Cole Mentioned As Possible Candidate For House Speaker
Tom Cole’s name mentioned as possible speaker candidate
by Chris Casteel
WASHINGTON — Members of the U.S. House, presumably Republicans, were actually crying off the House floor on Thursday after Rep. Kevin McCarthy, of California, dropped out of the race to replace John Boehner as speaker. The Washington Post reported the tearful scene, quoting a New York congressman.
It is not clear — though it seems highly doubtful — whether any Oklahoma lawmakers were crying, not because they didn’t like or respect McCarthy but because his withdrawal doesn’t seem like something any of them would cry about.
The name of Rep. Tom Cole, R-Moore, has been mentioned by some as a possible candidate. Cole has not made a public statement since McCarthy bowed out early this afternoon.