I do not like Scott Saiki, not at all.  Say what you want about Joe Souki, and I just got finished ripping on him in the other thread, but "Speekah Joe" is one of the last good old boys, while Scott is a snake, a cut-throat and I trust him about as far as I can punt him.

Souki might be comical and he's easy to make fun of; he's best known in the capitol for harassing young female staffers and occasionally hitting on them until they cry; and I've always said he's like Elmer Fudd's portagee pervert cousin.  

But however much he comes off as a loose canon and demented old fool, DUMB he is NOT.  Nobody gets to be speaker twice by being DUMB. 

As much as I disagree with Joe Souki's politics, he's the first person in the building I'd have a beer with.  He's the quintessential, affable old timer with a thousand wild tales to tell, and unlike all these high maka maka jerk politicians in the square building, Joe will stop to talk story with ANYBODY.  I wish him the best.