In case you're wondering what's going on with ongoing debacle involving the still open seat of Speaker of the House of Representatives, the absolute worst possible candidate for Speaker, Jim Jordan, ain't gonna get it.
And the vote on Friday was fucking hilarious.
In two previous votes, Jordan came up short by about a dozen votes against other names placed in contention for the role of Speaker.
In Friday's vote, Jordan lost to.... Not Jordan.
In an internal vote within the Republican representatives, Jim Jordan got about 89 votes. 122 voted no, not Jim Jordan.
Jim Jordan wasn't in contention against a specific Congressperson. It was just Jim and in a vote to decide if the party wanted to put up Jim Jordan for Speaker or anyone else, anyone else won.
No idea who that anyone else might be, as long as it's NOT Jim Jordan.
The idea that Jim Jordan literally lost to any non-specified person who is NOT Jim Jordan is hi-frickin'-larious.
Meanwhile, the House does not have a Speaker.
It's the Speaker's job to bring forth legislation for the House to vote on. Without a Speaker, the House of Representatives can't do shit about anything.
Which I'm sounds like a "port hole in the Death Star" type design flaw somebody didn't anticipate when they came up with the idea of the legislative branch of government?
Alexander Hamilton, did you do that?
Anyway...
So who wants the job now?
Tom Emmer of Wisconsin has said, essentially, what the hell, I'll do it.
A high ranking person within the Republican Party has already voiced opposition.
Yes, it's Donald Trump and the opposition is that Li'l Donnie thinks Tom Emmer isn't a big fan of Trump.
Which is the whole problem with Republicans inability to select a Speaker.
About half the party sees being pro-Trump as a job requirement.
The other half of the party sees being pro-Trump as a liability. After all, this is a guy who is under 4 federal indictments with a total of 91 felony charges attached not to mention other legal actions being taken against him for being an exceedingly unethical businessman.
But the section of the Party still enthralled to der Fuehrer holds sway over the party and will stomp their feet and hold their breath until they turn blue if they get want they want, a Speaker of the House loyal to Trump.
Also in the real world:
- Donald Trump's legal mess gets messier.
- In the Fulton County GA election interference case, two of Trump's former attorney took guilty pleas for their indictments with agreements to testify against others who were also indicted.
- And the mess in Gaza gets messier.
- More on that on Wednesday.
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