The Next Catholic Speaker of the House

Rocco Palmo of Whispers in the Loggia provides an interesting sidebar this morning to last night’s election returns:

Since the first Congress sat in 1789, only four American Catholics have been entrusted with the gavel as Speaker of the House.

Until now, though, they’ve all been Democrats.

You can read the rest of Palmo’s post here .

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