By Rich Kozlovich
Before this vote to dump McCarthy everyone was laughing at Gaetz, and now, ....and now...., this is going to change things as never before. First, everyone said his efforts were going nowhere. Then it was said the ethics committee was investigating him, and by all accounts at the behest of McCarthy, and could cost his is seat in the Congress. He knows whether or not he's guilty and I doubt he would be pursuing this if he was, and we already know some charges brought against him were lies the media ran with.
Now we're hearing ..... Chaos, Chaos, Chaos, without McCarty we have chaos. Really? Ya gotta be kidden me!
Why is it getting rid of a guy who was given a "F" rating by Conservative Review for his votes over the last six years, who loved more spending, more debt ceiling increases,....... massive spending and debt increases I might add, ......... abandoned every conservative principle he claims he believes in, was cozy with Democrats with back room deals is chaos, yet all that capitulation to the left isn't chaos?
This is a man who claims he won't run again because he won't sell his soul to the Democrats, and that all this was due to nothing more than personal animus against him by Gaetz. While the animus between them is palpable, and it's clear that's part of the story, that's not really the issue is it?
Did he abandon all conservative positions on spending and other issues or didn't he? Did he fail to honor his agreements with the conservative wing? Yes, he did, and that's the real issue isn't it.
As Rep. Nancy Mace noted:
"[McCarthy] has not lived up to his word on how the House would operate.” ............I
came here to take difficult votes and do the right thing, regardless of
the pressure and regardless of the threats (bc there’s been plenty of
both). Today I’m voting against 95 percent of my party in the hopes of
fixing how Congress operates,.............With the current Speaker,
this chaos will continue. We need a fresh start so we can get back to
the people’s business free of these distractions. I’ll work with anyone
willing to do that and look forward to voting for a Speaker who shares
this vision for changing Congress and getting us back on a path to
delivering results for the people.”
The vote was a bit of a shock since only eight Republicans voted to oust him, which I think is truly telling of where the Republican party stands on all the spending and insanity of the Democrats. It also shows what I think is an important point. McCarthy's chumminess with the Democrats meant nothing when he needed them, and historically, Democrats will abandon everyone, anyone, or anything if it gives them a boost, even if its temporary. That's history, and that should have been recognized by the most casual observer. This piece about
Pelosi's promises exemplifies that.
The House won't pick a new Speaker until next week, and while there's no Speaker, legislation is at a standstill, and the nation's safe for at least a week anyway. What kind of speaker will be picked? This really gets rich. Rep. Austin Scott claims the
next House Speaker won’t be anybody as conservative as Rep. McCarthy! Why, is the House going to pick Nancy Pelosi?
"Doing the right thing isn't always easy, but it is necessary," [and he was] "proud of what we accomplished........."
So practically groveling to the left is "compromise" and raising the debt ceiling and spending like drunken sailors is doing the right thing and made him proud? Is there any doubt he's not the answer, he's the problem, and he's just the tip of the iceberg. All this to avoid a government shut down. I'll tell you what, we'll come back to that.
Now the Democrats are crowing and preening themselves over what is clearly a problem for Congressional Republicans, in both houses, claiming .....laughably claiming..... they voted against McCarthy because “We're going to vote with Matt Gaetz because we are anti-MAGA". But they "could hardly contain their joy at the dysfunction on the other
side", because here's the real reason they voted against McCarthy. They're trying to show Republicans are undisciplined and incapable of governing.
So, that's how this story is playing out
today? There's a lot of anger being expressed by Republicans over McCarthy being ousted, including the
Interim Speaker Patrick McHenry.
But J. D. Rucker defines this properly calling the GOP feckless, and wondering where was all this angry emotion over illegal aliens pouring across our borders, the debt deals that rose our debt to 33 trillion dollars, how the FBI has been politicized and is rounding up Trump supporters and throwing them into prison, or that the Justice department is clearly performing illegal acts involving election interference.
Why is it all that's meaningless but kicking their RINO buddy, actually their CINO buddy, Conservative in name only, is outrageous, and that really makes them angry.
Not the inflation their legislation generates, or the damage from the false pandemic narrative and mandates, not the blatantly criminal activity of the Biden Crime family, or the corrupt practices of Department heads of the Deep State. No, they're angry at Gaetz for making McCarthy accountable for his actions, all of which they supported.
That's today, but remember, tomorrow is
only a day away, and in Washington, tomorrow can become an era! Gaetz
response to all the hand wringing and outrage against him:
"It's to the benefit of this country that we have a
better Speaker of the House than Kevin McCarthy!.........We are breaking
the fever now, and we should elect a speaker who's better”
But
what this all really shows is the Congress is out of control and is
driving the nation to ruin. Now that's what I call chaos, and a good, and long shut
down, would be a good thing, starting with laying off 80% of all the
bureaucrats in the federal government, and start looking at eliminating them permanently.
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