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Republican Jim Jordan keeps up floundering fight to be US House Speaker

www.reuters.com

And this just hours after agreeing to back McHenry. Spectacular!

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Jim Jordan is looking to follow in the footsteps of House Speaker Denny Hastert, as a fellow former high school wrestling coach from Ohio with a sordid past involving sexual abuse of children.
- If I had a nickel for every Republican Speaker/Speaker candidate who was involved in a wrestling sexual assault scandal, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't much, but it's weird that it happened twice.
LOL, and I thought this was just some outdated news posted, because they were now planning lifting some McHenry's limitations.
Hey jackass, they don't want you in charge. Reps are not going to sacrifice their careers for you to try and sabotage this country. You belong in front of a firing squad for the shit you've done, and you know it.
- Also, threatening Republicans with physical violence isn't going to win Jordan the vote. By all indications, it's losing him votes and entrenching his opponents.
Probably got new orders from the orange pig.
Lol the interim speaker has also threatened to quit.
Imma get some popcorn, brb
- So much fun watching democracy die!
Thank you Reps Gaetz and Jordan. I am thoroughly enjoying this and look forward to another 14 rounds of voting.
- I'm kind of disappointed we're still on vote #2 news. I need more votes.
  
  Just lost vote 3
This is the best summary I could come up with:
WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Hardline conservative Jim Jordan pressed ahead with his floundering bid for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, after his fellow Republicans abandoned a backup plan to allow the leaderless chamber to resume business.
The chamber has been at a standstill since Oct. 3, when a small group of Republicans ousted Kevin McCarthy from the speaker's chair, leaving lawmakers unable to respond to eruption of war in the Middle East and a possible partial government shutdown less than a month away.
Earlier in the day, Jordan had suggested that Republicans vote to extend the authority of Representative Patrick McHenry, who is serving as acting speaker.
Biden said he will request emergency spending that U.S. officials have said will total roughly $100 billion over the next year for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan and security along the porous U.S. border with Mexico.
Unlike other leaders in Congress, Jordan built his profile as an uncompromising advocate for the party's right wing, clashing with Republicans and Democrats alike.
He encouraged government shutdowns in 2013 and 2018 and was a "significant player" in Trump's attempts to overturn Biden's 2020 election win, according to a congressional investigation.
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Get bent, Jimmy boy!
- Ya know, Gym, we just don’t like you!

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