It makes me sick to see McCarthy lauded as some sort of hero. He was nothing of the sort.
columnist Gail Collins, writing Sunday about Speaker Kevin McCarthy: “Now if he gets tossed out as House speaker by the right wing, he’ll go down in history as the guy who sacrificed his career for the common good.”
McCarthy has even been willing to start an impeachment of Joe Biden, for no reason other than Trump wants it.In 2016, McCarthy gave his unwavering support to Trump when the rest of the party establishment had doubts. Well, he was just tossed out. But Kevin McCarthy has as much to do with the common good as the lizard my cat just dragged into the house.
After the “Access Hollywood” tape was leaked and Republicans wondered whether to pull their endorsements, McCarthy fumed: “What the hell are you guys doing? How can you do this and hurt our nominee?”After the 2020 election, McCarthy went on Fox News to say, “President Trump won this election … We cannot allow this to happen before our eyes.”
It makes me sick to see McCarthy lauded as some sort of hero. He didn’t sacrifice his career for the well-being of America. He just didn’t want to be tagged as the person most responsible for shutting the government down, as was one of his predecessors named Newt. And he took a calculated gamble that he’d be able to keep his speakership .
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