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


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“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...