Filling Boehner's shoes, or rather his shot glass, is going to be difficult because of the Gang of 40 hanging around the Republican Conference.
Republicans are desperate for a leader in the House and until Paul Ryan sacrifices his personal political ambitions for the good of an ungrateful party, they’ve desperately proposed some rather outrageous alternatives to lead their fractured caucus into an election year.
Here are five of the most ridiculous candidates to replace an outgoing John Boehner as speaker of the House floated by some Republicans:
Dick Cheney
Courtesy of Arkansas freshman Republican Senator Tom Cotton, comes the suggestion of Dick Cheney as the gavel-wielding leader of an unruly GOP House conference.
Calling him “a man of the House,” Cotton told Politico that at “these are trying times for our nation. It’s important to have a steady hand on the helm during times like this.”
I think experience really counts in a matter like this,” Cotton continued. I think House leadership experience really matters. And as you know the speaker doesn’t have to be a member of the House: So therefore, Vice President Cheney for speaker.”
A U.S. News and World Report op-ed argued, “no more Mr. Nice Guy for speaker of the House. It’s time to bring back Dick Cheney.”
“Instead of another man with a big, mushy heart, how about a man whose critics wonder whether he has a heart at all,” the author argued in favor of Cheney for speaker. “Someone who commands respect and fear, is brilliant and decisive, who has literally lived without a pulse and now makes due with a donated heart.”
“Let Lord Vader’s dark force make a dent in Washington’s leadership black hole,” she concluded.
This is just the first of the five outrageous clowns! Read the list of clowns being floated for the Speaker's chair in Alternet ! Republicans never cease to amaze me. Why would they consider, even in jest, a war criminal, albeit, yet to be convicted war criminal?
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I heard research results on the radio today on what are deemed most frightening for Halloween and clowns came in 5th.
Clowns – and mimes with whom they share the white makeup – have every right to be scary, because the white makeup represents being dead. That's why mimes don't talk (pace Mel Brooks) and, classically, clowns shouldn't either.
Our white-faced Republican clowns are morally dead and apparently don't know it. But when they try to talk, what comes out is nonsense – so maybe they are, in a way, being silent. But I do wish they would be quieter about it.
Alternet: Dick Cheney, a war criminal nominated by Tom Cotton who should be thrown out of office for his treasonous conspiracy to derail the Iran Peace Deal with 46 other GOP/TP congresscritters.
Trey Gowdy: In charge of the Select Committee on Benghazi was really a way to discredit Hillary Clinton. Gowdy talks about retiring and he should.
Anything Sen. Ted Cruz says should be taken as a bitter salt pill and hard to swallow. Mark Levin??
Newt Gingrich: He has had his time in the spotlight and should stay out of it.
Mitt Romney (The 47% loser): Nominating Paul Ryan is just plain dumb. Ryan's budget plan, kill SS and his other political ideas are out of touch with reality. Ugh! Ryan has other political plans and does not want to be Speaker. What plans… The Wisconsin voters should kick Ryan and Gov. Scott out of office asap.
Someone said to "Lobotomize a Republican". Afraid that it has already been done and they are the "Walking Dead". "Off with their heads!"
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 10/9/15
The next House speaker could be anyone …and no one
John Stanton, DC bureau chief for Buzzfeed News, talks with Rachel Maddow about what happens when it becomes clear that none of the twenty names put forth for speaker of the House are viable candidates and whether even John Boehner as the last option could be anyone …and no one. Duration: 9:18
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/next-speaker-could-be-anyone-…and-no-one-542104131987?cid=eml_mra_20151010
Since the GOP Klowns are morally bankrupt, their attempts to come up with just one of their own to take on the leadership? has, so far, failed.
Maybe they could nominate one who does have an excellent record of being a Speaker and that person is Nancy Pelosi!
Draft Leader Pelosi now!
http://action.dccc.org/petition/draft-pelosi
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http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/next-speaker-could-be-anyone-…and-no-one-542104131987?cid=eml_mra_20151010
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I have an aversion to clowns. It is indeed, a clown configuration with Cheney, Gingrich and Cruz pushing the car into the rabbit hole. Scary!
I laughed when I saw this about Cheney. Then I saw they were serious and I am scared!!!!!! Any of them make me squirm!
If this continues, Republicans will not only have asked all the clowns in their little black books to go up for Speaker of the House, but also every person mentioned in TomCat's Republican Parade. There is of course a lot of overlap, but until now the GOP hasn't touched upon their womenfolk yet, so things might actually get even worse than it is now.
Thank you for my laugh today, I really was in need of one.