Wednesday, December 03, 2025

Elise Stefanik (R-NY) in Open War with Mike Johnson (R-LA)

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) is now engaged in an open war with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) ...

Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 06:30 PM | 16 COMMENTS | permalink

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Q: "Elise Stefanik wrote on social media this morning that you are protecting the deep state by not including a provision in the Intelligence Authorization Act. What's your reaction to this claim?" Johnson: "All of that is false. I don't exactly know why Elise won't just call me."

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-- The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) Dec 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is undergoing a particularly perilous moment. The frontispiece for America's super-wealthy is entering the most difficult stretch of his banal speakership, with anger over government spending, the detrimental BBB, skyrocketing health care costs, the Epstein files coverup, and the broader political climate rife inside the House GOP Conference. Republican legislators find it easy, even convenient, to hammer the Louisiana milquetoast. Johnson has little choice but to bend as he only has a two-vote margin. And the speaker has lots of retiring members who are running for other offices, like Elise Stefanik (R-NY), often by bashing the very Congress they serve in.
Earlier this year House Republican Elise Stefanik (R-NY) was jilted at the altar when Dummkopf Trumpf abruptly withdrew her nomination for the prized sinecure post of US Ambassador to the UN. Then, Trumpf cut the legs out from under Stefanik by warmly receiving and endorsing NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office. The Republican, who had been booed by her own constituents, made her campaign strategy all about smearing NYS Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) for supporting the Muslim Bronx High School of Science graduate.

Why Elise Stefanik was thrown under the bus twice in one year by Dummkopf Trumpf is open to speculation. Knowing Trumpf's shallow nature and penchant for appointing young attractive women to his junta may have something to do with it, as there are few zoftig women hovering around like s***-eating horseflies in Trumpf's orbit.

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-12-03 08:08 AM

Gotta love it when a ham-fisted plan starts falling apart.

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-12-03 08:16 AM


Gotta love it when a ham-fisted plan starts falling apart.
~ DenseDoc

This is a good thing, Diversity of thought is better than diversity of language.

Its too bad under Pelosi Democrats were onetrack thinkers, this is why they are called Lumpers.

I see lots diverse thinking on the right, very little to none on the left. Even Erza Klein is getting more ---- from lefties for his book Abundance than the righties.

#3 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-12-03 08:37 AM

Gotta love it when a ham-fisted plan starts falling apart.

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-12-03 08:16 AM | Reply | Flag: So true and the plumpish Elise Stefanik's on a war path. Run!


#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-12-03 09:44 AM

a provision requiring the FBI to alert Congress if it opens a counterintelligence investigation (CII) into an elected official or candidate.

The disgusting harpy cow sounds worried. I wonder why that is.

Anyways, more chirping from the peanut gallery that she hopes will finally get her some sort of position in this administration in exchange for the soul she sold long ago.

#5 | Posted by jpw at 2025-12-03 10:47 AM

this is why they are stupidly called Lumpers.

Only by you you stupid f*&^ing moron.

#6 | Posted by jpw at 2025-12-03 10:53 AM

@5 Indeed. One wonders why Elise "Saddlebutt" Stefanik chose this particular hill to die on.

Stefanik sits on the House Intelligence and Armed Services Committees and received a minimum $359,494 from AIPAC.

One AI Overview of the Area Elise Stefanik (R-NY) Represents:

"Upstate New York is a significant hub for the US military-industrial complex, particularly in the defense, aerospace, and microelectronics sectors. The region hosts a mix of large defense contractors, specialized manufacturing firms, and research institutions that support both the DOD and commercial markets.

Key Facilities and Companies:

Lockheed Martin operates a major facility in Owego, NY, focusing on aerospace and defense systems, including the production of helicopters and advanced electronics for military use.

Saab Defense and Security USA has a presence in Syracuse, working on radar and electronic warfare systems.
Griffiss Institute and Rome Lab (AFRL) in Rome, NY, are critical for research and development in cybersecurity, unmanned systems, and electronic warfare.

Moog Inc. (Elma, NY) is a leading supplier of precision motion control systems for military and commercial aircraft, satellites, and missiles."


#7 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-12-03 11:16 AM

Apparently Lady Godzilla beat Milquetoast Mike: www.politico.com

So, the House Intelligence Committee to which Elise Stefanik inexplicably belongs, will be notified if/when the FBI opens up a counterintelligence investigation (CII) of a sitting Member of Congress.

Democracy at work, right?

#8 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-12-03 12:46 PM

Pass the hot buttered popcorn please.

#9 | Posted by a_monson at 2025-12-03 08:08 PM

The dragon's eating his tail again.

#10 | Posted by dutch46 at 2025-12-03 10:28 PM

Mark your calendars for the day in the near future where this witch will announce that beside running for Governor, she will also run for re-election to her House seat. Why, well, because, yes, and then some. Elise will mutter something about the betterment of New Yorkers and those in her district, hoping the members of the press and public get distracted by some shiny object and stop their line of questioning...

#11 | Posted by catdog at 2025-12-04 08:10 AM

I see lots diverse thinking on the right, very little to none on the left.

Please oh please post what tf! you are smoking....

#12 | Posted by South_American at 2025-12-04 11:19 PM

imo, Spkr Johnson is not in a good place now.

He has issues he must face.


But that is just my opinion.

#13 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-04 11:24 PM

The GOP Women Are Humiliating Mike Johnson
www.thebulwark.com

... Quite a few House Republicans have broken away from Speaker Mike Johnson in recent weeks, and he only has himself to blame. Like his predecessors, Johnson is an ineffective speaker when Trump is not driving the car for him.

But what stands out about this particularly perilous moment for Johnson is who is causing it.

It's the women in the House Republican Conference who are demonstrating that they have the balls to stand up to leadership.

First, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) maintained her support of the discharge petition to force the federal government to hand over all its files on Jeffrey Epstein in spite of pressure from party leaders to let it go.

Amid the ultimately successful push for the petition, Greene repeatedly criticized top GOP lawmakers, and even President Donald Trump. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) also resisted pressures from Johnson and the White House to remove her name from the petition.

This week, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) filed her own discharge petition to override the speaker's refusal to bring her bill banning stock trading for members of Congress to the floor for a vote.1 It has just 14 signatures at the moment -- nine of whom are Republicans -- but should acquire more as lawmakers get the opportunity to attach their names. ...

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#14 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-04 11:29 PM

Elise Stefanik (R-NY) in Open War with Mike Johnson (R-LA)

You don't say.
Fascists never think the other fascists will turn on them.

#15 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-04 11:30 PM

Lamp -

You seem like a nice fellow... but... please be advised .... there is a whole level of sheet out there that Johnson is a big player in that warrants a much harsher response.... these people need to go.

#16 | Posted by South_American at 2025-12-04 11:31 PM

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