Rep. Austin Scott Will Run for Speaker Against Jordan
More chaos ahead?
Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA), a member of the House Intelligence Committee, announced he will run against Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan for Speaker of the House.
I have filed to be Speaker of the House. We are in Washington to legislate, and I want to lead a House that functions in the best interest of the American people.
— Rep. Austin Scott (@AustinScottGA08) October 13, 2023
Who? Yeah, I don’t think anyone had Scott on their Bingo card:
The late-stage announcement from Scott — a seventh-term lawmaker who was on few people’s radar as a potential Speaker contender is an apparent protest against Jordan as House GOP lawmakers are set to hold a Speaker candidate forum Friday afternoon.
Some lawmakers — including Scott — have pledged their staunch opposition to Jordan.
During Thursday night’s closed-door conference meeting, Scott stood up and announced his opposition to Jordan, according to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and another House Republican.
Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who received 113 votes to become the nominee, withdrew from the race on Friday night.
Jordan received 99 when he went up against Scalise.
House Republicans will convene again today to vote for a Speaker nominee.
The nominee needs at least 217 Republican votes on the House floor. That is why the Republicans didn’t bring the vote to the floor since Scalise only mustered 113 within the caucus.
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You have to be freaking kidding me.
Who?
I don’t know who he is. I don’t know what he has done or not done. But my suspicious nature and watching the GOPe for decades make me feel that he either is a GOPe apparatchnik, or this is part of a plan to install another one in as Speaker.
Subotai Bahadur
Ridiculous
He’s getting seriously spanked on X for being Pelosi 2.0.
unusual_whales
@unusual_whales
Representative Austin Scott was the top political trader in 2021.
“He sold FuelCell Energy, $FCEL, on 2021-01-14, after buying on 2020-10-30, for a 780%.
He sat on the Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit subcommittee.
Wild.”
He’s rated the same as McCarthy by CPAC.
Does CPAC really matter? I am not asking that rhetorically; I really don’t know.
Scott is a buffoon. He represents part of my home town of Macon (the part not gerrymandered out to create Sanford Bishop’s seat). Scott is part of the same dysfunctional GOP that gave us a squish like Kemp as governor. Kemp appointed Kelly Loeffler, a Romney wannabe, to replace Johnny Isakson in the US Senate in 2019 instead of Doug Collins expressly to piss off Trump. Thanks to that smooth move, we ended up with leftists like Warnock and Ossoff as US Senators from GA. The GOP here is as screwed up here as everywhere else, every one of them lining their pockets instead of stopping Biden and the rest of the Obama socialists running DC. Trump will never be allowed to win an election, even if the leftists have to shoot him. Jordan isn’t the answer. We need a real conservative as Speaker, not another camera hound.
Freedom Index has him at 65 while McCarthy is a 60. Slightly better but essentially the same guy.
House Intelligence Committee? I’m skeptical, considering what the intelligence agencies have been up to. What has this guy done to get them back on task and under control?
House intelligence committee sounds like an oxymoron to me
Personality doesn’t matter, the do matters.
Have known Austin since 10th grade in High School. I think he would be a good one. He’s the type that will study the matter and exercise foresight for unintended consequences. But not a political cutthroat.
I’ve known Austin since Kindergarten. He stole my milk.
His picture was on the carton.
I am absolutely so lost now on this speaker journey. I can’t keep up with the politics, the “who’s on our side” and who’s “not”, with a full awareness that so much is going on behind closed doors. I just feel the interests of regular citizens is being left far behind. It’s like there is no one left to trust anymore.
Gee, who could have seen this coming?
Speaker REDACTED
got a nice ring to it !!
Austin Powers! Yeah, Baby!!!
Who better to wipe up in DC than someone named Scott.
It wont be free, tho
That would lend a Sparkle to things until there’s a Bounty on his head.
I prefer the Gentle Grizzly. He’s Brawny and some people find him strangely Charmin’.
“Tee hee hee hee!”
Long as he keeps things rollin’.
Jordon won
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/10/breaking-jim-jordan-wins-gop-nomination-speaker/
If, as GATEWAY PUNDIT say, there was a secret second vote and Jordan cannot win on the vote on the floor of the House then it may be that the ideological split in the Republican party is irreparable. If the only thing holding them together is graft, there is no room for consideration of the good of the country and the people.
So assuming a real election next year [remember what they say about assumptions] who do we vote for?
Subotai Bahadur
The split has been there for a while. M9re
More GOP voters are noticing that their reps are controlled opposition.
No, he didn’t actually win anything as he doesn’t have all the Republican votes which are needed to get him elected in a Floor vote. The Republicans went home to give, I think, Jordan time to try and get the votes. Scalise dropped out and supports Jordan but I don’t think it will be enough. We are going to get someone else.
We’ll have endless committees without results forever!!!
Roll up your sleeves!
The DC establishment clique is big mad and throwing tantrums. Got neocon stooge Mike Rogers refusing to understand the current reality so he gonna kick and scream b/c he can’t get his way and go back to his preferred go along/get along ways where the establishment always tells us ‘we tried to get X legislation passed but we need more $ and votes so maybe next time’ all the while cashing lobbyists campaign checks and getting their moron brother in law/cousin a no show job.
It is obvious that this stooge is only a placeholder to defeat Jordan. The aim of the RINOs is to make the Rs vote for a compromised person who will not rock the gravy boat. The R’s may look bad, but at least they vote for many reasons, unlike the Dems who vote for whom they are told.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Dqb9yh1EU0&pp=ygUMc2NvdHQgYXVzdGlu
Doesn’t really sound like a guy I would support.
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House Intelligence Committee.
I had to turn my tinfoil hat down, the feedback was excruciating.
This is the swamp, attempting to hold what is theirs.
This article was posted at 1:22 p.m. Oct 13. At 4:08 p.m., Rep. Austin Scott posted the following on X (Twitter):
I highly respect Jim Jordan. He is an asset to the Republican Party and our nominee for Speaker. Our conference has spoken, and now we must unite behind Jordan so we can get Congress back to work.
I’m confused.
Sorry, should have placed Rep. Scott’s statement in quotation marks:
“I highly respect Jim Jordan. He is an asset to the Republican Party and our nominee for Speaker. Our conference has spoken, and now we must unite behind Jordan so we can get Congress back to work.”
I was the one confused. It now appears that Rep. Scott is supporting Jordan. Interesting.
People need to get over that a true Conservative like Jordan will not be elected Speaker as he can’t get the votes in the Republican Caucus and not Democrat will cross the aisle.
The best we can do is some in the 75 or so Freedom Index. Even Jordan scored an 82 and couldn’t get elected while Gaetz clocked a marginally better 85 and both are considered in the Conservative wing of the party. We need to elect the best we can get not our dream candidate who will never get the votes.
Hold out for excellence. If the McCain wing of the Republican Party won’t vote for them, then the business of the House stagnates — as it should. You don’t throw away your negotiating strength at the beginning of negotiations.