Mike Johnson Fears God; Dems Fear Mike Johnson | RealClearPolitics
My fear was that another go-along-to-get along Republican would replace McCarthy, possibly with Democratic support. My best hope was that Rep. Jim Jordan would somehow convince enough moderate Republicans to support him so that he could replace McCarthy. That was not to be, and yet I was not panicking. While the Democrats and mainstream media worried about the inability of Congress to move legislation forward while there was no speaker, I started to wonder whether we might be witnessing one of those focal points in history when against all odds, and against their own expectations, mere mortals became the vessel of divine providence.
That s certainly the way it looks now. The election of Mike Johnson as speaker is nothing short of a miracle not just because he is a lesser-known congressman with little leadership experience, but because he is a man of faith who promises to govern based on biblical principles. It s almost like he wants to make America great again, following the lead not of Donald Trump, but of George Washington.
Rep. Tom Emmer, who withdrew his own candidacy for speaker to make way for Johnson, summed up my own thoughts in a speech on the Capitol steps after the new speaker was sworn in.
From an outside point of view these last few weeks probably looked like total chaos, confusion, no end in sight, but from my perspective this is one of the greatest experiences in the recent history of our republic, Emmer said. Mike is a strong man of faith, a constitutional conservative and a fierce fighter for our Republican common sense agenda.
Likewise, Johnson in his first speech as speaker suggested that divine providence had been driving the clown car that Jake Tapper was so quick to see fall off a cliff.
I don t believe there are any coincidences in a matter like this, Johnson said. I believe Scripture, the Bible, is very clear, that God is the one that raises up those in authority. He raised up each of you, all of us, and I believe that God has ordained and allowed each one of us to be brought here for this specific moment and this time. This is my belief.
Frank Miele.
Hoo boy.