House Republicans do not need Jesus Christ as their speaker

As House Republicans work out an agreement about lifting the debt ceiling, Rep. Patrick Tiberi  (Ohio) characterizes the challenge like this:

Right now, Jesus himself couldn’t be the speaker and get 218 Republicans behind something, so I think Speaker Boehner is trying his best to come up with a plan that can get close to that.



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