The last government shutdown gave us Speaker Hastert

[CatWoman]

is Speaker Cantor waiting in the wings?

[regnaD kciN]

1. Huh…?

The Bugman was House Majority Leader -- never Speaker. And the last shutdown didn't change the Speakership -- the Newter kept the position through the next election.

[CatWoman]

8. correct

my bad.

fixed the op

[Turbineguy]

2. He's in with a chance.

The Teabaggers may yet insure a victory for Al Qaeda.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Hot Tub Tom Delay

a little respect here.

(Chortle)

And Cantor has been waiting in the wings with a sharp knife for a while.

Though hot tub tom was never speaker

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_DeLay

[msanthrope]

4. Don't forget--we took out 2. So it would be whomever is after Can'tor. nt

[bigwillq]

5. Was Delay ever Speaker?

[CatWoman]

7. my bad

I thought he was.

It was Hastert.

[Coyotl]

6. Speaker Pelosi is waiting in the future!

#GOPshutdown


from: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023829037

#GOPshutdown

[Rex]

9. HAHAHAHA!!!!

[Raine1967]

10. YES.

He's waiting....

And so is Ryan.

I don't think it was an accident that both had op-eds on the same day.

[jsr]

11. Probably Ryan vs Cantor

[AlinPA]

12. Kevin McCarthy (CA) might have a chance; he's a hard right-winger, but not sure he 's a teabagger.

so Cantor would probably beat him.