House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will again run for Speaker, after narrowly losing the nomination to Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) just days ago.
His challenger will be Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.), who filed to run Friday.
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will again run for Speaker, after narrowly losing the nomination to Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) just days ago.
His challenger will be Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.), who filed to run Friday.
Well, it could be worse.
The guy takes the usual GOP positions on most issues but at least doesn’t seem to have drank the MAGA kool-aid in the process. Of all the people they’ve talked about, this guy by far is the least shitty so far. I’m not saying he’s “good” by any stretch of the imagination, but if I had a gun to my head I’d take him over any of the other ones who threw their hat in the ring.
I’m actually kinda hoping he gets it because (a) he’s better than Jordan, (b) nobody else wants the job, and © any other option the GOP were to put forth would likely be significantly worse.