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Dennis Donovan

(28,088 posts)
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 04:09 PM 8 hrs ago

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 8 hrs ago OP
Believe it when I see it. Raven123 8 hrs ago #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 6 hrs ago #34
Yeah, right. beveeheart 5 hrs ago #44
Awww. tanyev 8 hrs ago #2
Spoiler alert: Yes he will Prairie Gates 8 hrs ago #3
Trump will get him primaried MadameButterfly 6 hrs ago #24
Good he ismad now if could bring 3 people, and they couldbring 3 peoplr and so on Trueblue1968 8 hrs ago #4
Depends on what kompromat Traitir has on Turner Arazi 8 hrs ago #5
Hmmmm yellow dahlia 2 hrs ago #59
Maybe he will get summoned Mar-a-Lago Walleye 8 hrs ago #6
This will happen. WestMichRad 5 hrs ago #47
Good thing that Johnson has a big majority so he can spare a few votes Jose Garcia 8 hrs ago #7
Wow... some good news in the current Cha 7 hrs ago #8
I wish Mike would run for Speaker,oust Johnson. True Blue American 4 hrs ago #57
Yeah, Unfortunately that won't happen. Cha 3 hrs ago #58
I would call then school children but that's an insult to school children. joanbarnes 7 hrs ago #9
Thats because school children can count to 10, Volaris 5 hrs ago #50
Ha ha! eom Exp 7 hrs ago #10
eom? MadameButterfly 6 hrs ago #27
eom is "end of message" radical noodle 5 hrs ago #41
Search the abbreviation on Google. Lasher 5 hrs ago #46
Howdy, eom end of message. I guess nt no text means less typing.. maybe I'll switch.. nt Exp 5 hrs ago #49
Theyre all just kindergarteners slightlv 7 hrs ago #11
G.O.P. - "Only true traitors to America need apply" BoRaGard 7 hrs ago #12
GOP Gaslighters on Parade yellow dahlia 2 hrs ago #60
N/S JustAnotherGen 7 hrs ago #13
... Skittles 7 hrs ago #14
Which is worse malaise 7 hrs ago #15
Removing Turner mamacita75 7 hrs ago #20
I trust none of them but expect ugly fights among this gang of MAGAts malaise 6 hrs ago #36
Yes, but she is 81 years old. Bird Lady 6 hrs ago #37
Maybe she will fall over again. displacedvermoter 4 hrs ago #52
We can only hope he sticks to his word. bluestarone 7 hrs ago #16
It's not "his word," he didn't say that JoseBalow 7 hrs ago #21
Don't hold your breath. Irish_Dem 6 hrs ago #29
Hopefully they'll fuck this thing up for fair, and the House will become a non-functional mess. patphil 7 hrs ago #17
Popcorn for EVERYONE!!! NoMoreRepugs 7 hrs ago #18
MAGAts in disarray? AverageOldGuy 7 hrs ago #19
What bullshit. Authoritarians follow the leader. He will follow or he will be replaced. thebigidea 7 hrs ago #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 6 hrs ago #23
The stand up guys are long gone MadameButterfly 6 hrs ago #31
But Mike's a man of Gawd Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 6 hrs ago #25
They fall in line................ Lovie777 6 hrs ago #26
How long before he folds like a gas station lawn chair? Irish_Dem 6 hrs ago #28
Oh, probably as long... WinstonSmith4740 6 hrs ago #38
The expulsion order came from Mar-a-lago either from Trump or Musk. Jit423 6 hrs ago #30
Ill believe it when i see it nt berniesandersmittens 6 hrs ago #32
Mike Turner is a long time True Blue American 6 hrs ago #33
He's my rep also. He has easily won this district every election since I came here 12 years ago. Also, madinmaryland 5 hrs ago #42
Mike was a great Dayton Mayor. True Blue American 4 hrs ago #56
I was not here when Mike was mayor, but to answer your question... madinmaryland 1 hr ago #61
This Johnson quote implies sooooo much. Gore1FL 6 hrs ago #35
First victim of Seal Team 6? Evolve Dammit 5 hrs ago #39
It's not like they've produced any substantive legislation the past 12 years so ..... live love laugh 5 hrs ago #40
Actions are louder than words sakabatou 5 hrs ago #43
Flip and do real; damage or just kiss the boss' prodigious pasty white ass Stinky The Clown 5 hrs ago #45
Cool! Let's You & Him Fight, Mikey! ProfessorGAC 5 hrs ago #48
Since he is but guaranteed to be primaried and lose 2 years from now, he should go all in and screw Johnson drray23 5 hrs ago #51
A republicans word means shit SunImp 4 hrs ago #53
FAFO alarimer 4 hrs ago #54
Mikey seems to have a way of winning friends and influencing people. republianmushroom 4 hrs ago #55
He'll get 'the call' and all will be fine. spanone 1 hr ago #62

BComplex

(9,185 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, 06:22 PM
6 hrs ago

Emphasis on the "dic" part.

beveeheart

(1,421 posts)
44. Yeah, right.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 07:00 PM
5 hrs ago

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

MadameButterfly

(2,153 posts)
24. Trump will get him primaried
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:02 PM
6 hrs ago

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

(7,181 posts)
5. Depends on what kompromat Traitir has on Turner
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 04:23 PM
8 hrs ago

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

Cha

(306,199 posts)
8. Wow... some good news in the current
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 05:02 PM
7 hrs ago

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

(10,684 posts)
50. Thats because school children can count to 10,
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 07:36 PM
5 hrs ago

Which apparently higher than Speaker Mike can.

MadameButterfly

(2,153 posts)
27. eom?
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:04 PM
6 hrs ago

is there a list somewhere of all the abbreviations for those of us not in the know?

radical noodle

(8,898 posts)
41. eom is "end of message"
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:57 PM
5 hrs ago

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

slightlv

(4,644 posts)
11. Theyre all just kindergarteners
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 05:13 PM
7 hrs ago

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

(3,480 posts)
12. G.O.P. - "Only true traitors to America need apply"
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 05:17 PM
7 hrs ago

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

malaise

(279,573 posts)
15. Which is worse
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 05:29 PM
7 hrs ago

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

mamacita75

(151 posts)
20. Removing Turner
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 05:48 PM
7 hrs ago

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

(279,573 posts)
36. I trust none of them but expect ugly fights among this gang of MAGAts
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:28 PM
6 hrs ago

That sly Foxx will more than likely croak before long.

Bird Lady

(1,949 posts)
37. Yes, but she is 81 years old.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:40 PM
6 hrs ago

Her time is close to over. Then we will see what happens.

bluestarone

(18,492 posts)
16. We can only hope he sticks to his word.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 05:33 PM
7 hrs ago

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

JoseBalow

(5,942 posts)
21. It's not "his word," he didn't say that
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 05:50 PM
7 hrs ago

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

(7,219 posts)
17. Hopefully they'll fuck this thing up for fair, and the House will become a non-functional mess.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 05:46 PM
7 hrs ago

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.

orleans

(35,434 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, 05:57 PM
6 hrs ago

Jit423

(521 posts)
30. The expulsion order came from Mar-a-lago either from Trump or Musk.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:06 PM
6 hrs ago

Still, Johnson didn't have to do it.

True Blue American

(18,260 posts)
33. Mike Turner is a long time
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:12 PM
6 hrs ago

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

(65,237 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, 06:57 PM
5 hrs ago

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

(65,237 posts)
61. I was not here when Mike was mayor, but to answer your question...
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 11:14 PM
1 hr ago

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

(22,032 posts)
35. This Johnson quote implies sooooo much.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:24 PM
6 hrs ago

“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

(8,046 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, 07:47 PM
5 hrs ago

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.

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