'I think that we have to make sure that if a speaker does something that embarrasses the House that House members commits a crime or some other act, that the House can act quickly and take care of that issue," Buck said during an interview on CNN.
WTF?? There’s no way on this planet that the speaker can be as embarrassing or as criminal as the HFC…just not possible.
What will end up happening is he will be elected Speaker because of support that will come from Pelosi and congressional democrats.
Of course there will be conditions as part of any agreement, so it will be the end of Obamacare repeals, threats to shutdown the government, etc…
Nancy Pelosi is not about to pull the Republicans’ fat out of the fire.
They’ll stew in their own juices, with Boehner remaining Speaker, for quite a while yet.
She won’t help the idiots in the inaptly yclept “Freedom Caucus” blackmail the whole House of Representatives.
Unlike the GOP leadership, Pelosi is smart, and looks at the long game.
Dream on, jam.
The long game is supporting Ryan because she will then essentially own him. Without the democratic caucus he would be out on his ear. She would essentially be the Speaker, unless he gets to the point that he doesn’t want the job. I think he wants the job, because it is nice to be called Mr. Speaker for the rest of your life. There has been only 61 House Speakers in the history of the country but there have been a lot of Congressmen.
Quite a “devil you know” kind of girl.
The title—like all titles of elective office in the US—remains with the office and it is highly improper to use such titles for people who are not currently serving.
For example, Bill Clinton is referred to as former president Bill Clinton, but he is addressed as Mr. Clinton. Only the current president is addressed as Mr. President.
This is true for all elective offices, but the rule is ignored by many people who wish to brown-nose those who used to hold office.
I nominate the Democrats as that minority.
Oooohh, they’re gonna do it! They’re working themselves up to it and once talking each other into believing they just believe in their conservative values harder and oppose the morally compromised collaborators with evil like Paul Ryan, all their dreams must come true! They’re going to vote no! I can feel it coming!
If you think holding the title of Mr. Speaker means more to him than eventually being called Mr. President, then you haven’t been paying attention. There is no way he can continue his (ridiculous) dream of becoming President if he becomes Speaker of this inept GOP-lead house right now.
The caucus could always secure an undated resignation letter from Ryan, like President Nixon did with his appointees lol
That’s would be either Rep. Paul Broun of Georgia or Buck’s kid trying to borrow the car after dad “promised.”
Colorado sure humped the housecat when we let the ultra-goof Ken Buck in the House.
So essentially Buck is saying that the Freedom Caucus already has plans to take out Ryan within the next two years.
Ryan will always be known in history as the man who came to speak to his mother’s senior condo community by threatening to cut off their SS and Medicare benefits.
Ryan had to be the worst received guest in the history of the world. His proposal was met with stone cold silence and glares. He’s lucky he got away without being tarred and feathered. A better form of address for Ryan would be Speaker of the Stupid.
Does Denny Hastert the Pedophile GOP Speaker ring a bell?
I agree with you, but unfortunately that isn’t the reality of what occurs.
He is not running for President. If he were then this was the time.