McCarthy plays ball now because he’s not entirely stupid. Every once in a while he’ll say or do something stupid like this to show his true colors. But make no mistake about it, McCarthy knows who’s going to win and who is going to lose. He’s controlled. He’ll get a call and change his tune or let it die out. Wait for it.
-SB
House majority leader to colleagues in 2016: I think Putin pays Trump
Here's the transcript of the whole conversation:
Read the transcript of the conversation among GOP leaders obtained by The Post
Notice what Scalise says at the end.
Have to wonder who leaked it to the Post! And Why.
I think guys like him also continue to dive into derpiness at times to try to show they are not flipfloppers. But since they are in fact, it doesn’t work. Look at Biden, every damn thing he says now is 180 degrees from what he said previously but he could care less, because as a politician he knows people don’t remember, or mostly care.