The 55th Speaker: Kevin McCarthy is no
Nancy Pelosi — and that’s a good thing
The Hill,
by
Jonathan Turley
Original Article
Posted By: Moritz55,
1/8/2023 1:49:07 PM
The ascendance of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as the 55th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives may have come with all of the spontaneity of a shotgun wedding — but it finally came. McCarthy deserved better than a tortuous three-day floor fight but, then again, he is now second in line to the presidency.
Many of us have great sympathy for McCarthy, who looked like a guy caught in a feedback loop stepping on the same rake over and over again. (For the record, I opposed the floor fight, given the overwhelming support for McCarthy.) However, as is often the case in Washington, the narrative opposing these holdouts allowed
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Venturer 1/8/2023 2:08:38 PM (No. 1373767)
Well Jonathan I don't agree with you and I don't see McCarthy as all that deserving.
Time will tell. And I believe it will be a short while before we see a RINO coming out in McCarthy.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Kate318 1/8/2023 2:16:27 PM (No. 1373770)
Correction, Jonathan: McCarthy was LUCKY he got off with only a “tortuous three-day floor fight.” He deserved much worse, as do all the GOPe.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Trump'sCousin 1/8/2023 2:24:52 PM (No. 1373774)
Correct. He's worse
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
chumley 1/8/2023 2:39:18 PM (No. 1373780)
Considerably less than half the house is "overwhelming support"? No. 75% might be overwhelming support, not 40. He couldnt even get a simple majority without first offering massive bribes and conning the members into believing he would actually deliver.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Italiano 1/8/2023 3:06:49 PM (No. 1373785)
Not being evil is a pretty low bar.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
DW626 1/8/2023 3:13:28 PM (No. 1373790)
I’m not hopeful, as he’ll no doubt be giving us that baleful look all republican “leaders” give us and say, “It’s the best deal we could get.” soon enough.
But I’ll withhold judgement at this time.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
govlawyer 1/8/2023 3:18:58 PM (No. 1373791)
They're both jungle cats....just different markings.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 1/8/2023 3:25:42 PM (No. 1373793)
Next, he will be compared to Hitler.
Some claims are simply unbelievable.
They do not reflect well on the critic making them.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
sanspeur 1/8/2023 3:32:19 PM (No. 1373795)
when The Hill “likes “ someone ..not someone MAGA worthy or even likeable .yuck .wait till the reprisals begin .. the janitorial closet for some . with no services or staff
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
coyote 1/8/2023 4:12:52 PM (No. 1373814)
We don't need another fabricating harridan like Pelosi.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
LesUNo 1/8/2023 4:55:51 PM (No. 1373836)
Nancy was the devil we knew. McCarthy pretends to be someone else entirely. RINOs are much more maddening and ultimately mire destructive.
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Personally, I believe he is a lot worse. He claims to be a republican yet refuses to stand by what that means. At least Pelosi is honest about her politics and stands by them. McCarthy doesn't. I don't believe it will take long for the inner snake/RINO to come out of McCarthy. Not long at all.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
caljeepgirl 1/8/2023 9:39:26 PM (No. 1373916)
Regardless, I cannot disagree with Turley's statement that "I’ve watched the body become less transparent, less deliberative, with every passing year." Indeed, it's SUPPOSED to be a crucible!!
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
mifla 1/9/2023 5:06:36 AM (No. 1373997)
My focus will be less on McCarthy and more on the chairs of the committees that have promised to investigate Democrats and their crimes.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
privateer 1/9/2023 7:04:02 AM (No. 1374030)
Great! What a pair: multi-useless Mitch, and omni-useless Kevin.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 1/9/2023 8:07:47 AM (No. 1374059)
Let's see how long he lasts as speaker. Hopefully, not long.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
bpl40 1/9/2023 8:18:37 AM (No. 1374066)
He is a proven RINO. Which is worse.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Bluefindad 1/9/2023 8:23:13 AM (No. 1374076)
It's great that the menu has been adjusted and we have McLeadership in both houses!
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Strike3 1/9/2023 8:25:01 AM (No. 1374080)
Too early to tell. So far, McCarthy has everything that Nancy does except a husband with hammer bumps on his head.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
felixcat 1/9/2023 8:31:43 AM (No. 1374086)
Well Jonathan, the House of Representatives is not the House of Lords. Selection of the Speaker should not be a coronation - you should know that. Perhaps with previous Speakers, the deal/sausage making was already completed behind closed doors or in Nancy's case - the horses heads were distributed.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
Hermit_Crab 1/9/2023 10:27:41 AM (No. 1374183)
As the Zen Master said:
"We'll see".
(A great little 'short story' from the movie "Charlie Wilson's War")
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Zigrid 1/9/2023 10:37:21 AM (No. 1374197)
The problem with McCarthy is he's been in Washington to long...he's part of the establishment swamp...and I don't see anything good coming from this appointment...except...nervous nancy is gone...gone...gone...at least she has to sit in the assembly...not at the podium with her vicious gavel....now she can concentrate on building her big Pelosi Tower building in San Fran...the one WE taxpayers are gonna pay for with the omnibus bill funds...along with the new FBI building...like they need a new building????...NO they need to be disbanded...they are vicious and hate Americans...
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
mc squared 1/9/2023 2:06:25 PM (No. 1374430)
FTA: (For the record, I opposed the floor fight, given the overwhelming support for McCarthy)
Translation - The GOPe and the Uniparty.
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