“The House Republican Conference is an unmitigated disaster. And that’s being generous,” Punchbowl News reports.
“Several hours after House Majority Whip Tom Emmer was nominated as the speaker designate, he dropped out of the race. Emmer ran out of the Longworth Office Building without saying a word after he withdrew from the contest…”
“The House has been paralyzed, unable to take up even the most basic legislation. The House has to either elect a new speaker or elect a speaker pro tem on a short-term basis. Republicans appear completely incapable of anything right now, however.”
And this little tidbit from Jake Sherman is amazing: “Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA) told Tom Emmer in close House GOP conference meeting that the Minnesota Republican didn’t need to get right with him, he needed to ‘get right with Jesus’ because Emmer supported gay marriage.”
