[RummyChick]

Republican Rep. Charlie Dent Calls For “Bipartisan Coalition” To Select New Speaker

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2015/10/08/republican_rep_charlie_dent_calls_for_bipartisan_coalition_to_select_new_speaker.html

[nitzy]

Rep. Dent (R) - "There are a number of members of our conference. You cannot get the yes on anything. For them the end will be the good."

Is he saying what I think he is saying?

Is he saying that, as opposed to the knuckle draggers he mentions, to him "the means will be the good"????

Or in other words, the effect of law which is passed is not important but the way the law is passed is what is important.

Yikes

[Political Junkie Too]

How about just let the caucus process work itself out?

Usually, this caucus vote would continue multiple times with various slates of contenders, as repeated voting draws out the consensus thinking of the body. If neither remaining candidate can get a majority, then new candidates will step up as factions combine and split with each iteration, until a consensus candidate emerges.

At least, that's how it used to be done before careerists took over and made every vote a scripted, pre-determined outcome that served only to protect their own interests. Now, lame-duck Boehner is preventing House Republicans from caucusing to discover their mutually agreeable Speaker. Instead, Boehner is slinking back into the smoky room for more scripting.

-PJ