The Impending Attempt to Oust Speaker McCarthy {10/1/2023}; Patrick McHenry is now Speaker Pro Tempore {2023-10-03}

[LSLGuy]

Quoting myself for context …

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@ThelmaLou

Gonna need a bigger subject line, the way things are going…

Excellent point. Bravo.

I started this thread as an offshoot of the Impending Shutdown thread.

I suppose we could close this chapter right now as part 1 and open a new one with a title like

The Great Ongoing Revolving Speakership of the 118th Congress

Which is probably more like what we’re going to experience over the next 15 months.

I’m semi-kidding, but mostly not. I’ll bug a mod for their thoughts.

After consultation w the mods, we now have a new thread for the saga of the next real Speaker. Behold:

The Great Ongoing Revolving Speakership of the 118th Congress {Mike Johnson is new speaker as of 2023-10-25}

Continuing the discussion from https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-impending-attempt-to-oust-speaker-mccarthy-10-1-2023-patrick-mchenry-is-now-speaker-pro-tempore-2023-10-03/990958 Hi folks - After consulting with the Mods the consensus is to retire the “McCarthy’s ouster” thread I started ten whole days ago. My, what an eternity in politics. Is it a coincidence that this is exactly one Scaramucci? I think not. That thread, along with McCarthy himself, is over. We can pick up here with I…