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On Friday, shortly after losing his 13,034th suit jacket and the vote to become Speaker of the House, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) lost another secret ballot.
“Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio lost an internal vote to continue as his party’s nominee for speaker on Friday, plunging the House into further uncertainty and sending Republicans searching for a new leader,” the NY Times reports. “The vote came hours after Mr. Jordan failed for a third time to win election as House speaker, leaving his party with no consensus on a way forward and the chamber paralyzed in the face of growing pressure to get back to business”
The internal decision came just 18 days after eight hard-right Republicans ousted former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his role as House Speaker. The GOP’s desperate search for a qualified candidate also comes during a looming government shutdown and the nation’s involvement in three international conflicts (Israel, Ukraine and the Pinkett-Smith household).
So what’s next?
Citing the rule that the Speaker doesn’t necessarily need to be an elected member of Congress, some have suggested that the Republicans’ search may extend beyond the lower chamber. Despite the Christ child’s lack of a driver’s license and political experience, others have suggested that they should let Jesus take the wheel. Luckily, we have a solution.
Instead of putting up a job listing on Indeed, theGrio’s Senior Human Resources Correspondent, Michael Harriot, has put together a list of 10 qualified candidates that could possibly become second in the line of presidential succession.
10. Q: Although it…
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