(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Tami Wilson Is running against Jordan as he fails yet again to obtain the gavel [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-10-18 As we watch the dumbfuckery that is the implosion of the Republcian party, I sincerely do not know whether to laugh or cry, especially since the media is joining them in blaming Democrats for the shitstorm they caused. So much for personal responsibility—eh, guys? This new blame game is not unlike allowing your lovely little Chica to fall into the toilet at 2 a.m., then taking her to task for not lowering the seat you lifted when she was likely too groggy to think beyond “Gotta pee-pee.” Lowering said toilet seat is a loving courtesy since it will be used by the person following you. Likewise, a show of good faith to the American public would be for the Republican Congress to get them to act together and lower the seat. Or fill it… ahem. Yet we had two rounds of voting, and Jim is now shy of twenty yeas to obtain the gavel. Now, just for the record: It took fifteen tries for McCarthy to get the votes he needed to become Speaker of the House. Hopefully, Jimbo will have more self-esteem and choose to forgo such humiliation. Prolonging the voting would only underscore the tongue-wagging about the Speaker drama being orchestrated by Republicans to keep America vulnerable and unable to help our allies! McCarthy was not well-liked by anyone on either side of the aisle to begin with, so Matt Gaetz's coupe de grace on McCarthy was unremarkable—he merely removed a tick everyone wanted to get rid of anyway. McCarthy had no idea how to run a caucus, and judging from his 9 months tenure as a speaker, he could barely run a Fingerhut. Matt Gaetz ousted the man using the very measure McCarthy agreed with to get the speakership, namely, that only one member need make a motion to vacate the Speaker’s chair. Youch! Oh, the bitter irony. After losing the seat, McCarthy proceeded to bad mouth Democrats, blame them for a near shutdown that the Republicans caused, and then acted all kinds of surprised that they didn’t save him. Turns out smart people don’t want to help out Backstabber-Mick-Stabby-Pants types. Who knew? Yet, when the smoke cleared and Congress was left in a smoldering shambles, Democrats held the bag while Republicans left Washington. While all this was happening, Jim Jordan tossed his hat in the ring and bullied his way closer to the chair. Jim Jordan is a Ding-Dong and not the yummy kind I can’t say anything about Jim Jordan that hasn’t been said by smarter folks than I, but in the words of the incomparable Jeff Teidrich, he is a dipshit of the highest order. Jim Jordan shouldn’t even oversee the transfer of a gerbil from one cage to another, yet he wants to be third in line to the president's office. I mean, dude, he hasn’t even passed a single piece of legislation in sixteen years. DO NOT WANT! As per the Insider: Former wrestlers have accused Jordan of turning a blind eye towards sexual abuse while working as an assistant wrestling coach at the university in the 1980s and 90s, and several of them recently reiterated those allegations in the wake of his speakership bid. "He doesn't deserve to be House speaker," one former wrestler told NBC News last week. "He still has to answer for what happened to us." Jordan has long denied any wrongdoing since the allegations were first brought forward in 2018, and at no point has any former wrestler accused Jordan himself of commiting sexual abuse. Really Insider? As I have explained to Jordan's defenders, it’s not about whether he participated in sexual abuse; he likely knew about it and allowed it to continue. Let’s say, for the sake of argument, Jordan did not know what was happening right under his nose. Some over two hundred people now claim Dr. Strauss harmed them. How does an assistant coach not know hundreds of team members were being harmed physically and scarred psychologically? Was he that big of a doofus? Does America want a leader who is that inept, willfully blind —or at worst—fully complicit in abuse? Honestly, I can’t imagine any sane or decent human being who would support this man, but I also believed no one would vote for a human as evil as Trump. Color me freaked out, saddened, and all kinds of disgusted with humanity. Good news? Jordon has a challenger Although Ohio leans red, enough folks in the state would love to see Jim Jordon pack up and move back home for good. One of them is Tami Willis, a sister who has Jordan's number and is ready to clean his clock—figuratively speaking. Fiery, smart as hell, and determined, Tami Wilson plans a protest in Washington DC at around five p.m. today to make her opposition to Jim’s power grab known. Anyone who wants to join her or learn more can reach out to her via DM on Twitter at: @TamieUSCongress Still, the fact that the man would use intimidation and threats to get what he wants as opposed to strategy or diplomacy not only indicates Jim Jordan is unfit to lead, it shows he is out of ideas in a dying party devoid of vision. Stop Gym Shorts in his tracks! Give to Tamis’ campaign at ACT BLUE and help her kick Jim Jordan out of office for good! 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