Byron York is chief political correspondent for the Washington Examiner and a Fox News contributor. He has covered the Bush, Obama, Trump, and now Biden administrations, as well as Congress and each presidential campaign since 2000. He is the author of The Vast Left Wing Conspiracy, an account of liberal activism in the 2004 election.
HOUSE REPUBLICANS HEAD BACK TO SQUARE ONE. Rep. Jim Jordan called an early morning — 8 a.m. — news conference Friday to say he was not going to give up his effort to become speaker of the House."My favorite scripture verse is 2 Timothy 4:7," Jordan said."Fight the good fight, finish the course, keep the faith. And I tell folks I love that verse because of the action in it." Jordan's point is that he will keep fighting and finish the course by winning the speakership.
Subscribe today to the Washington Examiner magazine that will keep you up to date with what's going on in Washington. SUBSCRIBE NOW: Just $1.00 an issue! So, with Jordan losing again and the McHenry temporary option dead, what is left for Republicans? It will likely be time to go back to square one and look for a new candidate for speaker. McCarthy has been dumped, Majority Leader Steve Scalise withdrew for lack of support, Jordan failed, the McHenry option failed — everything that has been tried so far has sputtered. So it's time for a new candidate.
What about Jordan? There's no doubt he is tenacious. He was a wrestler in college at the University of Wisconsin. And not just a wrestler — he won the NCAA championship in his weight class two years in a row, 1985 and 1986. You can watch old videos of his matches. You'll see an athlete who is aggressive, tough, and relentless, much like Jordan is today as a member of Congress.
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