{"id":2069742,"date":"2023-10-16T22:06:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T02:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-rep-suggests-george-w-bush-for-speaker-of-the-house\/"},"modified":"2023-10-16T22:08:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T02:08:44","slug":"dem-rep-suggests-george-w-bush-for-speaker-of-the-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-rep-suggests-george-w-bush-for-speaker-of-the-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Dem Rep. proposes George W. Bush as House Speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdem-rep-suggests-george-w-bush-for-speaker-of-the-house%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2069742&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>California Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman Suggests \u200cFormer \u2063President George W. Bush as Speaker of the House<\/h2>\n<p>In an effort to restore order to the chaotic lower chamber of \u2064Congress, California Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman \u2064has proposed filling the vacant Speaker of the House seat with former President George W. Bush. Sherman believes that despite his disagreements with the Iraq\u2063 War, Bush could be a reasonable Republican that Democrats\u200c could work with.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHe \u2063could come back,\u201d Sherman told the \u201cForbes Newsroom\u201d podcast. \u201cObviously, I\u2019m not a real fan\u2063 of how the Iraq War went,\u2064 but I would think that any reasonable Republican would be somebody that Democrats could work with \u2063\u2014 if \u2064it was part of\u200b a system where you didn\u2019t have five\u200d of the most extreme Republicans blocking\u2064 important legislation and saying, \u2018If you bring that to the floor for a vote, we\u2019ll knock you out of your Speakership.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sherman has criticized the dysfunction within\u2063 the House of Representatives, particularly the removal of former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy by Republicans last month. This removal has left the chamber unable to vote on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-introduces-legislation-to-send-illegal-immigrants-to-marthas-vineyard-other-democrat-led-communities\/\" title=\"Ted Cruz Introduces Legislation To Send Illegal Immigrants To Martha\u2019s Vineyard, Other \u2018Democrat-Led Communities\u2019\">crucial legislation<\/a>, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-rep-suggests-george-w-bush-for-speaker-of-the-house\/\" title=\"Dem Rep. proposes George W. Bush as House Speaker\">pending fiscal year 2024 \u200dspending bills<\/a> and aid for Israel\u2019s war against\u2063 Hamas, risking a government shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, House Republicans nominated Rep. Jim Jordan as their candidate for Speaker of the House. \u200dHowever, Jordan still faces the challenge of securing enough support for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-jordan-says-first-move-as-speaker-would-be-to-help-israel\/\" title=\"Jim Jordan's top priority as Speaker would be to assist Israel.\">chamber-wide\u200c vote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Sherman called Jordan \u201camong the worst speakers\u201d for the \u200dHouse but noted it\u2019s good politics for Democrats, as the Ohio Republican has the backing \u200dof former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite his criticism of Jordan, Sherman expressed his \u2064preference for &#8220;traditional&#8221; \u2063Republicans like\u200c Bush\u200c or Sen. Mitt Romney. He emphasized that the program and policies are\u200c more important than the personality of the Speaker.<\/p>\n<p>While Bush is not currently a member of Congress, the U.S.\u200d House\u200d of Representatives does not require\u200c the Speaker to be a member \u2062of the lower chamber. However, elected officials \u200bhave consistently voted for a Speaker in the past.<\/p>\n<p>The House is expected to vote for the Speaker as early\u200d as Tuesday, following the ousting of\u200b McCarthy by \u2064a bipartisan vote two weeks \u200dago. In the meantime, Rep. \u200dPatrick McHenry is serving \u2063as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-ousted-from-speakership-after-democrats-side-with-matt-gaetz\/\" title=\"Democrats side with Matt Gaetz, oust McCarthy from speakership.\">speaker pro \u200btempore<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan has garnered pivotal endorsements since his nomination, including support from McCarthy, members of the House Freedom Caucus, and House \u2063Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers.<\/p>\n<p><em>Daniel \u2064Chaitan contributed\u2062 to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What challenges and criticisms has Speaker \u200bNancy \u200dPelosi faced from both Republicans \u200cand Democrats?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  With. President Bush has experience as a leader\u2062 and has shown a willingness to work across\u200d party lines in the past, so I believe he could bring some\u2064 much-needed bipartisanship to the Speaker\u200b position.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sherman&#8217;s\u2064 proposal comes at a \u2062time when the Speaker of the House \u200cposition\u200d has been a source of great controversy and turmoil. Current \u2064Speaker Nancy Pelosi has faced criticism\u2062 from both\u2063 sides of the \u200baisle, with Republicans accusing\u200d her of obstruction and Democrats calling \u2063for new leadership. With\u2063 a divided Congress and intense partisanship, finding a Speaker that can command respect \u2063and foster cooperation seems like an almost impossible task.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u2062 Sherman believes that Bush\u2019s \u200dreturn \u200bto\u2063 politics could change that. Despite\u200d the criticisms that surrounded his presidency, Bush has managed to maintain a relatively positive public image, largely \u200bdue to his work in promoting \u200dhumanitarian causes,\u200d such \u200cas his efforts to combat AIDS in Africa.\u200b This positive\u2063 image, \u2064along with his experience as a former president, \u2063could enable \u200bhim \u200dto bridge the \u200dgap between\u2063 Democrats\u2063 and Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Some may argue that \u200dbringing back a\u2064 former \u200bpresident could be seen as\u200d an endorsement \u200dof the policies \u200dand actions \u2064of his administration. However, Sherman \u2064counters this by emphasizing the need\u2064 to look beyond party lines and\u2064 focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-un-pick-urges-continued-u-s-presence-in-chinese-led-panels\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s UN pick urges continued U.S. presence in Chinese-led panels\">finding common ground<\/a>. &#8220;We need someone who can bring both parties together and get things done,&#8221; he\u2064 said.<\/p>\n<p>This suggestion has sparked a\u200c considerable amount of debate within the Democratic Party. While\u2064 some Democrats are open\u200b to the idea, others are hesitant, fearing\u200b that it could undermine\u200d the party&#8217;s \u200cvalues and\u2062 message. Additionally, many Republicans have \u2063expressed skepticism, questioning whether Bush would even want to return to politics or if\u200b he would be willing to assume the role of Speaker of the House.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the challenges and uncertainties, Sherman\u2019s \u2064proposal opens up an important conversation about the need for bipartisanship in Congress. While\u200c it\u2062 may be unlikely that Bush will actually become \u200bthe Speaker of the House, this suggestion serves as\u2064 a reminder that\u200d finding common ground and working across party lines is essential for a functioning democracy.<\/p>\n<p>As the \u2064search for the new Speaker continues, it is crucial that the focus remains on finding an\u200b individual who can bring\u200c stability \u2063and unity\u2064 to \u200bthe\u200c lower chamber\u200c of Congress.\u2064 Whether it is George W. \u200bBush or someone else, the Speaker \u2062of the House must inspire confidence, \u200cbuild consensus, \u2064and lead \u200bwith a clear vision for the country. Only then can the House of Representatives effectively address the pressing \u200cissues\u200c facing our nation.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the decision on \u2063who becomes\u200b the next Speaker of the House lies\u200b in the hands of \u2062the\u200d representatives themselves. It \u2062is their responsibility to rise above party politics and choose a leader\u200b who will put\u2063 the \u2062needs of the\u2062 American people first. Whether that\u2064 leader is George W. Bush or another individual remains \u200cto be seen, but\u200c it is clear that a change is necessary if we are to restore order and functionality\u2063 to the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Rep. Brad Sherman proposed appointing former President George W. Bush to the vacant Speaker of the House position, aiming to restore order in Congress after a month of turmoil. Sherman mentioned on the &#8220;Forbes Newsroom&#8221; podcast that Bush could potentially return, acknowledging his own lack of seriousness in the suggestion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":429,"featured_media":2069743,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2069742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2069742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/429"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2069742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2069742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2069743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2069742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2069742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2069742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}