Bill Clinton Elected House Speaker

Satire? Yes, for the moment — but that could change

Former President Bill Clinton, pictured here while visiting the UK Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in 1995, is poised to return to a position of leadership in the United States — at least in this satirical story. (Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

***** BULLETIN: BILL CLINTON ELECTED SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE *****

WASHINGTON — In a strange turn of events at the Capitol late Friday morning, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) jokingly cast his ballot for former President Bill Clinton — only to have the joke backfire when an unlikely series of events…