Trojan Duck@BlackAzizAnansi I'm still waiting to see if there is anyone in their caucus who can get 218 votes. Doesn't look like it will be McCarthy. Not entirely inconceivable that a few saner members of the GOP split off to caucus with the Dems and a compromise speaker is selected. There has been a wee bit of scuttlebutt along those lines.
Toxteth O'Grady@todwest @BlackAzizAnansi The name "Liz Cheney" keeps coming up, in that regard...
Auntie Denier@cordeliane @BlackAzizAnansi @toxtethogrady you don't need to be an elected member of the house to be elected speaker.
@todwest @BlackAzizAnansi @toxtethogrady Oh thanks—didn’t know this was possible! I’d heard this said about Trump but thought it might be shenanigans…
@cordeliane @todwest @BlackAzizAnansi It was a wet dream of the QAnon types that never materialized...