GOP Senator Wants Dick Cheney To Be Speaker Of The House

Former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks during the Wyoming State Bar's annual banquet at the Little America Hotel and Resort in Cheyenne, Wyo. Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/The Wyoming Tribune Eagle, Miranda Grubbs)
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A freshman Republican senator told Politico he wanted to see former Vice President Dick Cheney to be the next speaker of the House.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), an Iraq war veteran and a hawk on foreign policy, endorsed Cheney as Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), the current top contender to replace Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), continues to show reluctance at the idea of running.

“Look, these are trying times for our nation. It’s important to have a steady hand on the helm during times like this. I think experience really counts in a matter like this. I think House leadership experience really matters,” Cotton said, according to Politico’s congressional newsletter Huddle. “And as you know the speaker doesn’t have to be a member of the House: So therefore, Vice President Cheney for speaker.”

Cheney spent a decade in the House of Representatives, rising to the position of House minority whip before being appointed Secretary of Defense by President George H.W. Bush.

Politico pressed Cotton, asking if he was serious about the suggestion.

“He’s a man of the House, he says that himself,” Cotton said.

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  1. Avatar for korvu korvu says:

    Not that there was any doubt about Cotton before – but if there was, there isn’t now.

  2. The GOP… witness in action the party of obstructionism and anger/hate moving forward to tear apart the country they claim to love.

  3. Avatar for dswx dswx says:

    The GOP truly hates America. Not just saying that. They are truly against every single thing that has made the country great over decades. From civil rights, women’s rights, social security, health care, voting rights, the GI Bill, the WPA, environmental laws, and even science. All of that is shown by Cheney.

  4. Bill “Cheney/Cotton 2016” Kristol just got all swoony.

  5. YES!

    I called this last week the day McCarthy dropped out.

    1. Elect Dick Cheney Speaker.
    2. Impeach both Obama and Biden.
    3. President CHENEY!

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