# House Speaker Contest **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 12, 2022, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770 "2022-11-12T00:48:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 41
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770/801 "2023-01-04T20:45:24Z")
Scalise is almost as bad as McCarthy. He just hasn’t shown his ass as often. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770/802 "2023-01-04T20:46:17Z")
I would imagine there would be efforts made to make deals, whether convincing McCarthy to drop out or lobbying members to change their positions. But just doing the same over and over doesn’t serve any purpose. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770/803 "2023-01-04T20:47:13Z")
They could be doing that now. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770/804 "2023-01-04T20:47:33Z")
Yet another day without Republican control of the House. It’s a small thing, but it’s there, a gift. Can these guys even hold a debt ceiling caucus together? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770/805 "2023-01-04T20:48:38Z")
> [@MulderMuffin](#): > > Buck said he wouldn’t vote for McCarthy a sixth time. I was waiting to see what he do. He didn’t vote at all. CNN suggested that that was intentional. He’s close to the beginning of the alphabet, so he may not have wanted to let on what his vote is so early in the roll call. They’re thinking that he’s waiting for the call for members who don’t respond the first time, that occurs after the whole roll is called. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770/806 "2023-01-04T20:52:09Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Can these guys even hold a debt ceiling caucus together? If it comes to that, the Democrats will cross over to support raising the ceiling even with a Republican speaker rather than let the country fall to ruin. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770/807 "2023-01-04T20:53:23Z")
Jeez, they are banging their heads against the wall with this 6th ballot. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770/808 "2023-01-04T20:58:00Z")
whispers in the hall is that he will vote for mccarthy. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770/809 "2023-01-04T21:11:11Z")
You gotta respect these clerks for doing such high pressure but brainless work. By this point I would be like: “Sanchez . . . Jeffries. Smith . . . McCarthy. Next page . . . is Represented Next Page in the chamber?” ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770/810 "2023-01-04T21:15:41Z")
It reminds me of polling a jury with a complicated, multi-question verdict. I always hated doing those. For the present situation, I’d be tempted to say, “Anyone changing their vote from the last shit show? No? We’re done.” ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770/811 "2023-01-04T21:23:21Z")
i was on a deadlocked jury. the last 4 hours before the judge let us go, we didn’t even talk about the trial. it was no use. mccarthy beyond done now. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770/812 "2023-01-04T21:25:48Z")
Same as last time. On CSPAN, they said that the Dems will allow a three hour or so break for a GOP conference and resume at 8pm. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770/813 "2023-01-04T21:29:25Z")
> [@flurb](#): > > By this point I would be like: > > “Sanchez . . . Jeffries. Smith . . . McCarthy …Bueller from Illinois? Bueller from Illinois? ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770/814 "2023-01-04T21:33:41Z")
Adjourn only to 8pm?! What is going to change in 3.5 hrs? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770/815 "2023-01-04T21:34:57Z")
Maybe the world ends ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770/816 "2023-01-04T21:36:14Z")
dinner and regroup? more pizza? ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770/817 "2023-01-04T21:36:44Z")
…more booze? 😆 ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770/818 "2023-01-04T21:36:52Z")
Some sort of consensus with the main faction of the GOP and the loonies or with the Dems. ---
**Author:** ![da\_pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ba0ec/32.png) [@da\_pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/da_pope)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770/819 "2023-01-04T21:36:55Z")
on the c-span stream, you can hear someone prompting the script to the speaker (say: “is a member requesting the ayes/nays?” or “the motion has passed”). Who is doing that and why aren’t they the one running the show if they know all the expected nomenclature? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770/820 "2023-01-04T21:38:00Z")
The Democrats pull the rug out from under the Republicans and nominate Liz Cheney. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770.md?page=40) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770.md?page=42)