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Dennis Donovan

(29,950 posts)
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 05:09 PM Jan 16

AlterNet: 'He's mad': GOP reps say ousted intel chair now 'never going to vote' for Johnson's bills

AlterNet - 'He’s mad': GOP reps say ousted intel chair now 'never going to vote' for Johnson’s bills



House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is in hot water with a significant portion of the House Republican Conference over his decision to remove the chairman of a high-profile committee.

On Thursday, Johnson announced that Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) would not be chairman of the House Intelligence Committee in the 119th Congress, instead choosing Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) as his replacement. Now, some Republican lawmakers are telling Fox News that Turner is rebelling against the speaker, and that Johnson may not be able to count on his vote for future legislation — which could be a significant complication given Republicans' razor-thin House majority.

"He dragged Mike along," one unnamed "senior House Republican" told Fox News congressional correspondent Chad Pergram. "It wasn't a fair process."

“(Johnson) cost himself some political capital,” another Republican confided to Pergram.

“Mike’s never going to vote for another f—ing thing around here again,” a GOP lawmaker said anonymously. “He’s mad.”

/snip


Duke it out, boys!
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AlterNet: 'He's mad': GOP reps say ousted intel chair now 'never going to vote' for Johnson's bills (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Jan 16 OP
Believe it when I see it. Raven123 Jan 16 #1
Me, too. With the first threat from trump that he'll be primaried, he'll be back in the fold. It's a dictatorship. BComplex Jan 16 #34
Yeah, right. beveeheart Jan 16 #44
Awww. tanyev Jan 16 #2
Spoiler alert: Yes he will Prairie Gates Jan 16 #3
Trump will get him primaried MadameButterfly Jan 16 #24
Good he ismad now if could bring 3 people, and they couldbring 3 peoplr and so on Trueblue1968 Jan 16 #4
Depends on what kompromat Traitir has on Turner Arazi Jan 16 #5
Hmmmm yellow dahlia Jan 16 #59
Maybe he will get summoned Mar-a-Lago Walleye Jan 16 #6
This will happen. WestMichRad Jan 16 #47
Good thing that Johnson has a big majority so he can spare a few votes Jose Garcia Jan 16 #7
Wow... some good news in the current Cha Jan 16 #8
I wish Mike would run for Speaker,oust Johnson. True Blue American Jan 16 #57
Yeah, Unfortunately that won't happen. Cha Jan 16 #58
I would call then school children but that's an insult to school children. joanbarnes Jan 16 #9
Thats because school children can count to 10, Volaris Jan 16 #50
Ha ha! eom Exp Jan 16 #10
eom? MadameButterfly Jan 16 #27
eom is "end of message" radical noodle Jan 16 #41
Search the abbreviation on Google. Lasher Jan 16 #46
Howdy, eom end of message. I guess nt no text means less typing.. maybe I'll switch.. nt Exp Jan 16 #49
Theyre all just kindergarteners slightlv Jan 16 #11
G.O.P. - "Only true traitors to America need apply" BoRaGard Jan 16 #12
GOP Gaslighters on Parade yellow dahlia Jan 16 #60
N/S JustAnotherGen Jan 16 #13
... Skittles Jan 16 #14
Which is worse malaise Jan 16 #15
Removing Turner mamacita75 Jan 16 #20
I trust none of them but expect ugly fights among this gang of MAGAts malaise Jan 16 #36
Yes, but she is 81 years old. Bird Lady Jan 16 #37
Maybe she will fall over again. displacedvermoter Jan 16 #52
Yeah maybe this time on her head! Bird Lady Jan 17 #63
As I said last time it happened, displacedvermoter Jan 17 #64
We can only hope he sticks to his word. bluestarone Jan 16 #16
It's not "his word," he didn't say that JoseBalow Jan 16 #21
Don't hold your breath. Irish_Dem Jan 16 #29
Hopefully they'll fuck this thing up for fair, and the House will become a non-functional mess. patphil Jan 16 #17
Popcorn for EVERYONE!!! NoMoreRepugs Jan 16 #18
MAGAts in disarray? AverageOldGuy Jan 16 #19
And so rational and functional not fooled Jan 17 #65
What bullshit. Authoritarians follow the leader. He will follow or he will be replaced. thebigidea Jan 16 #22
hope turner stays mad. but they're never stand up guys or gals when it comes to the stench of trump's blackmail nt orleans Jan 16 #23
The stand up guys are long gone MadameButterfly Jan 16 #31
But Mike's a man of Gawd Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 16 #25
They fall in line................ Lovie777 Jan 16 #26
How long before he folds like a gas station lawn chair? Irish_Dem Jan 16 #28
Oh, probably as long... WinstonSmith4740 Jan 16 #38
The expulsion order came from Mar-a-lago either from Trump or Musk. Jit423 Jan 16 #30
Ill believe it when i see it nt berniesandersmittens Jan 16 #32
Mike Turner is a long time True Blue American Jan 16 #33
He's my rep also. He has easily won this district every election since I came here 12 years ago. Also, madinmaryland Jan 16 #42
Mike was a great Dayton Mayor. True Blue American Jan 16 #56
I was not here when Mike was mayor, but to answer your question... madinmaryland Jan 17 #61
This Johnson quote implies sooooo much. Gore1FL Jan 16 #35
First victim of Seal Team 6? Evolve Dammit Jan 16 #39
It's not like they've produced any substantive legislation the past 12 years so ..... live love laugh Jan 16 #40
Actions are louder than words sakabatou Jan 16 #43
Flip and do real; damage or just kiss the boss' prodigious pasty white ass Stinky The Clown Jan 16 #45
Cool! Let's You & Him Fight, Mikey! ProfessorGAC Jan 16 #48
Since he is but guaranteed to be primaried and lose 2 years from now, he should go all in and screw Johnson drray23 Jan 16 #51
A republicans word means shit SunImp Jan 16 #53
FAFO alarimer Jan 16 #54
Mikey seems to have a way of winning friends and influencing people. republianmushroom Jan 16 #55
He'll get 'the call' and all will be fine. spanone Jan 17 #62
One way to grab more goodies Old Crank Jan 17 #66
Turner will roll over in a week or two. Tops. Magats have no spines. ZonkerHarris Jan 17 #67

BComplex

(9,337 posts)
34. Me, too. With the first threat from trump that he'll be primaried, he'll be back in the fold. It's a dictatorship.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 07:22 PM
Jan 16

Emphasis on the "dic" part.

beveeheart

(1,464 posts)
44. Yeah, right.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 08:00 PM
Jan 16

He'll change his tune soon enough because of all the pressure he'll get from the other trumpists.

MadameButterfly

(2,728 posts)
24. Trump will get him primaried
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 07:02 PM
Jan 16

It's the House so only 2 years away

This is the price of supporting Trump only 90% of the time.
You have to be completely owned by Trump.
You are not free men.

They think Harry Potter is witchcraft so they haven't learned lessons on what happens if you align yourself with Voldemort. Or his puppet (because Putin is Voldemort).

Arazi

(7,638 posts)
5. Depends on what kompromat Traitir has on Turner
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 05:23 PM
Jan 16

When/if he folds, we can assume it’s terrible

Cha

(309,210 posts)
8. Wow... some good news in the current
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:02 PM
Jan 16

Shit Show.

Really?! because that sounds like the Drooling Zombie magats will come down Hard on Mr Mike Turner.

Oh and Fuck Off to the little Mouse Squeaker.

Volaris

(10,800 posts)
50. Thats because school children can count to 10,
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 08:36 PM
Jan 16

Which apparently higher than Speaker Mike can.

radical noodle

(9,780 posts)
41. eom is "end of message"
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 07:57 PM
Jan 16

N/T is also used and means "no text." I've never found a glossary, sorry.

slightlv

(5,242 posts)
11. Theyre all just kindergarteners
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:13 PM
Jan 16

Having various temperature tantrums. I for one am tired of their childishness. Break up the Congress, even those we thought dem champions have been looking out for themselves only. Kill the courts. You can't have law without justice and there is no justice in this country. Turn it all back to their beloved 1800s. Where we can kill them as easily as they kill us. Without law.. they want to take our country and Rob us blind. I say we don't let them. Make it more expensive to try than they ever dreamed. Asymmetrical warfare.

BoRaGard

(4,721 posts)
12. G.O.P. - "Only true traitors to America need apply"
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:17 PM
Jan 16

They are out to destroy America's Intelligence integrity -- weaken the nation critically

malaise

(282,437 posts)
15. Which is worse
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:29 PM
Jan 16

removing Turner or appointing 81 year old Virginia Foxx as chair of the Rules Committee.

mamacita75

(156 posts)
20. Removing Turner
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:48 PM
Jan 16

is my observation. That Virginia Foxx is the one way off her rocker. Most interesting person.

If Thune wasn't one of the July 4th rendezvous (I don't know) he has seemed more levelheaded or am I wrong? Someone with the ability to think things through and more loyal to America than the other choices. Intelligence committee is an important one. I don't really know much about the Rules committee.

malaise

(282,437 posts)
36. I trust none of them but expect ugly fights among this gang of MAGAts
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 07:28 PM
Jan 16

That sly Foxx will more than likely croak before long.

displacedvermoter

(3,636 posts)
64. As I said last time it happened,
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 01:17 PM
Jan 17

she conceivably could make more sense after conking herself on the head good and proper!

bluestarone

(19,350 posts)
16. We can only hope he sticks to his word.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:33 PM
Jan 16

IF he really feels that way about Ukraine, that will be a PLUS for us.

JoseBalow

(7,117 posts)
21. It's not "his word," he didn't say that
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:50 PM
Jan 16

It's click-bait garbage, not news. Blah, blah, blah...

“Mike’s never going to vote for another f—ing thing around here again,” a GOP lawmaker said anonymously. “He’s mad.”

patphil

(7,600 posts)
17. Hopefully they'll fuck this thing up for fair, and the House will become a non-functional mess.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:46 PM
Jan 16

Mike Johnson has to be careful. His desire to appease Trump could put his leadership at risk.
I'd love to see Republican floor fights, and fractionalization of their super thin majority. This could make it hard to implement the financial part of project 2025.
Unfortunately, they have a sure majority in the Senate, so Trump gets his cabinet of clowns, and can put all sort of jackasses on the Courts.

not fooled

(6,193 posts)
65. And so rational and functional
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 01:59 PM
Jan 17

Such high-functioning individuals. Yeah, for religious nuttery and hate.

orleans

(35,839 posts)
23. hope turner stays mad. but they're never stand up guys or gals when it comes to the stench of trump's blackmail nt
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:57 PM
Jan 16

Jit423

(1,118 posts)
30. The expulsion order came from Mar-a-lago either from Trump or Musk.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 07:06 PM
Jan 16

Still, Johnson didn't have to do it.

True Blue American

(18,471 posts)
33. Mike Turner is a long time
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 07:12 PM
Jan 16

Rep for my area and was very good for this area.

Johnson is stupid for firing him. Mike is not the only one angry. There will be others that know Johnson will stick a knofe in their back for Trump!

madinmaryland

(65,343 posts)
42. He's my rep also. He has easily won this district every election since I came here 12 years ago. Also,
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 07:57 PM
Jan 16

I went to college with him back in the early 80’s. He was a year ahead of me. He’s clearly a Republican, but one who doesn’t fit into the cult.

I’ll be interested to see what he does as he doesn’t to seem to have any part in the cult.

madinmaryland

(65,343 posts)
61. I was not here when Mike was mayor, but to answer your question...
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 12:14 AM
Jan 17

Mike went to Ohio Northern University where I went and graduated in 1982. I was a year behind him and in the engineering college, so I did not have much interaction with him. He was a poly sci major.

I think he went to UD for his law degree and graduated in 85. My Dad was a professor at ONU, but did not recall Turner as a student.

Gore1FL

(22,357 posts)
35. This Johnson quote implies sooooo much.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 07:24 PM
Jan 16

“Our intelligence community and its oversight must maintain the highest levels of trust. The House Intel Committee will play a pivotal role in this work in the new Congress, and Rick Crawford will provide principled leadership as its chairman," he continued. "He has earned the respect of his colleagues through his years of faithful service on the committee and his steady approach to the challenges facing our country."

Apparently, in the eyes of Mike Johnson, Mike Turner cannot maintain trust, is disrespected by his collegues, and is otherwise unsteady.

drray23

(8,177 posts)
51. Since he is but guaranteed to be primaried and lose 2 years from now, he should go all in and screw Johnson
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 08:47 PM
Jan 16

by switching his affiliation to democrat. Until new reps get appointed , I think Johnson has a 1 person majority. Switching would make the dems the majority party.

Old Crank

(5,464 posts)
66. One way to grab more goodies
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 02:05 PM
Jan 17

For his district.
Just wondering if some other members of the house will rebel from Trump/elon dictats. Will they have issues in the senate or will they all be spineless.

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