big spender, big government guy.

What exactly should he do to get a good grade? (Not great, just good.)

 

[DadSmith]

What exactly should he do to get a good grade? (Not great, just good.)

As a conservative he needs to lower spending. That's a start. Right now he's going along to get along.

 

[Twangbanger]

What exactly should he do to get a good grade? (Not great, just good.)

Spoiler: the correct INGO answer is "shut the government down, drain the swamp, and burn it."

Anything else is just playing around

 

[Ingomike]

As a conservative he needs to lower spending. That's a start. Right now he's going along to get along.

Another case of republicans cannot agree on anything. All the hand wringing over spending is like worrying about fuel economy on the Titanic. Nowhere near the top. The invasion of our country is the top issue, bar none.

The speaker needs to use tools none of us like to get the border secured first. Then we can discuss the next steps which DOE is a huge topic. Get that agency shut down and the fiscal comes along with it as does not fighting stupid wars…

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

What exactly should he do to get a good grade? (Not great, just good.)

Revert spending back to pre-covid days would be a huge win at this point.

 

[printcraft]

Shot:

Mike Johnson has accused Biden of bribery. Now impeachment is in his hands

House Republicans are approaching their Biden impeachment inquiry with renewed vigor following the election of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who has cautioned against rushing an investigation even …

thehill.com

Chaser:

Mike Johnson faces MAGA fury

The House speaker is facing backlash after indicating that there's insufficient evidence in an impeachment inquiry of Joe Biden.

www.newsweek.com

 

[DadSmith]

Bait-and-switch budgeting is back, baby! | Blaze Media

Instead of capitulating to Democrats in one vote, Republicans get to have two votes this time. But look on the bright side: At least Congress will have a nice Christmas break.

www.theblaze.com

 

[Expat]

What happened to the promise to return to regular order? Have all the committees completed their budgets and ready to submit to the full house for a vote? That is how you avoid these giant omnibus bills. It isn’t by whining and bitching like a bunch of little pussies.

 

[jwamplerusa]

In all fairness,there does need to be a little bit of reality applied to the situation.

Speaker Johnson had little time to work through 12 actual Bills. That was realistically never going to happen in the time left. If he simply allows the government to be shut down, the left is the winner of a propaganda windfall.

Short CR's to keep things nominally running until real budgets can be negotiated are I believe a reasonable outcome.

His actual performance will be in what those negotiated budgets actually look like, and next year's Bills. If They resemble the CR's then nothing was gained by changing speakers. If they begin to pull back then something was gained

This is much Like the hand ringing regarding his comment on the Biden Impeachment. Frankly what good would it do? There are not enough votes in the Senate to convict.

Half a dozen Ukrainians could stand on the senate floor with their hands-on a Bible swearing that Biden personally picked up a multimillion-dollar check for very specific quid pro quo and you couldn't get a conviction in the senate.

This nation doesn't need another dog and pony show for a media which doesn't care.

What we need are actual empowered special prosecutors, Charges of treason, corruption, convictions, and executions. I'll get excited when they ask me to donate wood for the gallows to hang those who sold out the United States of America by committing treason, bribery, and violating the enumerated rights of it's citizens.

Impeachment Is a political tool. There is more than enough public evidence of criminal behavior to cuff and stuff a bunch of this administration for criminal activity. That is where the effort needs to go.

 

[DadSmith]

Senate conservatives break with Freedom Caucus on Johnson funding bill

Senate conservatives are taking a more positive view of Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-LA) stopgap funding bill, breaking with their counterparts in the House Freedom Caucus who opposed it.

www.washingtonexaminer.com

 

[xwing]

Speaker Johnson did what was necessary, and was correct in doing so. If the government were to shut down, the only winners would be the leftists who would get a propaganda windfall. In the end, it would serve no purpose and would harm Republicans significantly in the next election.

The House needs to pass the 12 spending bills and then put it in the Senate's court. Honestly though, the best we can realistically hope for with a Dem Senate and a Dem president is "not spending even more than last year". If they can get that, it would be a small win.

 

[DadSmith]

Speaker Johnson did what was necessary, and was correct in doing so. If the government were to shut down, the only winners would be the leftists who would get a propaganda windfall. In the end, it would serve no purpose and would harm Republicans significantly in the next election.

The House needs to pass the 12 spending bills and then put it in the Senate's court. Honestly though, the best we can realistically hope for with a Dem Senate and a Dem president is "not spending even more than last year". If they can get that, it would be a small win.

Johnson did want was necessary to keep the Democrat's happy. Every penny they ask for is included. That's why Chuck was all for it.
I guess they can continue using this excuse for all bills coming up over the next year.
If we take a stand we'll look bad to Democrat voters who will never vote for us.

 

[Shadow01]

Spoiler: the correct INGO answer is "shut the government down, drain the swamp, and burn it."

Anything else is just playing around

I have no issues with this solution. Many government jobs can be eliminated. Laying them off for months will show the ones we can eliminate.

 

[loudgroove]

I have no issues with this solution. Many government jobs can be eliminated. Laying them off for months will show the ones we can eliminate.

I agree. Our government has gotten way too big. Time to shed some weight. If we need to live within our means. Is it really too much to expect our government to do the same?

 

[BugI02]

I have no issues with this solution. Many government jobs can be eliminated. Laying them off for months will show the ones we can eliminate.

Yes. We should let the government shut down, record who are declared 'non-essential' and sent home and then make the condition permanent - because after all they're 'non-essential' (not really needed)

 

[Ingomike]

I have no issues with this solution. Many government jobs can be eliminated. Laying them off for months will show the ones we can eliminate.

That is never the way it works. They lay off the ones that actually do the people’s work like park rangers shutting down national parks, ruining folk’s vacations, Social Security staff so seniors get their SS checks and so on, they sure as hell are not laying off the swamp. They are considered essential…

 

[jamil]

That is never the way it works. They lay off the ones that actually do the people’s work like park rangers shutting down national parks, ruining folk’s vacations, Social Security staff so seniors get their SS checks and so on, they sure as hell are not laying off the swamp. They are considered essential…

Yeah, last time they shut down some popular venues to **** people off at Republicans.

 

[Ingomike]

Yeah, last time they shut down some popular venues to **** people off at Republicans.

That is the MO…

 

[xwing]

Johnson did want was necessary to keep the Democrat's happy. Every penny they ask for is included. That's why Chuck was all for it.
I guess they can continue using this excuse for all bills coming up over the next year.
If we take a stand we'll look bad to Democrat voters who will never vote for us.

Not quite. They didn't add any of the "new spending additions" the Dems also wanted. The Republican's don't have enough power in the current government to do anything worthwhile. The Dems control the Senate. The Dems control the Presidency. And the Republicans have only a tiny majority in the House. Their choices are "keep the status quo for now" or "destroy themselves instead by shutting down the government".

When there was a shutdown in the past, it badly harmed the Republican party and actually didn't accomplish any goals. The Dems will make sure to "shut down" the things that are visible to people (e.g. the National Parks) and give the Republicans a PR nightmare, which translates into a slaughter in the next election. When things are "shut down", it doesn't just make Democrats angry. It makes almost everyone angry as their lives are badly disrupted, air travel is disrupted, vacations are ruined, etc.