Look! Up in the sky! Is that the white smoke signaling that a new Poop has been elected by the House of Reprehensibles?
Nope. Just morning clouds over the Sandias. But Charlie McCarthy has been dancing on his many, many strings overnight, trying to attract an audience that is more of a fan base and less of a lynch mob, and the show resumes at noon Swamp time.
I see he has Orange Julius Caesar in his corner now, which may be like having Dracula as your cut man.
Mad Blog Media 
We pay them how much to work three days a week, showing up at noon most of the time?
Oops. I accidentally used the word “work” in a comment about elected officials.
What’s that? The GOP’s still yammerin’ at the half-round table. Trying to decide if their Californican politician is better than the other folks’s was. My, my. Hey, hey. I guess Kevin just better pray. I understand the rumor that John Boehner is already down at his local court house changing his party affiliation. I’d laugh if I knew this was a dream. Maybe it is a dream? Why else would there a glutinous orange blob in the picture.
Charlie Pierce, who has been known to cover sports other than politics, regales us with an amusing anecdote from his past that may have some relevance today.
Meanwhile, in round four McCarthy moved the needle the wrong way again, losing Indiana’s Victoria Spartz, who voted “present.”
McCarthy, paraphrasing W Bush via CPP: I’m the Undecidinger!
I’m now waiting for a few of the moderate (if that’s possible) ReThugs to team up with the Democrats and get a one of the moderates elected. The head spinning and infighting would be legend.
What I don’t understand is why anyone would want the job. Though one of the perks might be tasering Matt Gaetz when he came foaming into your office like some turpentined Florida rodent.
Q: If someone who is NOT a member of Congress became Speaker (which is allowed), is there some salary/remuneration involved? No clue here.
No idea, JD. The Constitution is remarkably unhelpful in this regard. They should hand the whole shebang over to some Parris Island DI.
McCarthy is now zero for six.
0 W and 6L for Kevin. Heck, Jeffries is closer to the magic number.
Do you think 6 repugs will jump ship and vote for Jeffries? I bet Chaney and Kinzinger would do it.
McCarthy gets his ass kicked much higher he’ll be farting out the back of his neck. If he played the blues we’d be calling him Keb’ No-Mo’.
Chapeau!
Almost 8 pm ET and it looks like NATO until tomorrow: No Action Talk Only.
The House is adjourned for the evening. Your tax dollars at work … making fine reality TV.
Grotesque. The Rethugs spin their antics into “owning the libs” . Always.
Here’s a great take from Tom Nichols at The Atlantic. A selected dig:
I just know it….I’m gonna toss and turn all night worrying about whether the Rethuglicans can sort out their bi-polar personalities and get someone, anyone seated as Speaker of the Louse. What say ye readers- have Patrick take the job and they beam him in via video feed. He’s got all the lingo down and could easily reach through the screen and even slap a few Dems around when needed. Thanks Libby for finally explaining what NATO means (does).
Nah, he’s retired like us.
Patrick probably has better sense. Plus, physical presence would be necessary for proper application of the desperately needed cattle prod.
Herb, I see that my remark could be a knock on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization but it isn’t. And I suppose it’s “cheating” if I have to explain myself.
I was reminded that the phrase No Action Talk Only /NATO applied to the Rethugs. I must credit the author, baker and photographer Lora Brody for the usage which appeared in one of her fabulous autobiographies with recipes.
The “L” in NATO is for Leadership.
Doh!
Stolen from my long list of CENTCOM jokes.
Well, it will begin again in a few hours. They should get a soccer sports announcer to call it. Maybe in the next few days we will hear someone yell GOOOOOOOAL!