Well, howdy there, internet people, it's Bell again. So today, we're going to talk about

Johnson failing to move GOP bills in the House. Republican Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson,

has been having a rough week, and Tuesday night was not a good sign for 2026. We often talk about

vote count math here on the channel. It's a measure of whether or not a bill can make it through

a vote. We're pretty good. But the Speaker of the House should be better, because, well, you know,

he can simply ask before a vote is scheduled.

Having your own party's votes fail as Speaker is generally seen as a failure.

Johnson had a major issue on Tuesday when a Republican bill failed in a vote.

It was so jarring they scrapped other votes. That means

it was clearly a surprise to Republican leadership that members of their own party were breaking

ranks on the vote. Currently, Republicans have a 218 to 213 majority when they all show. They should be able to move legislation

on party line votes, but that's only if leadership is keeping track of things. The bill would

have allowed employers to skimp on paying for training in some cases. Not exactly the kind of bill that wins you friends among the working class,

who are already having their health insurance yanked by the one big, beautiful bill,

and are dealing with an economy that is only working for the rich.

The optics alone should have told Johnson and the rest of the Republican leadership,

it was going to be a tough vote, for vulnerable representatives, and for those in areas

that have labor routes. It shouldn't have been a surprise when Republican representatives

Breznihan and Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, La Lota of New York,

Moore of West Virginia, and Van Drew and Smith of New Jersey, voted with Democrats to stop the bill.

Johnson once again reassured the press, quote,

We're totally in control of the house.

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