1. Jim Jordan is an improvement over Kevin McCarthy
2. Jim Jordan is not (unlike, say Scalise) in current leadership
3. We aren’t going to get Donald Trump, the Ghost of Murray Rothbard, or Mark Steyn to be Speaker.
4. The article doesn’t propose an alternative.
5. Pickings are lean, the person has to accept the job, and he has to get nearly ALL the Republicans.
6. Any future leader knows that his position is in jeopardy. Killing someone is easier the second time.
Unless the author can posit a credible alternative, I am ok with Jordan. Or nobody, if that works strategically.
Good points
Now we can order others to write his sternly worded letters.
Good post!
I agree with your analysis. I don’t want anyone from the current leadership. I was wondering earlier today how all those in leadership positions can be replaced. While Jordan isn’t the idea choice for Speaker, I’m fairly positive that he would seek legislation that is to the right of anything McCarthy has pushed. But imagine a majority whip that simply doesn’t whip on those bills. The result won’t be much different than what we had under McCarthy.