We are seeing the results in the form of Ted Cruz, Trey Gowdy, and others who have found their voice. A domineering speaker might not allow this to happen...
A domineering, forceful, CONSERVATUVE Speaker, with values and the guts to stand up for his beliefs..would be awesome..
Don’t fall for it. A strongly conservative Speaker would feature and elevate the likes of Gowdy. (Cruz, of course, is in the Senate, where our sniveling party leader is in the minority.)
The issue isn’t as much strength vs. weakness as half/closet-Democrat vs. small-government conservative.