Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., is threatening to work with Democrats to select the next speaker of the House.
Bacon represents Omaha in Congress and has a 65% lifetime rating from Heritage Action. The moderate Republican explained in an op-ed for the Daily Caller why he would work with Democrats if the five Republicans who have opposed McCarthy continue to refuse to budge.
Per Mediaite:
“I support Kevin McCarthy, but a small handful of people are holding us hostage,” Bacon writes to kick off the op-ed, which also has a “counter point” column published on the website.
“The vast majority of the conference knows we can't cave to the few when the demands are unreasonable. The immediate gridlock by this handful threatens the entire GOP, the House and will delay the operations of the 118th Congress,” Bacon adds, referring to demands that include passing a rule allowing any single member to call for a vote of no confidence in the speaker.
Bacon goes on to cite his history as a “retired brigadier general who served nearly 30 years in the Air Force” to explain his stance:
I know how important it is to rally the team behind a common goal. Teams can't make perfection the enemy of good.
Bacon added that a closed-door conference meeting vote proved McCarthy has the support of more than 95% of the House Republican conference.
Bacon is one of a handful of Republicans representing a district won by Joe Biden in 2020.
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Quit the fight and power struggle and elect a good one that makes a difference for our country and not a “me” fight!
That’s why the 5 are holding out! McCarthy obviously has caved to the left when it served him. I’m not against him at all, but he needs to man up and be loyal to the Republican party..nothing from the left is beneficial to this country and her citizens.
I damn sure Andy Biggs would not be anybetter he had done nothing for Arizona
Don’t you get sick of the politics these people play? The speaker should be the one with the most votes, if this idiot doesn’t like the person supported by these other Republicans then it is hard luck, that is what democracy is about. Just because he was some kind of top brass in the army does not impress me at all, a lot of them are leaning left anyway and McCarthy has shown his true colors more than once, the Republicans need to elect a speaker who is not part of the deep state. I do not trust McCarthy one bit. I agree with you, he should support whoever his party nominates, saying he will work with Democrats if McCarthy is not elected shows he is not loyal to his party!
Oh goodie, I’ve been waiting for an opportunity like this to come along…I have $100,000.00 to invest…where do I send my check? Do I make it out to you? Can I have a team hat? I particularly love how you ignorant boobs put this solicitation crap in the middle of conversations where it doesn’t belong and I hope you break out with an STD rash. When you’ve got something credible to add to the current conversation…let us know…on second thought, don’t…you were too stupid to understand the first time.
Donald Trump would be an ideal non-establishment speaker but if the establishment republicans would not support him then Jim Jordan is the next best choice. McCarthy cannot be trusted; you might as well just have a RINO be speaker if you can’t get behind a true person that is interested in working for the benefit of US Americans not the bureaucrat establishment people causing so much harm to our country.
He’s more of a RINO than a Moderate Republican
How many Democrats have a 65% Heritage Action rating? None. The Democrats would never hold up the election of the Speaker position. They unite. Republicans don’t. Would 18 Democrats have voted for the Omnibus bill if the Republicans had proposed it? Not likely.
Exactly why the few are fighting for the Conservatives because we have had milk toast speakers the last few times from Hassert on down.
As do the rest of the Republicans who voted for that omnibus spending bill, instead of using the rules to delay it until the new Congress. Those Republicans should be thrown out for standing for the left oligarchs (and foreign oligarchs like Zalinsky) and not standing for the people.
We have met the enemy, and they are the RINOs.
Nope – based on the actions of GOP leadership and their votes on marriage, guns, the budget, etc. , we are the are the RINOs
If the Republicans don’t stand together then we are screwed. AND IF REPUBLICANS DON’TSTOP WORKING WITH THE DEMOCRATS WE ARE SCREWED. Stand up stick together PLEASE!!!!
Yes they are the Enemy from within!
Fry the bacon, gop….somehow!
Yes, tell Bacon to to go jump in the Fry Pan!
marine madder than hell who knows the enemy with thousands ready to ==== === load devils and rinos ==== == a ====== grrr
OH WAIT, YOUR CAN’T FRY THE BACON…HE’S A BRIG GENERAL…..AS HE POINTED OUT…..AND KNOW HOW ILLUSTRIOUS OUR WOKE MILITARY IS….BEING A BRIG GENERAL IS GOING TO GO OVER WELL. RALLING THE TROOPS….HA!!! DOG AND PONY SHOW
So what? Once a Rino, always a Rino.
Sounds like his constituents need to ride his ass
You are an enemy of the state!
If a ‘moderate republican’ like him can make threats liek this, why not just be what he really is and go full democRAT instead of a sniveling rino ? And what exactly is a ‘moderate republican’ ? A left wing independent ?
What a group of berayers and snakes. My god. No honor amougst thieves is what I see. How about an hones election, oh thats right you don’t stand for that any more
Threatening to join the democrats in voting for a speaker says more about this “moderate” than anything else. Kevin McCarthy has had a weak congressional showing for years. Let’s force him to find a conservative backbone through concessions and promises he cannot break.
Stuff this guy! Fry him like Bacon!. He obviously loves pork!
Get rid of this scumbag rino!!!
It’s not much of a threat, Mr Bacon says everyone rally and go in one direction but 35 percent of the time he goes against conservatives.
He should just make it official now.
Mr Bacon is not much of a teammate
Gee…How do I say this…? Oh well…F*ck him. Precisely the sort of crap (and people) real conservatives need to flush. Old school GOP has been an utter failure.
Bacon makes common sense when his entire position is evaluated. Biggs and his four or so Reps are making NO sense. Who in their right mind would agree or give ground to ONE person disagreeing with the speaker!
I think Bacon understands from his military service that the MISSION is more important than the individual in the House of Representatives! This Country needs Unity, not divisiveness.
Hate to disappoint you, but unity is simply NOT in the wind. You have one party with a semi-allegiance to God, and another other made up of atheists who believe cheating or working illegally is bad only if you get caught. Unity under these circumstances would be possible only if those who believe in God agreed to give Him up. It’s time to stand up for what you believe. You think you can give in to the party of atheists and talk them around? That’s exactly what they want you to think,
Obviously something dirty about McCarthy that Bacon wants part of and will betray Nebraskans using extortion to vote with dems on speaker. GOP just as useless as America hating Democrats??? Proving republicans care as little for Americans as Dems
They might hate the Dems, but they loathe their base…
By his threat, retired General and now Congressman Bacon just proved that Kevin McCarthy is a Leftist in disguise, something patriots have suspected all along. We have seen how the self-serving dirty DEMs and their co-conspiring RINOs are all-ahead full in their charge to destroy America. McConnell in the Senate was bad enough. Putting McCarthy in charge of the House will allow these two political hacks to advance the Leftists’ cause at the expense of taxpayers and especially American Patriots who cherish the US Constitution. Pelosi was bad enough. I expected strong Republican leadership to righten our Ship of State. Instead, it looks like we’ll be getting a new captain intent on capsizing her.
Of course the democrats (including the ones with an “R”) want McCarthy. He flops like a fish. Maybe, just for a change, they should check with the voters.
McCarthy is being held up because we don’t need another Pelosi and it isn’t just a few who object. This is the Republicans chance to have a real leader in this position, let’s try not to blow it.
Kick his ars out too and do it now since you already know he’s a Worthless RINO
Conservatives aren’t holding anyone hostage. Instead, they are the power core of the Republican Party and legitimately want a strong say in Republican policies. The Washington establishment Republicans want to control the Party and subdue conservative policy.
Hey Bacon don’t you threaten me or anyone, who the heck do you think you are? WE THE PEOPLE don’t want anymore swamp people like Paul Ryan crying Boehner, Liz Cheney or the other cry baby Kinsinger & WE DO NOT WANT MCCARTHY…. We certainly don’t want McConnell but maybe we can find away to oust him totally. The people that elected you must be sick to their stomach!
Kick this guy out of Congress or at least out of the Republican Party
If he would join the Demorats then he is no Republican, and is a spoiled, selfish brat. He has no morals and is throwing a tantrum, throwing his rattle out of the pram like a baby.
The elected officials that don’t want McCarthy are not “hard-liners” they’re doing what their constituents are asking them…we don’t want R.I.N.O. McCarthy, he’s just another Paul Ryan with grey hair. Paul Ryan had us Wisconsin conservatives fooled for a long time, until we saw his true colors when he monkey wrenched the mid-terms he presided over as speaker of the house. Now we know…and once you know…you can’t un-know what you know. McCarthy is a ball player with the globalists and will go along to get along with them…he talks a good game, but when it comes to draining the swamp…has no spine.
The “95% supporting McCarthy” are what is wrong with congress. Without a changing of the guard that refuses to guard the American people but relentlessly guards the corruption in our elected and unelected government. The citizens of this nation will continue to be robbed of their constitutional rights and be sold out to the DNC, the RINOs, WEF, and CCP barbarism within and outside the gates. And that will spell the death nell of freedom in the world, and certainly, the American people.
A small number of people who just might be representing the wishes of their constituency, rather than their own personal feelings. I know, it’s a far stretch, but they just might be doing that…..
POS RINO!!!
Omaha needs to recall his azz if he ever votes with democratic communist on anything but McCarthy is a rino we need True Conservatives with honor morals above all Believe in The Constitution as Written and able to stand and fight for America
Really mature. No wonder the democrats are wiping the floor with these morons. What chance has America got when this is our “team”? Isn’t McCarthy the guy that was living with that pollster who turned out to be a double agent for the democrats while polling for the Republicans? McCarthy couldn’t tell? Anyway, now is not the time for compromise with the current democrat party that represents Karl Marx in our government, supports the socialist EU, NWO, WEF, and all their perverted climate initiatives which are intended to cripple the earth’s civilizations and promote a world wide socialist, fascist, government. Why would any “conservative” stick up for the moron in our White House who many believe is only there because of subterfuge. And this guy, yet another ex-military guy who probably votes for military objectives first and foremost while subconsciously supporting the government he feels some allegiance to. That oath was to the Constitution. They must ask themselves, are the democrats following that document when they rule by executive order, threaten the SCOTUS which is tasked with interpreting laws thru the lens of that document, destroy many of the foundations of American life such as energy independence, religion, medicine, free speech, the right to bear arms, free and fair elections, a parents right to raise their children free of a government all too eager to take over and indoctrinate them to Marxism, socialism, transgenderism, woke, and destroy the things that make America, “America”? A long list that ignores the Constitution. This is what they bring to the table with their childish tantrums that threaten rebellion because they do not get “their” way and then talk about teams. What do they know about teams with the Republican track record of the last couple of years? They have seen a “committed” adversary and how they can be so easily beaten by their inability to cooperate to defeat these traitors and continue their behaviors into their time in the majority so that it makes not difference. This is an ideological war that will decide the fate of America, the fate of freedom, probably for the entire world, and these guys have to obsess over trivial things. The battle must be joined and these guys must start working as a unit to defeat the democrats and their Marxist comrades for good.
What is wrong with these idiots from Nebraska? We just got rid of a RINO senator now we have a RINO congressman. Back in the 1980s I actually lived in that district. Things have really changed.
Threatening to support Democrats isn’t the right approach.
Unfortunately, Bacon does not want to see the fact that Kevin McCarthy is a RINO and he will vote with the Democrats more often than not!
Oh? Just curious…what do your constituents, you know, the ones who voted you into office…what do they want Matt Johnson? If they wanted another democrat, they would have voted for one, but you go ahead, you pitch a fit, help the democrats and see what the voters do next time you want to hold elected power. You insufferably arrogant narcissists will catch on that the voters want what they voted for…not your swamper thinking.
We need a tough Speaker. Either Jim Gordon or Trump!
McCarthy is just another swamp rat. Goes around making all the TV appearances that he can, smiles a lot, and talks out both ends. He will say and do anything to get to be Speaker of the House—then he will revert to being the creep he has always been. Jim Jordan is so obviously the best choice to fill the position of the 3rd most important position in our government. We are finally getting rid of one pig–let’s not replace her with another.
They are all a bunch of lying jerks, The Devil has come down to DC and all of America which is quickly slipping away from us True Patriots. God have mercy on us.
in other words, bacon is pure rino!!!
Are you kidding? America is about to be destroyed by Crazy Joe and Bacon wants to argue about who’s Speaker? Bacon! Hello! Speaker doesn’t matter, impeaching Crazy Joe does matter! Uniting republicans matter more than your problems with McCarthy!
Any republican that joins with democrats is a traitor.
Just another RINO who forgot which party he is representing,also forgot that he Was voted. In and can also be voted OUT by the same party that voted him in, start actually working for your party , not yourself
Kevin McCartney is a flip-flopper! Look what he did to President Trump after January 6. He didn’t even find out what was going on before he blamed everything on Trump. That’s not our kind of speaker of the house.
Sounds more like, there are planted democrats that have won House seats as republican representatives, (Most likely not). The vibes coming out of this fight for house-leadership, lacks unity amongst the new, republican majority house members; choosing the house-leader, should have been resolved behind closed doors. Your new leader should not be a politically-privileged-sponsored member of the party, but rather a patriot as is President Trump; a patriot that has continually fought against the democrats plot to bankrupt our country, while flooding our streets with 10 million undocumented immigrants, and 4 tons of drugs. God bless America. US Veteran and member of the American Legion.
Also, representative Bacon needs to stop threatening people to vote his way, because if he joins the Democrats, then he’s a rhino and a turncoat too.
better get there baby rino thoughts together now i from pa i live marine mad 2 years will get rinos out
Speech is NOT convincing—but HOW did he survive re-election in the first place? Oh, we NEED to keep McCarthy from having to make “deals” for Democrat support, as in need AT ALL COSTS keep McCarthy from having to do “deals”. As in “deals” to pass The Biden Agenda and NOT investigate The Biden Rot. Biggs and his fellow idiots aren’t realizing that. But today we are going to find out What Happens. Maybe S—- S—- will become Speaker; Gerald Ford did something like that in 1965 when he upset the previous leader.
Why is it when the Republican party has a chance to gain on the Democrats; they fold like a cheap suit?
Joe Biden out of the White House in 2022. However, do not think anyone realized just how bad it was until this latest report hit. Daily Caller reported that Biden spent nearly 40 percent of his first term at vacation destinations, Camp David, or his homes in Delaware the remaining tine in some type of comatose state.
So this RINO is going to “hold us hostage” just as he accuses the rest of the Republicans of doing.
Nothing the democrats have done in the last 25 years has helped the citizens of the USA.
This is the same thing that happened the last time Republicans were in power in congress. The liberal Judas Republican they picked to run congress, quit after he lost congress to the Democrats. They have to get their heads and ideals correct and together, before they can do anything. The Democrats know which Republicans, worked with them to pass unimaginable laws and financial orders, for our country. They still will count on those people, to get what the Republicans want to do, watered down. This is the same reason, the Republicans will always fail, they are to full of themselves individually and not working as a unit. This is another disaster, waiting to happen. I cannot believe they haven’t learned, from their past mistakes, not standing together as one unit. This dissension, will ruin our country again and put the Democrats who do nothing, but ruin our country back in power,
I do not agree with Bacon – Americans in no way will accept a Democrat as Speaker of the House. I also agree that the 5 bull-headed Republicans that refuse to accept McCarthy need to grow up – that includes Bob Good from Virginia. I’m a lifelong Virginian & Good better change his mind quickly & vote with McCarthy. I agree with your reasons for not voting for McCarthy but give him a chance & then, if things turn out McCarthy caves to the Democrats again, then put a vote forward to remove him from being Speaker – doing this now is not doing any good & is causing our party to be ridiculed by Americans! Grow up – it’s not like the rest of the House doesn’t know Kevin is weak & has caved but if Trump is behind him, I don’t think he’ll cave.
DONT need damn RINOs
We have soooooo many generals that are leftists, weasels, arm chaired, establishment idiots it’s ridicules! Just look at Miley, the clown we have now under O’Biden. Bacon should be removed to toilet duty after saying he’s willing to work with democrats!! Can you imagine this puss in battle?!? White flags would be mandatory in every unit during war!!!
A moderate republican is one that isn’t afraid to consider all relevant facts before deciding and clearly stays focused on what’s best for this wonderful country, not “the party” keeping “fear” out of the equation!
No they only cave in when the demands from the few come from the radical democrats.
I AGREE 100% FOR A BILL TO BE PASSED TO OUST ANY SOH WHO IS NOT WORKING FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND WORKING FOR A FOREIGN GOVERNEMENT LIKE PELOSI AND BIDEN……QUOTE” Bacon adds, referring to demands that include passing a rule allowing any single member to call for a vote of no confidence in the speaker. AFTER ALL THAT PELOSI DID AGAINST THE AMERICAN TAXPAYER AND HER PARTING SHOT, ANOTHER PAY RAISE FOR STAFFERS. NO, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE CAN REMOVE ANY SOH IF THERE IS DERELECTION OF DUTY AND THERE SURE WAS WITH PELOSI. SHE OWNS J6 AND WAS THE TERRORIST WHO ORGANISED IT TO DISRUPT THE ELECTORIAL VOTE BECASUE SHE KNEW TRUMP WOULD WIN. BACON WANTS TO USE HIS “RETIRED BRIG GENERAL” AS HIS YEARS OF EXPERIEINCE, RALLY THE TROOPS….THIS GUY IS A RINO! BUT THE GOP NEEDS TO QUIT THE IN-HOUSE FIGHTING AND GET THE JOBS DONE AND CLEAN UP THE MESSES BIDEN, WRAY, GARLAND,PELOSI, FAUCI, FDA, CDC AND THE LIST GOES ON. THESE PEOPLE NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MASS MURDER AND THE UP COMING GENOCIDE FORCING AN EXPERIMENTAL VACCINE ON AMERICANS. INTIMIDATION, COERCION, THREATS ARE ALL ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERROISM UNDER FEDERAL LAW 18 US CODE 2331, SEC.802 – 1. ACTIVITIES THAT A) INVOLVES DANGEROUS ACTS TO HUMAN LIFE, B) APPEARS TO BE INTENDED; (I) TO INTIMIDATE OR COERCE A CIVILIAN POPULATION (ii) TO INFLUENCE THE POLICY OF A GOVERNMENT BY INTIMIDATION OR COERCION; (iii) TO USE COERCION AND INTIMIDATION TO MAKE OTHERS YIELD TO YOUR DEMANDS. UNDER FEDERAL LAW 21 US CODE 50.23 & 24 – COERCION IS ILLEGAL. GOP NEEDS TO ARREST ALL THOSE WHO ARE RESPONISIBE FOR THE COMPLETE AND UTTER DISGRACE THEY HAVE IMPEDED ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE BY STEALING AN ELECTION A PLACING AN INCOMPETENT BOOB IN THE WH. THE IS THE UTTER DEFINITION OF DERELICTION OF DUTY!
Republicans are SO eager to fight among themselves, most often for personal gain than to unite as a party to help the entire country, whereas DemonCRAPS will ALWAYS protect themselves in order to HARM the entire country. Both sides are completely and selfishly INSANE but they don’t care because they are getting an amazingly good compensation package.
He could be removed from his office if he follows through with his threat.
He would be primaried next election if he does that. Even mentioning that drastic action should be enough to get him primaried.
The RNC derailed us by spending our donations on the wrong candidates in our primaries. How could I possibly donate another dollar to the RNC. This action was deliberately taken by McCarthy and McConnell to sabotage our MAGA candidates.
I can’t remember ever seeing the Republicans fight so hard against their opponents as they do their coworkers.
Sadly we are at a time where a change desperately needs to be made for republicans. We’ve been let down by the last three speakers. They are power hungry and let the voters down by their cowardice toward democrats. This is the only way change is gonna be made and I hope McCarthy will finally realize he needs to step away and give someone else a shot. It’s probably hard for him to give up that nice office and perks that go along with it, but it’s time to say bye.
Why don’t they just hire Nancy Pelosi. Republicans without Trump suck.
Swamp creature
How’s working with Democrats different than working with McCarthy?