Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'
There was a broader significance to Rep. Tom Cole nominating Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker ahead of the second round of balloting. The Oklahoman is a 20-year veteran of Capitol Hill, the chairman of the House Rules Committee, and a rare member of the House GOP conference who’s known for being able to work constructively with Democrats.
In other words, it was an unexpected moment of bipartisan convergence. The Republican nominating Jordan and the Democrat condemning Jordan said effectively the same thing about the would-be speaker: The Ohio congressman has been unembarrassed about going after two of the nation’s most important and most popular social insurance programs. Soon thereafter, 22 House Republicans broke ranks and opposed Jordan’s nomination.
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