Nine Republican hopefuls will pitch the conference Monday that they alone will somehow be able to avoid the failure that felled Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan.
HA! I am sure that this will be a fun time for all! Because nothing SCREAMS Fun like floor vote doom.
BTW:
Nine Republican hopefuls will pitch the conference Monday that they alone will somehow be able to avoid the failure that felled Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan.
The answer is obvious, a candidate who can and will work with Democrats.
Tomorrow will be a fun day. 
all nine candidates making their pitch will be throwing spitballs.
"Fool me once, shame on you.
Fool me twice, shame on me.
Fool me three times, you must be Susan Collins."
– Stephen King
Republicans will vote multiple rounds with the lowest vote-getter booted each round until there’s only one candidate left
So wait, now they like ranked choice voting?
Chances for Emmer
Growing slimmer?
Are they growing
Ever dimmer?
Donald Trump,
He does remember
The disloyalty
Of Thomas Emmer.
(My apologies–I have papers I should be grading, and just now this is a lot more fun.)
If you went back in time ten years and told past-me I’d be rooting for Tom Emmer, Tom fucking Emmer, as the sane, rational choice for Speaker… woof.
Love this! Haven’t seen it before.
Pretty much anything is more fun than grading papers. It’s a truly Sisyphean task.
Instead of endorsing people, Trump should say he’ll run it like his pageants, complete with him having full access to the changing rooms.
They are all male now, but the “establishment” candidates are working their way down the leadership ladder: McCarthy, Scalise, Emmer. I fear that if Emmer fails, we get to Republican Conference Chairman Rep. Elise Stefanik, who is a scary candidate. In a crowded field, being the only woman might actually redound to her advantage, especially since every member of the GOP is aware that Pelosi had the acumen and savvy that their would-be leaders lack.
And I’m afraid that a Stefanik, especially if empowered by a change in rules making it impossible for one member to file a motion to vacate, would be pretty effective. Her MAGA conversion in exchange for political power was so craven, she must belong to the same amoral reptilian species as Mitch McConnell.
That is the kiss of death in the GOP caucus.
I marvel at our TPM team’s capacity to fathom the depths of doofus. When the stupid reaches these intensities and its mass concentrates to the degrees it has, only the truly intrepid reporters can hope to survive unaddled. Brava! & Bravo!
This would be a perfect time for the Republican Caucus to try ranked choice . . . nah, what am I thinking?! Never mind.
There are only 33 republican women reps in the House. Some are kooks, so the bench of possible women Speakers is very thin from the outset.
I love Kate Riga’s snark:
"If Matt Gaetz et al, weary, depressed, drained of life and verve after a week out of the spotlight want a reason to become main characters again "
Then saw the “Go Phils” and realized she’s from the throwing snowballs at Santa part of the country, and it all made sense 
True story - was at a Padres games, the Phillies were booing their own team at an away game when they were in the lead for an error. Talk about tough crowd!. And the Iggles fans were by far worse than the Raiders fans at the NFL games, when we had a team. Best thing about a raiders fan is they may talk tough, but if you can run 10 yards, they can’t catch you without risking a coronary.
Yes, only the kooks have a chance 
