PBS Cel­e­brates Jor­dan Fail­ing To Become Speak­er

Wash­ing­ton Post asso­ciate edi­tor Jonathan Cape­hart and New York Times colum­nist David Brooks gath­ered for their reg­u­lar­ly sched­uled week­ly news recap on PBS New­sHour on Fri­day by wel­com­ing the fail­ure of Rep. Jim Jor­dan to become Speak­er of the House.
Host Geoff Ben­nett led Cape­hart with a state­ment rather than a ques­tion, “And, Jonathan, it speaks vol­umes that Jim Jor­dan was dis­missed by secret bal­lot. He lost 25 Repub­li­can votes on the floor in pub­lic, but, behind closed doors, in the secret ba …