The Republicans can’t elect a speaker and they keep making things worse. There was no possible way for Jim Jordan to be speaker and I was puzzled that he would try. Jordan has been a non productive member of Congress for 16 years with a dismal legislative record. He is famous for yelling at people and does not build coalitions. In his quest for speakership, he had his minions actually threatened members of Congress and their families. Such shameful and despicable behavior should not be rewarded. It would be akin to the Democrats nominating AOC as speaker and even the Democrats are not that dumb.
I would not vote for Jim Jordan. Although there may be someone in the Congress that could garner 217 votes, that person has not emerged. Even Patrick McHenry whom all sides seem to coalesce around to be interim speaker has come under scathing criticism from the far right. I know how to solve the problem. There are two people that come to mind that would make an excellent speaker – if they wanted the job: Newt Gingrich and Phil Gramm. Both are super smart, ex-professors, superb legislators with solid records, and have emeritus status in the Republican party. So come on Republicans, think out of the box for a change and nominate Gingrich or Gramm!
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