A House GOP effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas failed in an embarrassing fashion Tuesday as three Republicans joined Democrats in voting against what would have been t…
  • SinningStromgald@lemmy.world
    171·
    9 months ago

    What else can be said that would actually to add to the conversation after this? I can think of nothing. Good day sir.

    • SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      211·
      9 months ago

      I think it’s important to point out that this vote only failed because they basically pulled a guy out of a hospital bed to vote no

      The failure came about because of the surprise appearance in the chamber of Rep. Al Green (D-Texas), who showed up unexpectedly — having recently had surgery and wearing hospital scrubs and no socks, according to NBC — to vote against the bill.

      So not exactly a stunning rebuke of the wackos.

      • Ranvier@sopuli.xyz
        9·
        9 months ago

        Somewhat ironically Republicans will likely be pulling a different guy out of a hospital bed (Steve Scalise, getting chemo) to counter this one and vote on it again.

      • ShepherdPie@midwest.social
        4·
        9 months ago

        And they’re hoping another vote will pass once another rep gets out of his hospital bed. There seems to be a common theme here.

    • Godric@lemmy.world
      124·
      9 months ago

      What else can be said that would actually to add to the conversation after this? I can think of nothing.

      Yet you still commented.