FiftyShadesOfLatte@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agoMike Johnson elected House speaker with broad GOP supportapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up1224
arrow-up1224external-linkMike Johnson elected House speaker with broad GOP supportapnews.comFiftyShadesOfLatte@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square86fedilink
minus-squareslurpeesoforion@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up22·1 year agoHe got all 220 Republicans to vote for him.
minus-squaredhork@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·1 year agoI read another article that says this guy got the job because he has the fewest enemies willing to torpedo his candidacy in the Caucus.
minus-squareDkarma@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up28·1 year agoSmart people, a lot of people, frankly are saying this guy got the job because he sucked Trump’s dick.
minus-squareBilliam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoSo did Gymbo, and we see how that went.
minus-squareFabioTheNewOrder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoGymbo actually made me lol in a pub. Loved it
minus-squareBraveSirZaphod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoTo paraphrase how someone some GOP Representative apparently described it: “We have to find someone smart enough to get the votes and stupid enough to want the job”.
minus-squareslurpeesoforion@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoSo 90% Florida man, 10% Baptist preacher.
He got all 220 Republicans to vote for him.
I read another article that says this guy got the job because he has the fewest enemies willing to torpedo his candidacy in the Caucus.
Smart people, a lot of people, frankly are saying this guy got the job because he sucked Trump’s dick.
So did Gymbo, and we see how that went.
Gymbo actually made me lol in a pub. Loved it
To paraphrase how someone some GOP Representative apparently described it:
“We have to find someone smart enough to get the votes and stupid enough to want the job”.
So 90% Florida man, 10% Baptist preacher.