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BUD'S BLOG WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4TH, 2023
As I predicted, it's been a historic day in the U.S. House of Representatives, where House Republicans have gone to multiple ballots in their attempt to elect a Speaker.
This hasn't happened in a hundred years! 218 votes are required to become Speaker, and Kevin McCarthy keeps falling short his his bid as a group of staunch conservatives are refusing to vote for him, and have been casting their ballots for more conservative House members like Andy Biggs and Jim Jordan. We'll have the latest on the stalemate that is preventing the House from swearing in any members and doing any business! Let's talk about it!
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/republican-us-house-open-turmoil-mccarthy-fights-gavel-2023-01-03/
I'm sure you've noticed gasoline prices are going back up. We'll talk about what's driving this disturbing trend and about the predictions that we'll again be paying well over $4 dollars a gallon by Summer!
I watched Governor Ron DeSantis' fiery second inaugural address Tuesday, and we'll play some highlights for you. I'll make the case that his speech sent a strong signal that he will in fact be a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. I'll also tell you why he should run, and why I think he would be the instant favorite for the nomination, and that he would give Republicans their best chance of taking the White House from the Democrats!
We'll have the very latest for you on the condition of Damar Hamlin, the NFL player who went into cardiac arrest after making a tackle in the first quarter of Monday night's Bills-Bengals game and is in critical condition in a Cincinnati hospital. The game was suspended and the NFL now says it will not be resumed this week.
https://www.espn.co.uk/nfl/story/_/id/35372444/suspended-bills-bengals-game-not-resume-week-per-nfl