After 15 Grueling House Speaker Votes, America’s Long National Nightmare Can Finally Begin

January 7, 2023   |   Tags: BABYLON BEE, SATIRE

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After a week of grueling votes for Speaker of the House — 15 in total — Kevin McCarthy was finally handed the people's gavel and took his rightful place as Speaker. He lifted it up to the raucous applause of both Democrats and Republicans, signaling that the week of Congressional inactivity was over and the long national nightmare of taxing, spending, and corruption could finally begin.

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