‘Bring It,’ He Said
"Bring it," he said. "I'll survive," he said.
"He" was Kevin McCarthy, "it" was a motion to vacate. Matt Gaetz brought it. McCarthy didn't survive it.
And just like that, concerns about the stability of the US government were brought back to the fore. The veneer of calm lasted less than 36 hours.
They might say otherwise, but the GOP hardliners who ousted McCarthy didn't have a succession plan. That's problematic. As George W. Bush might attest, toppling a leader with no plan for what to do n
Perhaps half of Republican members and half of Democratic members can vote a centrist candidate to the Speakership. Are there any Republican “elder statesmen” type who are close enough to moderate to fit the bill? I’d think many Republican members are increasingly wanting to see Gaetz et al stripped of their power, while Democratic members probably have a list of policy and procedural concessions that could sway their votes (or their abstentions, which would do almost the same thing).
I was hoping you would comment on this event. It is clear to me that the country has made a grave mistake is allowing the Republicans to have power in the house. They have shown time and time since the 90’s don’t know how to govern.
Was the political calculation by the Dems in supporting the ousting of Kevin worth the risk? I’m sure they did not like the Speaker and enjoy delivering a political blow, but they could have kept him in the position and not allow the fringe GoPers their goal of creating chaos, there is some wisdom behind the “devil you know is better than the devil you don’t” popular saying, the risks in this act remain unknown.
Sounds like McCarthy made a point of refusing to ask Dems for their support. Never good to bid against yourself.
Congress can always by a 2/3 majority remove a member.
The entertainment value alone is worth watching our government wither away. I got a huge laugh out of seeing Democrats unanimously voting McCarthy out. I don’t know where we go from here, but sometimes the schadenfreude is worth whatever consequences may be coming.