Watching a feed from Congress, on a Saturday afternoon on the other side of the world.
I want to see history being mad.
I want to see history being mad.
A 15th vote possible tonight. Remembering the words of P.J. O'Rourke: the Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work then they get elected and prove it.
I wish there was a #PlanetAmerica live commentary on this.
I like to imagine the very old guy scrolling through his phone is showing the other guy his favourite geese memes.
Maybe Matt Gaetz thinks the hair counter balances the chin, but it's just drawing attention to it.
They can't even vote on whether to adjourn for the weekend or not.
It's 23:40 in DC.
It's 23:40 in DC.
Okay and we are not adjourning (some of them have changed their votes, in a single vote, which makes the 14 votes for speaker even more baffling).
So time remaining on a vote is meaningless. Time means what they want it to mean.
To translate today's events in the #Speakerofthehousevote into Australian vernacular: "couldn't organise a root in a brothel".
Discount Victor Gerber kicks off the 15th vote with a spoken word performance of "A Little Less Conversation"
Minnesota purple tie says ghost George Washington wants them to get on with it.
In Australia when we elect a speaker they have to be dragged to the chair (except for Bronwyn Bishop, who took a helicopter).
"What were the highlights of your American trip?"
"Nunn of Iowa"
"Nunn of Iowa"
Matt Gaetz nominates self for Nobel Peace Prize after brokering truce between Boebert and Taylor-Greene.
Getting to the business end now. I've done nothing today.
It's all over, McCarthy gets there. The woman counting the votes rolled her eyes.
Putting a pretty face on fascism.
Ilhan Omar's face says what we were thinking 
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