8 January 2023

House Speaker Kerfuffle: Political Theater, Not Constitutional Cataclysm

After four days of acrimony and 15 ballots, Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) finally became Speaker of the House early on January 7. Yay! Congress is finally back in business! Gridlock ends! The republic is saved! Well, not really.  The whole sorry exercise was just another attempt to compete with professional wrestling for the attention of entertainment-seekers. … Continue reading House Speaker Kerfuffle: Political Theater, Not Constitutional Cataclysm → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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