Speaker of the House

Who would be your pick.

lol @ the poll.

Paul Ryan seems to be the popular pick. But he says he doesn't want it. Will see.

In case you didn't know you don't have to be a representative to be the speaker.

Is that true? I didn't know that.

Has there ever been a speaker of the house who wasn't a representative?

There's only one on that list who has a chance and he doesn't want it. They'll have to heavily bribe him if they want him to throw his hat in...

Paul Ryan's current position is almost as powerful, gives him time to go see his kids every weekend, and better sets him up for future president or VP runs than House Speaker does (despite the high position they almost never move on). Plus right now the Republicans are divided enough that whoever gets it will take a lot of in-party fire.

So his reasoning is pretty much the same as McCarthy's.

Originally posted by BackFire
Is that true? I didn't know that.

Has there ever been a speaker of the house who wasn't a representative?

It's true, and I don't think so. Even if it's possible, the House wouldn't particularly want an outsider.

I bet that, say, Eric Cantor (former next in line for the job before he got primaried out), could get it if the Freedom Caucus wasn't just as much against him as they are against Boehner and McCarthy, since he's 'close enough,' but we're some way from an outsider being in the running, especially since the current divide wouldn't be solved by picking an outsiders.

Honestly, I think there's only one man who should be considered for the role.

Originally posted by Digi
Honestly, I think there's only one man who should be considered for the role.

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Cena would be good too.

Originally posted by Time-Immemorial
Cena would be good too.

Do you think he'd shut the government down, like you want?

Originally posted by Bardock42
Do you think he'd shut the government down, like you want?

You dont live here why would you care if we shut our government down to balance the budget?

Originally posted by Time-Immemorial
You dont live here why would you care if we shut our government down to balance the budget?

Government shutdowns of a large nation have effects all over the world. At any rate, you know that I'm interested in American politics, and I have told you that I desire for America to be a great country because I like a lot for what it stands for.

Originally posted by Bardock42
Government shutdowns of a large nation have effects all over the world. At any rate, you know that I'm interested in American politics, and I have told you that I desire for America to be a great country because I like a lot for what it stands for.

Shows how ignorant you are. Its does not effect the world, even in shutdowns the government never shuts down, your a fanatic.

Originally posted by Time-Immemorial
Shows how ignorant you are. Its does not effect the world, even in shutdowns the government never shuts down, your a fanatic.

Originally posted by Time-Immemorial
Shows how ignorant you are. Its does not effect the world, even in shutdowns the government never shuts down, your a fanatic.

"affect"

And of course it affects the world in some ways, it's just silly to claim otherwise. You pretend like it's just a "fix all problems" button and Obama is just too mean to not use it...which is just idiotic.

Originally posted by Bardock42
"affect"

And of course it affects the world in some ways, it's just silly to claim otherwise. You pretend like it's just a "fix all problems" button and Obama is just too mean to not use it...which is just idiotic.

This is a non starter.

You know, you don't have to reply if you don't have a valid one...

Originally posted by Bardock42
You know, you don't have to reply if you don't have a valid one...

Explain what you know about our government, considering you don't even live here or have a vote.

Originally posted by Time-Immemorial
Explain what you know about our government, considering you don't even live here or have a vote.

What does that even mean? Do you want me to explain how your government is structured? What bodies there are? What positions? How voting is done? How taxes are collected and spent?

I have a 11 years track record of talking about US affairs on here, if you want to call out a specific area I don't know about then do that, if you just want to know what my knowledge level is read my history, tbh we have enough interactions that you should have some sense of what I know about the American system.

Originally posted by Bardock42
What does that even mean? Do you want me to explain how your government is structured? What bodies there are? What positions? How voting is done? How taxes are collected and spent?

I have a 11 years track record of talking about US affairs on here, if you want to call out a specific area I don't know about do that, if you just want to know what my knowledge level is read my history, tbh we have enough interactions that you should have some sense of what I know about the American system.

Yet you have zero clue about our system or racial issues, you come from the most biggoted country in the world.

Originally posted by Time-Immemorial
Yet you have zero clue about our system or racial issues, you come from the most biggoted country in the world.

Okay, obviously I disagree on all three accounts.

Back to speakers, would you actually like George Clooney as speaker? Where did that suggestion come from?