"House Republicans block effort Democrats skip vote to impeach Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth"

Massie (republican) pushed it iirc. Dems got behind it but he was trying to get it out before he has to leave in the handover.

A better title would be “ Israel bribes democrats and republicans to protect hegseth from impeachment “.

Well, duh. It’s going to have to wait until January.

11 democrats did not vote to let it fail

I mean. The Dems don't take control until January.

This was theatre

Not many Republicans were likely to vote to impeach, but at least they are now on the record blocking it. Once all the Hegseth atrocities and dumbassery come out, Republican votes can be effectively used in future campaign rhetoric.

Massie was the sole Republican to oppose the motion, along with all Democrats.

Surely other primaried Republicans see the writing on the wall in terms a post-Trump future for the Republican Party and could have distanced themselves from Trumpism with this vote for a potential return to politics in 2028?

Just wait for January.

Hm. Pelosi showed 'no vote'. Maybe the 2024 sitout voters need to take note how not voting gets the results the other side wants. And how not voting implies you support the other side, even if you do, or don't.

Dumbasses

Must be loyal. Spine retreat. ( as robot voice… )

The end is near, Kegsbreath.

blocked

I don't understand how sending to committee is blocking it. It is delaying impeachment vote, possibly until next supermajority dem house. Impeaching him, would still not create a forced end to Iran war. Even convicting him in senate wouldn't.

Even if GOP chaired current committee recommends against impeachment, it would still go back to house for vote. Likely play is to just let next committee chair do the investigations while the motion to impeach remains open.

Shouldn't Massey have known this was doomed from the beginning? What did he have to gain from this? Does his effort to impeach hinder a future attempt at impeachment? I don't know enough about the strategies and such.

You know, maybe, I don't know, I'm not going to sit here and try to get inside the mind of a dog! I mean that's God's work. Well, not that I believe in God....

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...deflect, delay, deny

Yup there it is .... America's false hope to do something meaningful and doesn't follow through with it

You don't disappoint me by disappointing me

Probably the right move. I want Hegseth out as much as anyone but it's not likely to get past the senate and even if it did, Trump still has two months of a somewhat rubber stamp congress for the next bozo he nominates. Once Democrats take control, there is a better chance of getting him out and much more control of who gets in...