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

Craiglist troll
(Image credit: Twitter.com/RepMarkTakano)

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!"

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.