How can the silliest of Democrats seem to outsmart Republicans?

 McCarthy Holdouts Progress Towards Deal: ‘We’re in a Good Position’  "The House of Representatives will attempt to elect a speaker as House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) continues to try to find a deal with conservatives.

"McCarthy and House conservatives have been inching towards a deal that would elect a potential Speaker McCarthy.

"McCarthy offered conservatives more concessions, which include:

• One member motion to vacate, instead of five.*
• More House Freedom Caucus members on the House Rules Committee.
• Promises to hold votes on controversial term limit and border security bills.

"The conservative activist group Club for Growth and the Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), a super PAC aligned with McCarthy, struck a deal to prevent CLF from weighing in on any open-seat primaries in safe Republican districts.". . .

*Concessions such as this one I fear will leave Republicans powerless and the Speaker afraid to act. TD

See what is happening now? Democrats Push for Pro-Amnesty ‘Moderate’ GOP Speaker

"Democrats are trying to sneak a pro-amnesty GOP legislator into the House Speaker’s seat."

“I would consider the right Republican, someone I could trust,” said Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Ca), a pro-migration Democrat close to California’s Silicon Valley. Khanna continued:

Brian Fitzpatrick, Mike Gallagher, who actually spoke eloquently on the floor. David Joyce. But there need to be two conditions. One, you can’t have debt ceiling — the debt ceiling debate or shutdown as something that takes the country hostage, and two, there would have to be some agreement on subpoena power. But I’m open to a Republican who could work to put the interests of the American people first.

Suggestion from a member of the party with neither affection for our nation nor her Constitution.TD

Gaetz: If Democrats Join Up with GOP to Elect a Moderate Republican House Speaker, I Will Resign  That would be a two-fer for Democrats, Matt. Win-win.

House Democrats Float ‘Unity Speaker’ Possibility amid GOP Speaker Debate  . . ."On MSNBC Tuesday evening, Ocasio-Cortez tried to drive a wedge between McCarthy and the 20 conservative holdouts.

“ 'I do not believe that Kevin McCarthy has the votes. I believe that a lot of the opposition to him is very personal. I believe his leadership style is incompatible with a lot of Republican members and certainly the Democratic Caucus,” she said.". . .It would seem that the great power behind this teeny bopper prom queen is using her to good effect. TD