Maybe the Democrats can buy his vote…
Rules, schmules.
Did those rules allow him to steal Nancy Pelosi’s office?
Quoting myself for context …

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:

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…
Hmmm…the word clusterfuck springs to mind…
Dear George;
after 10 months and having had 0 contact or outreach from him
Which would also be a fair indication that you have made no effort to contact him.
Relationships, George. You both need to work on them.
We need a Speaker that leads by including every single member of the team not just some, That’s not leadership!
You know that old political meme, George?
Better to have on the inside pissing out than on the outside pissing in?
Speaker-Designate Scalise seems to prefer you to not be behind him, whichever direction you are contemplating pissing.

Did those rules allow him to steal Nancy Pelosi’s office?
Well, the Speaker can, but since…
So l’ve made my decision and after 10 months and having had 0 contact or outreach from him, I’ve come to the conclusion that my VOTE doesn’t matter to him
So he never replied to the dick pics you sent?
Moderating:

So he never replied to the dick pics you sent?
Let’s stop with the hijack now, please.

Absent an immediate, existential threat to the nation, there is no Republican Speaker candidate Democrats can live with such that they’d engage in either maneuver.
The irony, of course, is that the Republican party itself represents an immediate and existential threat to the nation.

Trump’s touch is the kiss of death now.
…It’s the kiss of death from Mister Shorrrrrtttfinger…
Breaking News: Jim has dropped out, again.
In a secret ballot, apparently, like 112 fellow Republicans told him to hit the bricks.
If this trend continues, maybe they’ll have an election where he gets no votes.
This thread is supposed to be dormant once McCarty was ousted.
The current speakership battle thread is over here. All 842 (and counting) posts of it:

Continuing the discussion from 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 Is it Scalise or Jordan or ???
ETA: Never mind, didn’t realize this was the OOOOOLD thread.