Posted on 09/16/2015 9:20:44 AM PDT by Sean_Anthony
Would he make a difference as an ousted Boehner's replacement?
The Hill reports today that House conservatives who’ve had it with John Boehner’s weakness as Speaker might be willing to get behind Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy as a replacement - provided more conservatives are added to the Speaker’s leadership team, which under Boehner is pretty much a squish brigade that sees its job as defending Boehner’s reluctance to fight Obama on just about anything difficult.
The prospect of McCarthy as Speaker is a curious one for several reasons. For one, he is at present part of Boehner’s leadership team, and while he’s broken from Boehner at least rhetorically on a few issues - like the Ex-Im Bank and the urgency of defunding Planned Parenthood - he’s basically a trusted member of the team. Maybe the conservatives think he would set a different agenda if given a shot to run the show, but in his present role he’s been a pretty loyal soldier. For another, McCarthy has shown no interest in the job. Now, maybe there’s no way he can under the circumstances, but if he’s out for Boehner’s scalp, it doesn’t seem to be worrying Boehner very much.
Pelosi and Reid (soon to be Schumer) are mob trained trench fighters.
Boner and Mitch are country club guys.
It’s no surprise that Dems have made the term “minority party” and “lame duck President” totally obsolete.
I wish I could believe that the sad orange one will be ousted, but I don’t.
McCarthy? seriously. he’s boehner’s mini-me from ca. what a joke.
McCarthy=GOPe
No, we want a CONSERVATIVE. Louie Gohmert fits that bill.
It would like replacing Boehner with a younger, smoother Boehner. NO!
Sounds like the GOPe is trying to get out front of the Boehner revolt with their #2 guy.
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
They must think we are stupid.
Someone should throw Sarah Palin’s name into the mix. That would shake things up.
I agree.
Boehner’s lack of character is reflected in his not resigning FRom the Congress like a truly honorable man would do under these circumstances!
Stupid move. If he’s the majority leader, then he Boehner’s man.
Get an outsider, one who’s been part of the protest.
He met in private and push thru a plan that killed off key State seats in the CA house that stop all the far laws from getting ram thru.
He is the king of the cheap amnesty express and the Silicon Valley H 1 Visa scam.
The guy would sell off his mother into slavery to gain more power and money !
right.
Hear this conservatives in the House, “Either you can do this or you cannot do this. If you can do it why bother picking McCarthy who will be just as bad? I understand it’s a tactic to get some more support from wishy washy northeastern Republicans, but gee guys you’re just going to have to throw him out in a few months anyway. “You got the balls? You got the votes; Go for it!” as Rocky would say.
He is a LAPDOG for boner and he LIES threw his teeth when he says anything that his master boner doesn’t agree with. He has presidential dreams and he is a WORTHLESS PILE OF GARBAGE.
he is my ‘rep’ and he NEVER has any opposition because the bigwigs here only support RINOS. I NEVER vote for him, I leave it blank or write in Mickey mouse.
Any ‘conservative’ who supports him as speaker, ISN’T CONSERVATIVE or is just a gutless wuss like mia love who voted FOR BONER or trey gowdy who cowardly hide in the corner and DIDN’T VOTE for speaker.
mc carthy is PRO AMNESTY, lots of his biggest supporters here hire lots of ILLEGAL ALIENS and HE KNOWS IT.
THANK YOU .. THANK YOU .. THANK YOU.
I was wondering if there was anybody else who felt that way about McCarthy.
In the beginning, he was doing just great .. then Boehner got ahold him .. and that ended his representing CA, and started his support for Boehner .. and that’s how he got to be Majority Leader.
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