Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy to resign from Congress at year end
"I know my work is only getting started," McCarthy, R-Calif., said in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal.
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This is exactly what he did. He apparently organized the ouster of George Santos, and also was interested in ejecting Matt Gaetz if he was able to before he (Kevin McCarthy) resigned. His intention is to leave the GOP fucked by having only the slimmest of majorities while punishing the people who worked against him.
It's the GOP civil war, and they all deserve it.
No way Bakersfield isn't returning another maga republican.
This affects fundraising. He was Mr Moneybags, that's how he held the caucus together to the extent he did.
I think the count of Republicans is going to be the same.
If there is a single moment where the Democrats can have the majority, before the Republicans are replaced, then they will have the opportunity to do some worthwhile actions. There is also one other Republican who is expected to leave to take a job at a college.
Could be nice, but the Speaker has absolute control even if his party loses the majority.
Nothing in any way positive is being allowed to even be DEBATED on the full House floor as long as the Jericho Johnson is Speaker.
Thanks to the new rules from the Gaetz wing though, the Democrats can rather easily remove and replace the speaker. And they just might if they end up with a majority.
Good point, I totally forgot about THAT particular foot-shot! 😆
There was a point, around the time the Tea Party astroturfing was in full force, where Republican planning and messaging was unified and tight. Trump showed up and didn't know why things worked the way they did, and Republicans eating themselves is the result.
Surely it can't be that difficult to goad McCarthy into continuing his vendetta after he leaves office. He's no friend to Democrats, but he doesn't have to be our friend to decide that he doesn't care if we win, so long as Gaetz and company lose.
And him leaving means less money. Guy was an ahole of the highest order but he knew exactly how to get rich Republicans to give out their money. I highly doubt he passes that on and no one currently is in a position to replace him in terms of fund raising.
If only he had done that after the 10th failed attempt to become speaker
