We Have Been Here Before

Posted on January 4, 2023 by JE

Eve Edwards writes an interesting piece at The Focus about previous SNAFUs in electing the Speaker of the House. In 1856 they finally settled on a member of the Know-Nothing Party, which is probably something that would appeal to modern Republicans.

Title of the FOCUS article by Eve Edwards: "What happened in 1923 Speaker of the House vote that took nine ballots?" Photo of the hapless Kevin McCarthy.

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James Enge is the author of the World-Fantasy-Award-nominated novel Blood of Ambrose (Pyr, April 2009). His latest book is The Wide World's End. His short fiction has appeared in Black Gate, Tales from the Magician's Skull, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and elsewhere.
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