Speaker of the House - Is It Time For Change?

The latest debacle in our House of Representatives indicates the Speaker of the House is not all that effective. Even though Republicans control the House by a WIDE margin, he could not get enough of a coalition together to get the health care bill through. And while I am happy the bill failed, as it stunk, I don't think any sane Republican should be happy that the Speaker, smart as he may be, is so ineffective.

So what should be done? It's simple.The Republicans in the House should replace Speaker Ryan with someone who has a proven record of building strong coalitions, and getting huge legislation passed, with such a large majority that even a Democrat president had little choice but to pass it. The next question is, "Do we have anyone like that?"

The answer is, "Yes". We do have someone who has done exactly that. Someone who knows the rules and inner workings; knows how to pull people together; has passed complex bills and got a Democrat president on board. And that person is...Newt Gingrich, who managed to push through the "Contract With America".

Many people will say, "But Newt is not a House member." But that is not an issue - by law, ANY American citizen can be elected Speaker of the House by House Representatives.

If Republicans are serious about Making America Great Again, and maintaining their hold on Congress and the White House in future elections, they absolutely must have an effective Speaker. Otherwise, we will have Elizabeth Warren as president in 2020, and Chuckie Schumer as Senate Majority Leader and Nancy Pelosi as Speaker in 2018. And that would be a nightmare akin to the apocalypse.

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