IT’S FINCHEM FRIDAY!
Finchem released a seven-page vision for his longshot speakership, painting a grim picture of his time in the House, promising to rebuild the chamber as a check on the governor and pledging to give lawmakers more per diem and full control over their office budgets of up to $275,000…
THE MASTER OF MESSAGING HAS SOME TIPS
Finchem’s top priority is to “seize the narrative before the media does,” and to that end, he suggests Republicans deploy “mime’s” to harness “rhetoric and sarcasm with a purpose.” Presumably, he means memes, and if so, we welcome him to the forum of pictographic Capitol snark. “The regular use of mime’s to build brand identity and establish solid differentiation will serve us well,” he wrote. He also proposed a new “majority messenger” leadership position that would presumably be the caucus’ chief meme-master…
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