It goes without saying that your party is in shambles when you’re floating Paul Ryan’s name as a potential savior, but that doesn’t mean the opposition party needs to kick you while you’re down — but that’s exactly what the Democrats are doing in the wake of Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s announcement that he’s withdrawing from the House Speaker race.
New York’s Charlie Rangel made himself a smoothie:
Made myself a smoothie in my office & watching news about GOP mtg to elect next Speaker not going smoothly pic.twitter.com/rlSd3AJIn6
— Charles Rangel (@cbrangel) October 8, 2015
Former White House senior adviser David Axelrod tried to be a little helpful:
GOP may have to post a listing on Craigslist to fill Speaker's chair.
What a mess!— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) October 8, 2015
But it was California Representative Mark Takano who went the extra mile with his fake Craigslist ad:
It seems like we’re having a hard time finding the next Speaker, so I created a Craigslist ad to boost our search. pic.twitter.com/JrYX5w9OVA
— Mark Takano (@RepMarkTakano) October 8, 2015
He only previewed, never posted it — but that doesn’t make it any less genius. Requirements for the position include “[p]roven ability to work with irrational people who pursue narrow priorities at the expense of millions of others,” and given the number of Tea Partiers in the House, “[b]abysitting experience STRONGLY PREFERRED.” Of course, “RINOs NEED NOT APPLY.”