In his new segment “Is There a Speaker in the House” Seth Meyers takes a funny and factual look at Kevin McCarthy’s fast fall from the top, and observes what a hot potato the job of Speaker has become. Even Paul Ryan is dodging the job, as it is a sure way to dash all further political aspirations. That is why ghosts from the past like Newt Gingrich, or even people from outside the political arena are being considered. I can think of one former part time Governor, and VP candidate who might be tempted! My enthusiasm may be premature, as I’ve been reminded that Sarah Palin will surely tire and quickly vacate the office,shattering McCarthy’s four-hour record .
The specter of facing the large bank of intransigent Tea Party types makes the job even more repugnant. Now, given the opportunity to run things, they are much like a dog that persistently chases cars, on the day he finally catches one. What next? Let’s get back to nay-saying as quickly as possible. It’s what we do!
If you observe the inset photo of Kevin McCarthy, it appears he is gazing skyward, fervently thanking his lucky stars that he dodged the Speaker bullet – even if he had to rat out his buddies on the Hillary-Benghazi hit squad. It was four brief hours in the limelight for McCarthy, but according to reports, it was chaos times infinity in the House, and the sprinklers were turned on as well. Do taxpayer dollars pay for Kleenex in the House?
As we close, the situation is still in disarray. While Boehner (obviously still under the spell of Pope Francis) offered to stay until his replacement was found, the nervy political types have asked him to stay on indefinitely in The Worst Job On Earth. As you’ll see in the last two-second clip, John Boehner feels so STRONGLY about that idea that I can’t print it!
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-dayyy, my oh my – it’s your problem today, Suckers!