Democratic congressman trolls GOP with Craigslist job ad for House speaker: 'Babysitting experience STRONGLY PREFERRED'

While Republicans were in shock after House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) withdrew his bid for speaker of the House, one Democratic representative was hard at work on a project to help out the GOP with their seeming lack of electable candidates. Perhaps inspired by David Axelrod's suggestion that the "GOP may have to post a listing on Craigslist to fill speaker's chair," Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) and his staff went ahead and wrote up a fake "Speaker of the House" ad, poking fun at the GOP's woes: "Are you an American citizen? Do you have experience negotiating hostage situations? Are you ready for the challenge of a lifetime? Then this job is for you!"

The post goes on to list the responsibilities of the job, including "keeping the government open" and "explaining to the 'Freedom Caucus' the concepts of compromise and democratic governance." Requirements are similarly cheeky: "Babysitting experience STRONGLY PREFERRED."

In these dark and troubled times, it's important to be able to crack a smile.

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