After 4 long years of their disruptive nonsense are Republicans finally figuring out that the Freedumb Caucus keeps dragging them toward the quicksand of dysfunction and humiliation? We'll soon see.
Disarray has some Republicans talking about dealing with Dems
By Mike Lillis -
“It's a very simple question of math,” said Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.), who first floated the idea of Republicans and Democrats joining together on a Speaker candidate last week.
“If there are not 218 Republican votes on the House floor, then by necessity the Democrats will have a say in who the next Speaker will be,” he said. “I still think it's a possibility.”
“Ninety-nine percent of the time that's something we don't want — it's not good,” King said of working with Democrats to elect a Speaker. “On the other hand, we can't go on forever without a Speaker.”
Such a scenario remains unlikely, even with the House GOP in apparent disarray ever since Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) decision to abruptly drop out of the race to succeed Boehner.
There have been no formal discussions between the parties about the possibility of a coalition Speaker,...
...Democrats have generally played coy.
They've distanced themselves from the controversy, insisting the leadership shake-up is a GOP problem for the Republicans to solve on their own.
Or will Boehner remain as Speaker?
...Boehner's promise to remain indefinitely could come back to haunt not only the Speaker who's trying to flee town, but also those who pushed him out.
“Boehner could be here for awhile. … If I were him, I wouldn't make any plans to hit the links any time soon,” Dent said.
“The irony of the whole situation is this: The people who wanted to take John Boehner down are now getting exactly what they didn't want: John Boehner.”