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I think he will be highly memorable being the First Speaker ousted. AND, ousted By His Own Party!

So, he gets the portrait, the photo of his name on the Speakers door, and a unique place in history. 

I was going to wrap up with a funny comment,  but nothing has come to mind. 
 @a67a96bd Sort of akin to being Caesar memorialized in marble after his ignominious end, isn't it? 
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Yes!

Or,

"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings.
Look on my mighty works, and despair!
Nothing beside remains. Around the decay
 Of that Colossal Wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away"
                                      Percy Bysshe Shelley 
 @a67a96bd Perfect — Shelley is the perfect gloss here.