speaker. it midget just make them have enough votes to keep kevin mccarthy from becoming speaker. so then what happens? kevin mccarthy s conservative critics are unlikely to be able to keep him from getting the job, if only because they cannot agree amongst themselves on any one candidate, any one strategy to defeat him. but anything is possible. we re going to find out tomorrow if house republicans come up with some viable idea to keep kevin mccarthy from becoming speaker. once he s nominated we need to find out if he gets the votes to ascend to the speakership without having to turn to democrats for help. amidst all of that drama, we now know we have something else to wait for. who exactly is walter jones so wereried about in terms of his or her post 5:00 p.m. activities and/or card playing.
and what kind of misdeeds? we did not hear back from congressman jones when we put that question to his office today. but he did tell politico.com, quote, in this world we live in today with you young guys and the internet and everything, all the blogs and the papers, i just felt when i leave at 5:00, nobody knows what i do. if anybody running for leadership has, after 5:00 had an issue, drinking and driving or playing cards or anything, then i think the conference needs to know it. house speaker candidates, are you doing any card playing after work? it s time to fess up and get out of the way. and quick! because house speakers are going to make their choice tomorrow. kevin mccarthy is expected to win that vote unless house conservatives can get forg behind some alternative. as of tonight, it doesn t look like that s happening. the house freedom caucus said they would vote as a block to support daniel webster. even if they support him as a bloc, that still doesn t get him enough votes
something you would like to tell us about the candidates for republican leadership? who is this directed to? and what kind of misdeeds? we did not hear back from congressman jones when we put that question to his office today, but he did tell politico.com, quote, in this world we live in today with you young guys and the internet and everything, all the blogs and the papers, i just felt when i leave at 5:00, nobody knows what i do. if anybody running for leadership has, after 5:00 had an issue, drinking and driving or playing cards or anything, then i think the conference needs to know it. house speaker candidates, are you doing any card playing after work? it s time to fess up and get out of the way. and quick! because house speakers are going to make their choice tomorrow. kevin mccarthy is expected to win that vote unless house conservatives can get together behind some alternative. as of tonight, it doesn t look like that s happening. the house freedom caucus said they would vote a
something you would like to tell us about the candidates for republican leadership? who is this directed to? and what kind of misdeeds? we did not hear back from congressman jones when we put that question to his office today. but he did tell politico.com, quote, in this world we live in today with you young guys and the internet and everything, all the blogs and the papers, i just felt when i leave at 5:00, nobody knows what i do. if anybody running for leadership has, after 5:00 had an issue, drinking and driving or playing cards or anything, then i think the conference needs to know it. house speaker candidates, are you doing any card playing after work? it s time to fess up and get out of the way. and quick! because house speakers are going to make their choice tomorrow. kevin mccarthy is expected to win that vote unless house conservatives can get forg behind some alternative. as of tonight, it doesn t look like that s happening. the house freedom caucus said
card playing, any that have stuff. i m gambling right now, though, with my life. that s the biggest bet i ever made. small s gamble is whether to go to trial or accept a plea deal on his latest charge. try not to do 10, 15, 20 years for punching somebody. small says he was also gambling 18 months earlier when he was arrested on this latest charge. he and his alleged victim were shooting pool at a bar. smalls said he suddenly feared for his safety, so he made a preemptive strike. i don t like to call it a fight. because a fight is exchanging blows, and somebody got punched. this just happened to have been a situation gone totally wrong. prosecutors say that small s punch fractured the man s skull leaving him in a coma with permanent brain damage. i m truly remorseful for what happened. yeah, my life has changed because i m away from my family. but i m healthy. i mean, this guy is a coma,