On Monday night, I watched an interview with Newt Gingrich who was cheerfully predicting that “a handful” of Republicans might vote against Jim Jordan to be the Speaker, but even if he fell short on the first try, most of them would come around after casting a “protest vote” and put him over the top on the second attempt. We all saw how that worked out. The “handful” somehow spiraled into nearly two dozen and there was so much discord in the conference that they didn’t even bother attempting a second vote. So this morning they had to give it another go. At the time of publishing, the vote wasn’t quite concluded because nothing ever happens on schedule in Washington. But in the end, it may not really matter, which I’ll get to in a moment. But for now, the drama continues in the House and nobody seems to be terribly happy or truly in control.Read More
Jim Jordan Tries Again. Will It Matter? UPDATE: Vote Fails Again
