Trump open to be Speaker of the House.

Kind of illustrates the difference between the two parties. The Democrats are calling for the resignation of one of the their own who is under a felony indictment while the Republicans (or at least a number of them) want to elevate a certain individual under multiple indictments to the highest profile legislative position in the Republic.
Booker joins growing number of Senate Democrats calling for Menendez to resign amid federal indictment | CNN Politics

 

trump would blow an artery if that were announced.

 

Scalise seems like the leader at this point. The gang just needs a little vacation before voting after the past week.

 

Scalise is an interesting item. He was the victim of horrific political violence, almost died. Terrible. Now he has cancer, and has understandably asked those around him to mask after mocking masking before when it could impact other people. Still, he would deserve true human sympathy on both counts. But his politics are rancid. He hates the country as much as Gaetz and the rest of them do.

 

He was McCarthy's right hand man. I am sure he and McCarthy discussed a lot of their political decisions so it should be more of the same

 

Your logic makes sense, but I don't know that anyone can project anything

 

Agreed, but new blood and not the obvious history of blatant prevarication.

 

then by all means let’s do it ASAP

 

Don't know whether this is accurate or not but I wouldn't doubt it.
House speaker contender Steve Scalise reportedly called himself ‘David Duke without the baggage’

 

That’s ugly. And personally, I cringed reading this:


Citing his Catholicism, Scalise said “these groups hold views that are vehemently opposed to my own personal faith, and I reject that kind of hateful bigotry. Those who know me best know I have always been passionate about helping, serving and fighting for every family that I represent. And I will continue to do so.”

I agree that bigotry is irreconcilable with the Catholic faith, but plenty reconcile those two just fine. Wish it were otherwise

 

Current betting odds…..

 

Unless Trump decides to anoint Jim Jordan which is not beyond the realm of possibility, Steve Scalise will be the next Speaker of the House.

 

Scalise is vehemently against LGBT rights, ACA and Medicaid expansion, cannabis legalization and rejects Global Warming.

He has an A+ rating with NRA.

Basically, a conservative Republican's wet dream.

 

To be fair it’s not all Pubs, a few far right crazies. But I get your point.

 

While a few far right crazies and the number of rank and file Republicans as opposed to House members is probably much more than a few want Trump to become Speaker he leads in virtually every Republican presidential primary poll by at least a 30 percent margin over the second place candidate and in most by around 40 percent. On the other hand this is the most recent New Jersey Senate Democratic primary poll.
New Poll: Rep. Andy Kim Has Wide Lead in N.J. Senate Democratic Primary, Sen. Menendez Below 10%