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Cheney for Speaker of the House

Faster horses

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by Jean Card

Watching Republican House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy – the current favorite to replace Speaker John Boehner – interviewed by Fox News' Sean Hannity this week left my heart and mind empty. Deflated. Much like Washington itself, with its persistent leadership vacuum.

As The Onion rightly pointed out this week with the headline "Boehner Resignation Leaves Massive Leadership Vacuum in Congress Intact," last week's announcement by the speaker has served mostly to highlight what we all knew, deep down: Our capital city is in an ongoing leadership crisis. Russia telling the U.S. to get out of the way so that it can drop bombs in Syria this week underscores how dangerous this is.

Filling the Washington leadership vacuum is a very, very tall order. It's why the Republican presidential contest is such big news – it's terribly important that our next president be exceptional.

A new House speaker probably can't come close to filling this urgent leadership vacancy, but it would be nice to come up with a decent stopgap until we have a new president (preferably one who commands respect across the country and around the globe).

So here's the problem with McCarthy and his attempt to step into this vacuum. He seems like a really nice guy. A guy who listens to all sides. A guy who will try to make sure everyone gets at least a little bit of what they want. A guy who might shed a tear over a touching moment – I think I just figured out why McCarthy leaves me hopeless.

With all due respect to nice guys everywhere (and, to be sure, they need more respect and credit in this world), I must implore House Republicans: Please. Not another one. No more Mr. Nice Guys with Gavels. At this moment in our history, that approach just isn't working.

Here's what I have in mind: Instead of another man with a big, mushy heart, how about a man whose critics wonder whether he has a heart at all? Someone who commands respect and fear, is brilliant and decisive, who has literally lived without a pulse and now makes due with a donated heart.

I am, of course, referring to Dick Cheney. And, yes, I am suggesting he be the next Speaker of the House.

The Constitution does not require the House speaker to be an elected House representative (which is why some have already suggested Newt Gingrich return – not a bad idea, but I think Cheney would be even better).

Cheney was in the House for 10 years (1979-1989) and served in leadership during that time. He's been secretary of defense as well as vice president, so whether you agree or disagree with his foreign policy positions, you can't deny that he knows the subject matter awfully well. And wouldn't it be nice to have a leader in Congress who's the smartest guy in the room on foreign policy but isn't running for president?

There's something in this for everyone, seriously. Even if you don't like the Tea Party caucus – don't you just know that they will be respectfully scared of Cheney? I can already hear them saying, "Yes, sir." Cheney is the type mere mortals reference as "sir."


If the ultra liberals get out of line, well, you know what Dick Cheney will say. (Just ask Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont.)

And if you want business to get done in Washington, rest assured Cheney won't screw around with shutdowns or debt ceilings. He's a Washington workhorse. He can run things.

On the other hand, if you sympathize with the "we're not gonna take it anymore" government-shrinking sentiments of the Tea Party, you can be confident that the government won't be growing on Dick Cheney's watch, unless it involves defeating some international bad guys.

House GOP: It is time. Admit you have no leader and bring in a ringer – someone who suffers no fools. Someone who is smarter, more decisive, more experienced than all of you. Let Lord Vader's dark force make a dent in Washington's leadership black hole.
 

Steve

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I can't express how underwhelmed I was by the news of Kevin McCarthy stepping up to the plate.. or should I say sidestepping the plate..

sure would like to see Trey Gowdy be chosen

Over the weekend, a number of conservatives went to the South Carolina Republican in an effort to get him to run for majority leader -- in effect, to replace sitting Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., should he win the speakership. Fox News is told that after many conversations and some soul-searching, Gowdy -- albeit reluctantly -- agreed to be a candidate as a placeholder if House Republicans were at an impasse at settling on a new leader.
 

mrj

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We could do MUCH worse, and it might be hard to do better. I would worry about his health, but he might out live a lot of us, too.

Mike, isn't Lynn Dick Cheney's daughter? Could be that is also his wife's name, I guess, but believe Dick and Lynn (daughter) have recently published a new book.

mrj
 

Traveler

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mrj said:
We could do MUCH worse, and it might be hard to do better. I would worry about his health, but he might out live a lot of us, too.

Mike, isn't Lynn Dick Cheney's daughter? Could be that is also his wife's name, I guess, but believe Dick and Lynn (daughter) have recently published a new book.

mrj
The daughter's are Liz and Mary.
 

Faster horses

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Now we are talking about Cheney and Gowdy. Wow and WOW. Sean Hannity said he had Gowdy's cell phone number and he was going
to bug him about taking the job. Maybe there is hope after all!! I am a fan of Gowdy, been watching him and I have much respect for the man. He's good at what he does....maybe I should say he is SUPERIOR at what he does.
 

mrj

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Can't believe I got that mixed up. I watched interviews of father and dau. Liz not long ago promoting a book they wrote. I hope to get that book to read while finishing recovery for ankle replacement.

mrj
 

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