Jordan just cannot get enough votes to elevate him into the Ivory Tower so he decides not to call for a third vote.

After losing two votes for the House speakership, Jim Jordan will forgo a third, reports the Washington Post and CNN. The conservative Republican is instead expected to back a plan to allow interim Speaker Patrick McHenry to remain in the post longer, with increased powers, per Axios. The plan was to be fleshed out Thursday afternoon in a meeting of the House Republican conference, reports the Wall Street Journal. Jordan lost the first vote on Tuesday, then lost again on Wednesday by an even bigger margin

To be clear, Jordan isn’t ending his bid to become speaker eventually, notes Axios. He’ll remain the “speaker designee,” having won the majority of votes to seek the post among Republicans. The House has been without a speaker since Kevin McCarthy was ousted by members of the right flank on Oct. 3, and congressional business has come to a standstill in that time. Giving McHenry more power would end that logjam.

This is the plan I suggested….since there is an election upcoming and the House may change why not keep the interim Speaker in place until the election?

Of course that idea went absolutely nowhere….and once again a re-think….

Rep. Jim Jordan’s endorsement of having Rep. Patrick McHenry fill in as House speaker until January wasn’t enough. Several Republican members, including Jordan, said that idea went nowhere in their four-hour, closed-door meeting, Politico reports. That put the GOP back where it was, and Jordan later said he will again take his nomination to the full House, where it has been rejected twice, before Thursday is over. Several members said they expect Jordan to have less support this time. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, who voted for Jordan twice, said he’s one of the defectors, per the Washington Post, and will back McHenry on the floor.

Although other members said the plan to grant McHenry interim powers could be revived later, Rep. Pat Fallon said “two-thirds” of the GOP House members were against it. Jordan said the plan was pitched “as a way to lower the temperature and get back to work,” per NBC News. “We decided that wasn’t where we’re going to go,” he added. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Democrats could work with McHenry, which only hardened opposition among some Republicans. “I strongly oppose any attempt to create a Democrat backed coalition government,” Rep. Elise Stefanik posted on X, per USA Today. Colleagues had reported that Jordan wanted to consult his family and former Speaker Kevin McCarthy before committing to another House vote, per the Hill.

I warned you that this would become a sh*t show….and viola!

How much longer can these dullards keep this circus going?

Who knows!

I will be watching….we could almost turn this process into a drinking game.

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