This was posted by Steve Herman to Mastodon:

Post by Steve Herman. ""Speaker McCarthy’s dream job could turn into a nightmare for the American people," says Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. "To get the votes, he surrendered to demands of a fringe element of the GOP."" Posted on Jan 7, 2023 at 00:43

I agree that Kevin McCarthy was metaphorically gelded over the course of the fifteen votes. He’ll be one of the weakest speakers in the history of the United States House of Representatives. Any single member can initiate a vote to vacate the chair and oust him now. He’s on extremely thin ice. It was still a tight vote.

Post by Steve Herman. "McCarthy 216/Jeffries 212" The post contains an image with no original description. The best description that can be added is that it is a screen capture from C-SPAN showing the vote totals and Kevin McCarthy sitting in the Hall of the House. Posted on Jan 7, 2023 at 00:34

Glenn Fleishman certainly wasn’t amused by this situation.

Quoting @glennf@twit.social: https://twit.social/@glennf/109646333955071585 Post by Glenn Fleishman. "Ein Volk. Ein Land. Ein McCarthy." Posted on Jan 7, 2023 at 00:44

He also noted the thin ice I was talking about too:

Quoting @glennf@twit.social: https://twit.social/@glennf/109646359477884160 Post by Glenn Fleishman. "Five minutes after swearing in, Gym Jordan calls for the ouster of the Speaker. Passes with a one-vote margin. #thefuture" Posted on Jan 7, 2023 at 00:51

The madness has only just begun in DC, it seems. I’m glad I am not a working civil servant any longer. The thirty five day government shutdown in late 2018/early 2019 really did a number and I do not want the chance of going through that again. Unfortunately the chance of something like that happening again has increased exponentially with this lot taking charge of the United States House of Representatives.