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NAY AFTER NAY
McCarthy’s Gavel Quest Has Been One Of The Craziest Weeks Of The Century
Why winning the House was a misfortune for the GOP.
For four days, Kevin McCarthy has failed to win a Speaker vote, upsetting a century-long record of promptly electing a Speaker of the House.
Republicans can’t agree on a Speaker because their divisions are too great on too many issues, such as democracy, libertarian anarchism, government shutdowns, fiscal cliffs, defaulting on the Federal debt, Ukraine, Russia, Donald Trump, the MAGA movement, January 6th, QAnon, etc., which means they’re not likely to agree on any legislation.
The Republican Party is the dog that caught the car, and they have no idea what to do with majority House power now that they have it. They can’t even agree on the rules of order and conduct they want to use.
A good number want the right to call for a vote to replace Kevin McCarthy every day of his Speakership, and derail any of his legislative strategies. The closer Kevin McCarthy gets to a deal, the closer he gets to an impotent Speakership with a legacy of insignificance.
So winning the House was a misfortune for the GOP because their partisan politics have transcended philosophy and even ideology into mere…
