A bipartisan solution to the GOP's leadership problems still sounds farfetched to most. But then, so does Jim Jordan's prospects of winning next week.
  • Rapidcreek@reddthat.comOP
    9·
    1 year ago

    There’s a lot of work being speaker. Not only do you need to know the rules of the House and align subcommittees, you control what goes to the floor.

    • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
      3·
      1 year ago

      The majority and minority leader can handle the overwhelming majority of that work. The speaker role could be as a mediator between the two of them.

      The troublesome part is that the speaker is third in the line of succession.

        • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
          1·
          1 year ago

          Technically, Nixon was first, Agnew was second, so in a sense, Ford could have been considered number 3. If we ever did get to a true #3, it would be a very comparable to Ford’s presidency.