October 28, 2015 12:46 PM UTC

Paulie D Nominated as Speaker of the House

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• by: Colorado Pols

Wisconsin Rep. Paul D. Ryan (more on the ‘d’ in a moment) has officially been nominated to become the next Speaker of the House. Ryan will take control of the gavel after a formal vote scheduled for Thursday in Washington D.C.

As he embarks on a new stage in his political career, Ryan is also changing his name, for some reason. This is a real story: He will now be known as “Speaker Paul D. Ryan,”

…and he will forevermore be known as “Paulie D.”