How To Fix The United States House of Representatives

[phantom power]

So if (moderate republicans) want to do something to break the back of the beast that is wrecking the place, here is my suggestion: Go across the aisle and cut a deal with Nancy Pelosi.

Agree to divvy up committee chairs between your caucus and the Democrats. Agree to hold joint press conferences in which you can make all the impassioned, and yummy bipartisan speeches you like, flanked an equal number of Republicans and Democrats.

And then help the Democrats vote Nancy Pelosi back in as Speaker of the House.

Make it clear that, however profound and deeply-held your differences are with Ms. Pelosi, they pale in comparison to the anarchists and nihilist who have seized control of the Party of Lincoln.

Stand up, sheep, and assert your power. The only power you really have -- the power to vote. Do it up big and loud and you will not only help to save your party, but you will also be the toast of the "Meet the Press" greenroom for the next five years, and you'll be able to pocket an unspeakably huge IOU from Speaker Pelosi which you can call in whenever you need it.

http://driftglass.blogspot.com/2015/09/how-to-fix-united-states-house-of.html

[Angry Dragon]

1. Congress is broke

[onenote]

2. That has a snowball's chance in hell of happening

No Republican, even one that is "moderate" (to the extent such creatures exist) is going to support a Democrat for the Speaker's chair. Never. Going. To. Happen.

And even if I am wrong about that, any Republican willing to even consider voting for a Democrat for Speaker wouldn't vote for Pelosi. Maybe they'd support a Blue Dog, but even that is unlikely in the extreme.

[WillowTree]

3. Why on Earth would they do that????