What to do with the Speaker’s Task Force

when the Speaker’s past tense?

    I want to call it ironic, but that’s not the word for it. Slightly spooky? Whaddaya call it when you get a letter from the Speaker who is no longer the Speaker? Bad timing? A poorly oiled machine? A joke for the season? Today is Friday the 13th.

    I want to take it on face value but there is a hint of mortification about it. What if I fill out his …