Reply #17: I Love the 'Deposing the Dictator' game, too. [View All]

[Melissa G]

Last time I had this much fun was Delay going down. I wish we had a chance to do this with the Chimperor but they seem to just wanna let his term expire.

More from quorumreport daily buzz just 'cuz it is so much fun to track...

HK: EXPECTATIONS GAMES IN SPEAKERS RACES ARE UNREAL

But for a last minute decision by Mike Krusee two years ago, Pitts would probably have been speaker

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Two years ago, Jim Pitts and Brian McCall called a press conference in the midst of their heated challenge to Speaker Tom Craddick. Their intention was simply to have McCall endorse Pitts and publicly encourage his supporters to join him in the effort.

Although neither of the principals ever said it was their intention to lay out pledge cards, one of their over-excited lieutenants privately speculated to some press they would do so. The lieutenant’s hope made it into print creating a broad expectation that was simply not based in fact.

The appropriations room was packed with press, cameras, staff and lobby. When the two principals followed their original plan by discussing the Pitts candidacy but not laying out their pledges, the punditocracy declared the speakers race over.

Of course the predicate was wrong as was the conclusion.

The speaker’s race churned all the way to opening day. Those on the House floor on opening day saw Craddick supporters kill a couple of hours by chubbing on the back mike. (For the uninitiated, chubbing is asking endless questions on the back mike to kill time.)

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The rest of the story you have to subscribe to, so perhaps someone with a subscription will tell it for us.
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