Mike Johnson stayed below the radar during the petty squabbles among Republicans of the last decade. But on one issue he was on brand: he was a prominent leader of the election deniers.
Sickening. At least I wrote my congresswoman and asked only that she not vote for an insurrectionist as Speaker. As expected this was all but a complete waste of time. Trump rewarded this former mayor of Irving who earned his attention by publicly bullying a 14 year old Muslim boy who was so proud of a clock he’d built that he took it to school to show his teacher. Imagine bullying a 14 year old kid, and publicly too!
At the beginning of the 20th Century, Senate Republican progressives discredited the term caucus because they felt it symbolized secret votes that bound its members, no matter their individual preferences. They began using the term conference, and it was officially adopted by Senate Republicans in 1913, to represent the election of officers and the general discussion of legislation.
Senate Democrats continued to use the term caucus but only asserted a binding party position when two-thirds of the caucus voted to make it so.
House Republicans were led by James Mann during this period and he had no need for a caucus nor conference (his predecessor Uncle Joe Cannon felt the same). It seems the term conference was not adopted by House Republicans until 1920 or so.
Representative Mo Udall frequently observed that the difference between a cactus and a caucus is that on a cactus, the pricks are on the outside.
Sickening. At least I wrote my congresswoman and asked only that she not vote for an insurrectionist as Speaker. As expected this was all but a complete waste of time. Trump rewarded this former mayor of Irving who earned his attention by publicly bullying a 14 year old Muslim boy who was so proud of a clock he’d built that he took it to school to show his teacher. Imagine bullying a 14 year old kid, and publicly too!
But he’s such a good Christian 🤦♀️
At the beginning of the 20th Century, Senate Republican progressives discredited the term caucus because they felt it symbolized secret votes that bound its members, no matter their individual preferences. They began using the term conference, and it was officially adopted by Senate Republicans in 1913, to represent the election of officers and the general discussion of legislation.
Senate Democrats continued to use the term caucus but only asserted a binding party position when two-thirds of the caucus voted to make it so.
House Republicans were led by James Mann during this period and he had no need for a caucus nor conference (his predecessor Uncle Joe Cannon felt the same). It seems the term conference was not adopted by House Republicans until 1920 or so.
Representative Mo Udall frequently observed that the difference between a cactus and a caucus is that on a cactus, the pricks are on the outside.
Thank you for that exegesis of "conference" and "caucus." I have the best readers/commenters!
You are always right on point!