#Politics BREAKING From #TheHill:
House Republican conference selects Gym Jordan for speaker with 124 votes.
218 will be needed to win the speaker gavel if all members are present.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4254931-jim-jordan-wins-speaker-nomination/
He's not gonna get the votes.
@JoyfullyDazed I was musing if Mitt Romney could attract enough sane votes. He'd have to resign from the Senate, of course, but he's already said he's not running for re-election.
The MAGAs will never vote for him, but he might attract a few Democratic votes. Eh, never happen.
The other daydream I had was wondering if any Republicans in Democratic districts might re-register independent rather than go down with the ship. They could caucus with the Dems. Eh, never happen.
@JoyfullyDazed Thank you, but what's the other choice? I don't want to go through life dwelling on the general suckitude of humanity.
1968 was an awful year, but it ended with Apollo 8 putting the first humans in orbit around the Moon.
This week has been one big bummer, but I watched a Falcon Heavy launch earlier today send a NASA probe to study a metal asteroid, and in a couple minutes I'm going outside to watch SpaceX launch more Starlinks.
Humanity is a perplexing species.
@WordsmithFL @JoyfullyDazed My prediction is they will faff about and waste the 60 days or so until the budget runs out again. That last week you'll see movement.
@WordsmithFL
I like your positive thinking.
I wish I had a crystal ball.