What Happens When the “Speaker of the House” Just Means “Mouthpiece?”
Kevin McCarthy and Mike Johnson happen — and it just gets worse and worse
In America, the Speaker of the House is a big deal. Third in line to the Presidency, as provided in the Constitution. Runs the House of Representatives.
A really big deal.
But not so much lately. Starting with Kevin McCarthy and continuing through the present holder of the Speaker’s gavel, something has changed.
What happened was the “Speaker of the House” has become nothing more than a mouthpiece.
Here’s the definition, according to Merriam-Webster.com:
The last one is where it’s happening, and is worth emphasizing:
One that expresses or interprets another’s views: SPOKESMAN
The “something has changed” is that starting with Kevin McCarthy, the “Speaker” stopped being what was required, and simply became a spokesman for something or someone else, or their own religious “right.”
