re: **US Congress ROUND 13 vote complete; 6 dissenters remain. House is adjourned until 10pm**

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I want Scalise as much as I want McCarthy.

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I get it. He’s part of the establishment. To some extent, unfortunately, we need an institutional republican. It will lend some credibility to Roy (who is clearly the brains behind this operation and who has been steadfastly reasonable).

Scalise’s pros - are that he’d probably agree to some of the most essential demands. It helps him to have less discretion - bc he can just make Gaetz the bad guy when he’s “stuck” doing shite like allowing floor debates on important bills and investigating the Deep State. The tough decisions are already made in the name of restoring order.

Furthermore - he’s not from California. I know Louisiana is bonkers, but I had a political science professor once who characterized us as liking to periodically give the bird to the rest of the country when we vote. That is accurate. SOH is wayyyy more high profile than whip- if he fricks over St Tammany on national television, he’ll have to relocate after he’s unelected.