With Jim Jordan as speaker...

[Stinky The Clown]

… It seems to me he can block stuff, but with the Senate and presidency in Dem hands I don’t see how he can do stuff.

[Alhena]

1. So in other words, he can cause Ukraine to lose the war by blocking aid

[Stinky The Clown]

5. Yes

[rsdsharp]

2. True, but sadly for the country, stuff needs to be done.

[LakeArenal]

3. And....voila! Back road to the government shut down.

That’s what he wants.

[misanthrope]

4. Third in line of succession to POTUS

Had he been speaker on Jan. 6, 2021, we would be living in the Trump autocracy right now. That alone should be a sobering thought. But we are an unserious country.

[Boomerproud]

7. Unserious and Dangerous times.

Wake up people.

[BeyondGeography]

8. Careless as fuck is what we are

This country feels like it’s on the ultimate FAFO mission.

[Walleye]

6. If Jordan becomes speaker does he keep his committee chairmanships?

[bucolic_frolic]

9. He's not going to have a change of heart or temperament by becoming Speaker

He's just going to rant and try to pull the stuff he does in committee as Speaker instead. He can wreak havoc. But he will come across as McCarthy with more anger, louder, and less logical.

[misanthrope]

10. But he'll still wear his little costume

with the rolled sleeves and loosened tie, like he's portraying a character in a sitcom.

[honest.abe]

11. He can shut down the government.

That's some pretty significant stuff.

[Silent Type]

12. Think we were better off with McCarthy.

[Johonny]

13. There's no indication Jim is better or worse than anyone

Else currently in the running. They all seem unlikely to hold their party together. Jim is all bark, no bite. He will be louder than Kevin which makes him easier to deal with for democrats. He's unlikely to make backdoor agreements, meaning he's likely to quickly get bogged down in any basic governmental function. There's a lot of doubt he can even ass kiss enough to get the job. He's unlikable, pig headed, loud, and not bright. He has little chance to do much more than scream a lot and put on big displays.

I figure government shutdown will be impossible to avoid with him.

[Aepps22]

14. This was inevitable

Their party wants the government to shutdown. Even if we saved McCarthy the lesson he would take away from his experience would be to double down in November and shut things down. He wouldn't learn the actual lesson that trying to placate the crazies will always get you burned.

Sadly, I think the government will shutdown no matter who the speaker is and that's not great but it might be necessary. Until people realize that there are no both sides in politics they will continue to enable Republicans.