re: #17 Belafon
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Qevin’s finding himself in the same spot that John of Orange was in ‘09: Desperate to become Speaker, but the only viable path towards that requires keeping the crazies on his side.
Only thing that makes this go-around worse? McCain admitted he lost and didn’t sit around like a malignant tumor, causing hate and discontent within the party ranks by demanding fealty to himself if you wanted to win.