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But not a man for the job of Speaker of the House.

Mike Johnson
A little less Jesus, a little more action.

With Congress on recess, House Republicans leaders pampered themselves for a retreat at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Miami. The idea was that between luxe massages and sips of cucumber water, the gang would map out a whole strategy for government funding (deadline next week!), Ukraine assistance, investigations, and so on. And the attendees were looking for junior-varsity Speaker Mike Johnson to give them some direction already. It doesn’t sound like they got it. “To a person, nearly every attendee we spoke to,” Punchbowl News reported, “said that Johnson didn’t present a vision, but rather lectured his colleagues. One source compared his performance to a political science professor.” Professors—the worst sort of slimeballs. Politico’s sources described it as a “sermon” that “alarmed” them. “The speaker contended that when one doesn’t have God in their life, the government or ‘state’ will become their guide, referring back to Bible verses,” Politico reported. One member described the presentation as “horrible” and said, “I’m not at church.” They’re just talking openly now about how much this guy sucks. The GOP member who should be speaker but never will be and is choosing to retire instead, North Carolina Rep. Patrick McHenry, said in an interview this week that “we went through five choices and Mike Johnson's the fifth choice.” Slate

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Seven Mountain Mandate - Wiki

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Mike Johnson, Republican Congressman from Louisiana and Speaker of the House[7]
Rafael Cruz, pastor and father of Senator Ted Cruz[2]
Paula White, spiritual advisor to Donald Trump[3]
Andrew Wommack, evangelical leader[8][9]
Lauren Boebert, US House member[10]
Michele Bachmann, U.S. representative for Minnesota's 6th congressional district from 2007 until 2015.[11]
Tom Parker, Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court[7]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Mountain_Manda...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, the nation’s highest-ranking Republican, also has ties to pastors and activists who preach the Seven Mountains. Johnson, like Parker, has aligned himself with the evangelical activist and self-styled historian David Barton, a leading promoter of the idea that America was founded as a Christian nation whose laws should reflect biblical principles.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alabama-justi...

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