although he went on to play a pivotal role in the civil rights act. he pulled it out of the hands of a chairman who bottled it up for years. when the health reform law nearly was in death in congress, nancy pelosi saved it. if you love obamacare or hate obamacare, you can blame or thank nancy pelosi for it. the speaker of the house really matters. it matters constitutionally, legislatively. our lives are sbamly different because of who has held that job at pivotal times. and so with this incredible chaos in washington today, it is a spectacle, it is exciting, it is fascinating to watch. but it is also unbelievably consequential, unbelievably consequential american politics. and how it gets resolved is up with of the most important things that will happen in our political lifetimes. and it is amazing to watch, but it is also serious business.
huh? yeah. yeah. you think? the headlines today, mccarthy shocks conference by dropping speaker bid. this was politico today. mccarthy drops out, colon, or comma. house in chaos. the hill went so far as foul out their big explanation point for their headline. shock. exclamation point. mccarthy drops from speaker bid. that may be the first time we ve actually seen an exclamation point in a beltway headline. but this was just a total republican mess today. who s going to run congress? nobody knows. nobody knows. who s going to be third in line to the presidency after the vice president? the second most powerful person in washington after the president. nobody knows. who runs the republican party? nobody knows. who gets to decide who runs the republican party? say it with me now. nobody knows.
one decision that s been batted around today about whether or not the democrats might have to help republicans pick a new speaker. democratic leader nancy pelosi today was asked about that and she made clear beyond any reasonable doubt that that will not be happening. tell me why you think nobody wants to be speaker. you know what, you re just going to have to ask nobody. would you take it if it was offered to you? we want to win it. is it a worse job for republicans? you know what? i think it s a great job. it has great opportunity. and i m sure they ll find somebody who is capable of accepting the honor. you re sure? i m sure they ll find somebody who s capable of accepting the honor. and while you re at it, ask nobody. nancy pelosi today basically saying whoever the republicans