Finally after weeks of agonizing BS the GOP has found a candidate of House speaker….and one that his majesty will support.

The GOP has finally found their man, Mike Johnson, to lead them forward (but that means return to the days of Tailgunner Joe)….

The fourth time was a charm for House Republicans, who on Wednesday managed to come together and get one of their own over the 217 mark. In the House’s fourth round of voting to elect a speaker following the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy, Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana—the fourth Republican nominee—managed to secure 220 votes, above the 217 needed. Democrat Hakeem Jeffries received 209. CNN reports the last GOP nominee to win the speaker’s gavel in the first vote was Paul Ryan in 2017.

Johnson, a Trump supporter, has served in the House since 2016 and has been a low-ranking member. Time reports his rise to the top is nearly unprecedented: He will be “the least experienced Speaker in 140 years, with just four terms in the House and no senior leadership roles or full committee chairmanships under his belt.” A political historian from Princeton notes there’s traditionally a preference for a lawmaker who has established plenty of connections within the House and has robust institutional knowledge, as well as a strong fundraising ability. For comparison, McCarthy’s campaign raised $28 million in the 2022 election cycle, to Johnson’s $1.3 million.

Now that the country has a brand new speaker let’s meet this ‘person’…..

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s rise from relative obscurity to being the most powerful Republican in the House was a swift one. After more than three weeks without a speaker, House Republicans elected Johnson Tuesday around 16 hours after making him their latest nominee. In a post on X, the conservative lawmaker from Louisiana promised to “restore sanity to a government desperately in need of it.” More on the least experienced House speaker in more than a century:

• Low profile was a plus. As vice chair of the Republican conference, Johnson was considered the No. 5 Republican, but he was little known outside Capitol Hill, the Advocate reports. The 51-year-old was elected to Congress in 2016 and had less “baggage” and fewer enemies than the three previous nominees.

He’s relatively new to politics. Johnson, the son of a firefighter, represents a Louisiana district that includes Shreveport, where he grew up, Fox News reports. He didn’t enter politics until 2015, when he was elected to the state House. Before that, he was an attorney for groups including the Christian advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom. He has said he spent his legal career defending “religious freedom” and “Biblical values,” per the Advocate.

Republicans rallied behind him. The AP, describing Johnson as “affable and well liked,” reports that colleagues quickly rallied behind him after he was nominated Tuesday night. With Republicans keen to move on from the weekslong effort to elect a new speaker, he needed 217 votes and received 220.

• He hosts a podcast with his wife. The New York Times reports that Johnson and wife Kelly have been hosting a podcast for around 18 months, featuring what they describe as “analysis of hot topics and current events from a Christian perspective.” Johnson has used the podcast to set out his anti-abortion agenda and attack the Trump prosecutions, among other things.
• A pointed remark from a Democratic lawmaker. The Washington Post reports that when she voted for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Rep. Angie Craig, in an apparent reference to Johnson’s opposition to same-sex marriage declared, “Happy anniversary to my wife!”

All that flowery stuff can be summed up simply….Mike Johnson….Nerd, Bigot, Religious Extremist, Seditionist….

But if you need more then read this….

https://www.wonkette.com/p/is-mike-johnson-the-nerd-bigot-religious

This is what the House needs a leader that has zero experience at being a leader….and a spineless sycophant whose loyalty lies to a person and not the Constitution.

This ain’t over…..more to come….this is not the final chapter.

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