[DoodleDawg]

They could offer the title to the previous GOP convention blessed nominee for President of the Senate. Pretty much all of them are on the record supporting her at the time and she does have experience working with out of control legislators, unlike the last GOP convention blessed Presidential nominee. She values having a servant’s heart so would likely be willing to serve out the term. She’s proven she can multi-task her only current responsibilities, being ‘Mom,’ so is available right away. No ‘Perky’ exploded heads would be missed.

Palin is not a House member, and even though nothing says the Speaker has to be a member of the House of Representatives there has never been a speaker who was not. And never will be.

[JohnBovenmyer]

Which is more unlikely, choosing a Speaker from outside the House membership, or shutting down Congress because they can’t find anyone within it able to garner 218 votes? If we’re not at the latter now we’re at least closer than we’ve been in a long time. The Conservative minority might even take the shutdown over another RINO speaker.