The 'messy' GOP Speaker's contest pleased Democrats, media, and America's enemies

"Chaotic," "shambolic," "a spectacle." Those were among the terms used even by some Republican House members after only a few of the 15 roll-call votes it took for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to secure the Speakership he had long coveted. President Biden called the proceedings "embarrassing" for America, but House Democrats and many in the media could hardly contain their glee over the Republicans' predicament. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) said they were "salivating. ... The schadenfreude is palpable." Meanwhile, one-half of one of the three branches of the U.S. government remained out of commission. Yet, despite the potentially dire national…