House Leadership Megathread: it's House of Cards but without the monologues

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

This is WAY more entertaining than House of Cards.

House of Tards.

Pretty much.

BREAKING: Paul Ryan has cancelled all fundraisers for the next 48 hours

An end in sight!

[Horsemask]

The hype surrounding Paul Ryan continues to build. It's leaked that Boehner personally asked him to reconsider, he's McCarthy's top choice, and he was mentioned as an acceptable candidate for Speaker by literally every Republican Member of Congress I saw interviewed today (at least twenty of them)

I can get on board with this

[Landslide Lyndon]

The hype surrounding Paul Ryan continues to build. It's leaked that Boehner personally asked him to reconsider, he's McCarthy's top choice, and he was mentioned as an acceptable candidate for Speaker by literally every Republican Member of Congress I saw interviewed today (at least twenty of them)

I'm pretty sure that he will be branded a traitor the moment he tries to raise the debt ceiling or pass some spending bills.

[SteveRogers]

The hype surrounding Paul Ryan continues to build. It's leaked that Boehner personally asked him to reconsider, he's McCarthy's top choice, and he was mentioned as an acceptable candidate for Speaker by literally every Republican Member of Congress I saw interviewed today (at least twenty of them)

BREAKING: Paul Ryan has cancelled all fundraisers for the next 48 hours

Source? I'm having trouble finding anything other than a fleeting mention

[Miles]

'Good grief:

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[SteveRogers]

'Good grief:

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I feel like we have to be missing something here...

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

'Good grief:

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Stepping down from leadership, or resigning from congress entirely?

[Bacon King]

The hype surrounding Paul Ryan continues to build. It's leaked that Boehner personally asked him to reconsider, he's McCarthy's top choice, and he was mentioned as an acceptable candidate for Speaker by literally every Republican Member of Congress I saw interviewed today (at least twenty of them)

BREAKING: Paul Ryan has cancelled all fundraisers for the next 48 hours

Source? I'm having trouble finding anything other than a fleeting mention

Luke Russert said it on MSNBC about thirty seconds before I posted it

[Mehmentum]

Wow!  This is crazy.  So much drama!  So much suspense!

[Horsemask]

The hype surrounding Paul Ryan continues to build. It's leaked that Boehner personally asked him to reconsider, he's McCarthy's top choice, and he was mentioned as an acceptable candidate for Speaker by literally every Republican Member of Congress I saw interviewed today (at least twenty of them)

BREAKING: Paul Ryan has cancelled all fundraisers for the next 48 hours

Source? I'm having trouble finding anything other than a fleeting mention

They mentioned it on CNN as well

[Brittain33]

The hype surrounding Paul Ryan continues to build. It's leaked that Boehner personally asked him to reconsider, he's McCarthy's top choice, and he was mentioned as an acceptable candidate for Speaker by literally every Republican Member of Congress I saw interviewed today (at least twenty of them)

I'm pretty sure that he will be branded a traitor the moment he tries to raise the debt ceiling or pass some spending bills.

Exactly. Ryan is smarter than this.

[Blair]

There must be some serious moves going on behind the scenes

[Ebsy]

There must be some serious moves going on behind the scenes

Or, the House GOP caucus has been reduced to running around with their hair on fair in chaos while a number of their members weep together in secluded cloakrooms.

[Likely Voter]

The hype surrounding Paul Ryan continues to build. It's leaked that Boehner personally asked him to reconsider, he's McCarthy's top choice, and he was mentioned as an acceptable candidate for Speaker by literally every Republican Member of Congress I saw interviewed today (at least twenty of them)

I'm pretty sure that he will be branded a traitor the moment he tries to raise the debt ceiling or pass some spending bills.

It is possible that Boehner would make a deal with Ryan to get a debt limit and budget vote through first before he hands over the gavel

[Blue3]

McCain says the Democrats deserve to win if the Republicans don't get their act together before Election Day.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

McCain says the Democrats deserve to win if the Republicans don't get their act together before Election Day.

They'll have this all figured out by November 2016. Even if a 'caretaker speaker' is agreed on, it doesn't mean the fighting stops until 2017. The party will settle things and it will be clear who will be Speaker on election day 2016.

[Ebsy]

McCain says the Democrats deserve to win if the Republicans don't get their act together before Election Day.

They'll have this all figured out by November 2016. Even if a 'caretaker speaker' is agreed on, it doesn't mean the fighting stops until 2017. The party will settle things and it will be clear who will be Speaker on election day 2016.

In reality, you have no idea.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

McCain says the Democrats deserve to win if the Republicans don't get their act together before Election Day.

They'll have this all figured out by November 2016. Even if a 'caretaker speaker' is agreed on, it doesn't mean the fighting stops until 2017. The party will settle things and it will be clear who will be Speaker on election day 2016.

In reality, you have no idea.

True. But I think it would set a world record if it took over a year to choose a new long-term party leader.

[King]

A "caretaker" is no solution. This isn't preschool. GOP caucus would be better served resigning all their seats than admit they need a caretaker.

Seriously Wufric, regardless of the issues, how could you possibly trust these people with control of the nation? They can't work with themselves much less opposition, much less another nation. A Republican President would not be effective with this current atmosphere of Republican Congress.

In fact, I'd say a President Kasich for example would be far more likely to be impeached by a Republican Congress than a Democratic one.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

A "caretaker" is no solution. This isn't preschool. GOP caucus would be better served resigning all their seats than admit they need a caretaker.

Seriously Wufric, regardless of the issues, how could you possibly trust these people with control of the nation? They can't work with themselves much less opposition, much less another nation. A Republican President would not be effective with this current atmosphere of Republican Congress.

In fact, I'd say a President Kasich for example would be far more likely to be impeached by a Republican Congress than a Democratic one.

The alternative is Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid leading everything. And I don't see that as being any better.

[King]

We had no government shutdowns, debt ceiling crises, credit downgrades, and general chaos under Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. And both President Bush a Republican and President Obama a Democrat were able to work with them on passing legislation.

It was objectively better. I'm going to call your "Independent" moniker to the carpet. If you don't believe Pelosi/Reid aren't objectively better for government stability, switch to R-MN right now

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

We had no government shutdowns, debt ceiling crises, credit downgrades, and general chaos under Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. And both President Bush a Republican and President Obama a Democrat were able to work with them on passing legislation.

It was objectively better. I'm going to call your "Independent" moniker to the carpet. If you don't believe Pelosi/Reid aren't objectively better for government stability, switch to R-MN right now

I'm not a republican. I support ObamaCare, immigration reform with citizenship, and so on. But I won't support any more of this bouncing between two sets of polarizing leaders either. Let's hold out until commonsense politicians like Kyrsten Sinema and Lisa Murkowski are elected to leadership positions.

[Ebsy]

I guess we are going to default on our debt waiting for Lisa Murkowski and Kyrsten Sinema to ascend to the leadership.

[badgate]

We had no government shutdowns, debt ceiling crises, credit downgrades, and general chaos under Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. And both President Bush a Republican and President Obama a Democrat were able to work with them on passing legislation.

It was objectively better. I'm going to call your "Independent" moniker to the carpet. If you don't believe Pelosi/Reid aren't objectively better for government stability, switch to R-MN right now

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

classic Wulfric

> evade the question asked (because he knows he is wrong)
> respond with some moderate hero fantasy

Pelosi was incredibly partisan as speaker; she was also the most effective speaker in decades. She had masterful control over a more diverse and similarly-sized caucus, whereas Boehner has floundered. And Boehner is one of the good ones!

The Republican Party needs to be ejected from Congress until they're ready to lead. Throwing a tantrum every time you cant get everything you want, getting our credit downgraded, or reflexively voting down the policies of the executive because they came from a black Democrat are not behaviors that should be condoned.