Who would want this job?
Newt Gingrich: resigned in shame after he was caught cheating on his wife dying of cancer and then destroyed the midterms for Republicans
Dennis Hastert: Child molester
John Boehner: chased out by the Freedom Caucus
Paul Ryan: quit and saw it as an "escape hatch" from Trump
Kevin McCarthy: ousted by the Freedom Caucus
Honorable Mentions-
Bob Livingston: Resigned for an extramarital affair after Gingrich quit
Eric Cantor: Primaried before he could truly chase his Speaker dreams
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