Posted on 01/01/2023 6:28:11 AM PST by MtnClimber
How will Kevin McCarthy do as House speaker?
Kevin McCarthy, as the next speaker of the House of Representatives, will be a disappointing leader who will demoralize the MAGA majority across the land but bring joy and gladness to the Deep State.
How can this observer be so certain of this dire outcome in the event of McCarthy's accession to the speakership? By means of the lead editorial in The Wall Street Journal, December 31, "The Trump Tax Return Precedent" — sharply criticizing the action of the House Democrat majority (to end, thanks be to the Almighty, on January 3) in releasing the tax returns of former president Donald J. Trump.
The Journal pointed out, three paragraphs from the end of the editorial:
The release sets a terrible precedent for the treatment of private [emphasis added] information by Congress. The Supreme Court last month declined to block the [House Committee] on Ways and Means seizure of Mr. Trump's tax returns, holding that Congress can define for itself what legislative purposes are suitable to snoop on presidential records.
Let's pause at this point. The action of the high Court, giving House Democrats license to make public the Trump tax returns, is of a piece with the Court's acceptance of the travesty of the actions taken by the House Democrats (plus two renegade — now former — GOP
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So what is to be done? If House Republicans had a leader committed to justice, due process, fair play, and accountability for rogue conduct, that leader would declare that as first order of business by the House, any and all Democrats responsible for executing a de facto bill of attainder against Mr. Trump will be brought up on charges before the House Ethics Committee, and liable to ouster from the House of Representatives.
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I hope McCarthy does not become Speaker. There are many others who would be better.
We only have the hor so no matter WHO no MAGA items will get done.
It’s going to be really painful watching that feeble, arrogant, poser in the White House beat McCarthy like a rented mule for the next two years.
A Pet Rock would be better than little Kevin.
That's not exactly going on on the limb.
Nothing about his past performance suggest he will be a outstanding leader.
You are fooling yourself if you think he is any different than the rest of the gang.
McCarthy will likely even worse than disappoint the base. He’ll enrage the base.
Predition: GOP accomplishes little to nothing in the next 2 years and “thanks” to continuing demographic trends, GOP manages to lose the House in a blowout......and lose the White House....and lose even more seats in the Senate. The white house is likely never touchable ever again.
My congresscritter is a democrat. I despise democrats but republicans have drawn my irritation for years as well. The vote is recorded so at least the People will know those that voted for mccarthy the DeepState pawn
Its apparently a terrible job and that’s why no one is stepping up - even if they could do a better job, they don’t what it.
“any and all Democrats responsible for executing a de facto bill of attainder against Mr. Trump will be brought up on charges before the House Ethics Committee, and liable to ouster from the House of Representatives.”
Thanks for this post! I needed a good laugh this morning. I mean, it has to be humor, right? No sane person would really believe this is going to happen.
Brilliant prediction from an obviously superior mind.
Absent a guaranteed 60 votes in the senate, nothing can pass and then absent 67 votes to overcome the presidential veto, nothing can pass
Of course you don’t enhance your self esteem by recognizing that fact
All we can do is pray.
Mine are that Trump will come back and finish off the deep state, close the FED, curtail the “intelligence” agencies, bring back the economy stronger than ever....
Trump endorsed McCarthy to be Speaker.
Complaints should be sent to Trump.
You prefer Hakeem Jeffries, then?
“We only have the HOR, so no MAGA”
Of the 221 Republicans (220 after they kick out Santos), how many do you think support MAGA? 20? 30?
You are not voting your way out of this mess.
the really sad thing is that most people think their “congressional representative” works for them...
A “congressional representative” works for whomever the Uniparty is selling federal legislation to that particular day
No mags was done when we had the house, Senate and White House and a working majority in the senate either.
I think I see the problem.
FR keeps referring to the GOP in the first person plural ("We", "Us", "Our") when talking about MAGA and reform of the unConstitutional government at Washington.
THE GOP IS THE MAIN ENEMY OF MAGA.
Things that make the GOP strong make MAGA weak. Until that is recognized, we are not going to get anywhere.
Happy New Year.
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