#1 Posted on 05/10/2024 6:23:27 AM PDT by RandFan
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Kevin McCarthy versus Matt Gaetz
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) made history on several fronts in the 118th Congress, none of them reason to crow.
It took him 15 rounds of voting to overcome conservative resistance and win the gavel in January of 2023 — the longest Speaker’s vote since the Civil War. Nine months later he would be booted from power by eight of those same hard-liners, marking the first time since the nation’s founding that a Speaker was ejected.
And standing at the center of both ordeals was Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida bomb-thrower who thrives on conflict and takes no prisoners.
It was Gaetz who became the face of the McCarthy opposition during the marathon Speaker’s contest, denying McCarthy a victory on the 14th round by voting “present” — a move that almost sparked a physical brawl on the chamber floor. And it was Gaetz again who would, months later, force a vote on the resolution that would lead to McCarthy’s removal.
The Speaker, Gaetz said days before the vote, is “a sad and pathetic man who lies to hold on to power.”
Since then, the feud has only intensified.
When the dethroned McCarthy announced he would resign from Congress altogether in December, Gaetz mocked him with a terse social media post: “McLeavin’,” he wrote on the social platform X.
More recently, McCarthy has accused Gaetz of taking him down only to halt an ethics investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct swirling around the Florida lawmaker.
The latest salvo in the fierce back-and-forth came Wednesday, when McCarthy told Politico:
“Gaetz is the Hunter Biden of the Republican Party,” he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Did they include to one in the 1800’s where they shot at each other?...................
Some pols are just power hungry
Did they include to one in the 1800’s where they shot at each other?.......
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Hamilton vs Burr?
Thanks Red Badger, I was unfamiliar with that one.
After this incident, guns were no longer allowed on the House Floor......................
The sHill knows all about bomb-throwing since they emit bombs on a regular basis.
In 9 months time, the losers at the sHill will have to answer for their propaganda crimes. /spit
Brooks vs Sumner was particularly bitter.
Brooks went too far.
Or how about the caning of Charles Schumer....I mean Sumner?
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