House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy signs up to be a Trump delegate

Politico ^ | May 9, 2016 | Shane Goldmacher |

[Innovative]

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy has signed up to serve as a delegate for presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump at this summer’s national convention in Cleveland.

McCarthy’s move is notable in part because House Speaker Paul Ryan has said he is “not ready” to endorse Trump, even though he is the lone Republican remaining in the contest.

[Just mythoughts]

Has anyone told Cruz yet?

[Helicondelta]

“Are you that blind you cannot see sycophancy, currying favor.”

I see it and I’m fine with it.

It seems to me that he and President Trump will get along just fine.

[RayofHope]

Here is a detailed write up of his voting record, it is 2-3 years old:

Kevin McCarthy Voting Record

[Windflier]

“Kudos to McCarthy for this.”

I wouldn’t be so quick with the applause. Kevin McCarthy is as establishment as they come, and is merely reading the handwriting on the wall.

[RayofHope]

Is it better for them not to read the hand writing on the wall??

[Zathras]

First thing that came to mind was “Good Cop, Bad Cop”
The GOP-e wants IN just in case Trump wins.

[Angels27]

That is a shock. I thought for sure McCarthy would be “for her”.

[9YearLurker]

Thank you.

[Windflier]

“Is it better for them not to read the hand writing on the wall??”

You may have misunderstood me.

Essentially, McCarthy is only jumping onto the Trump Train because he’s a ‘me too’ follower - not because of any principled stance.

It’s a political preservation move. Nothing more.

[Albion Wilde]

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Billy Graham’s Daughter: Will Not Vote for Hillary, Will Support GOP Nominee Trump (video)
Ryan sets schedule for Thursday Trump meetings –Politico
Trump goes after Hillary on Benghazi: brutal new Instagram video –Twitchy
Primary results and predictions –Bing
Hillary Rakes in Nearly $75,000 From Justice Department Employees –FreeBeacon
Rosie: Trump ‘Will Never Be President’; ‘His Mouth Looks Like an Anus’ –Breitbart
Trump v. Clinton and Bush: as NeverTrumpers plot, reality check in order –Laura Ingraham
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy signs up to be a Trump delegate –Politico
‘Trump’s Wall’ iPhone app rises to No. 5 on the App Store (Build it Huuge!) –CNN
Ben Rhodes Reveals How Obama Duped America into Dangerous Iran Deal –Federalist
State Attorneys General Wage War on Political Dissent –MichiganCapitolConfidential
Trump's Time: The Donald Can Beat Hillary Without Nevertrump –Roger Stone
Woo hoo!! Please keep those donations coming in, folks. –Jim Robinson
Trump Forces Didn't Just Beat the Establishment, They Overran It –NBC
Reuters 5/10 (5 Day Rolling) [Trump 40 Clinton 41 - Hillary plummeting]
Memo to Bushes, other GOP holdouts: Get on the Trump Train –TheHill
LIVE THREAD: West Virginia and Nebraska Primary Returns. May 10, 2016 Nikos1121
Trump's empty administration [GOPe Strikes Back] –Politico
Schlafly: No Third-Party Candidate –Townhall
LIVE THREAD: West Virginia and Nebraska Primaries –Salvation
The Republican Party Died Long Before Trump –Amer.Thinker
Campaign chief to oversee Trump VP search (Lewandowski) –Investing.com/Reuters
Huffington Post Posts Vicente Fox Giving Donald Trump the Finger –Breitbart
Why Paul Ryan’s Trump Gambit May Cost His Speakership –Breitbart
Trump’s leads in WV and GA meaningful for different reasons –Kevin Collins
No, Trump did not say he wants to raise the minimum wage –CanadaFreePress
‘Trump wall’ draws crowd and controversy at UW –SeattleTimes
Ted Cruz is not releasing his delegates before the GOP convention –CNN
Cruz re-opens door to challenging Trump for nomination –Politico
Cruz slams media for ‘manipulating’ voters –TheHill
Clinton leads Trump by 4 points nationally: poll [PPP RVs] –Wash.Times
As Predicted – Billionaire Cruz / Bush Backers Now Financing Hillary Clinton –Sundance
Watch Lamestream Media REPEATEDLY Predict TRUMP’S FLAMEOUT (video)
Obama Administration Cooperates with the UN on Open Borders –CanadaFreePress
Time To Unite Behind Trump –CanadaFreePress
The Scariest Reason Trump Won –Dennis Prager
Trump: 'Russell Moore Is a Terrible Representative of Evangelicals' –ChristianPost
London Buses To Feature ‘Praise Allah’ Ads –MRCtv
London Mayor Sadiq Khan Tells Trump He Doesn’t Want to Be "Exception" to Muslim Ban –BuzzFeed
London [muslim] mayor slams Trump's 'ignorant' view of Islam –YahooNews
Trump refuses to budge on Muslim ban, claims 'Islam ruining Europe' –IndiaToday
Poll: US Troops Prefer Donald Trump to Hillary by 2-1 Margin –Jim Hoft
The Screamfest Aimed At Trump –MarketTicker
Okay, #NeverTrump, Enough Already –Jack Cashill
Top GOP donor Hubbard explains his switch to Trump –MinnPost
What elitists fear most about Trump –WND
Just How Divided Is the GOP Over Trump? –Gallup
Trumpsters do not forget, it isn't over quite yet. –MaineTV.net
West VA Coal Miners Just Made Powerful VIDEO To Make Sure Hillary Is NOT America’s Next President –100PercentFedUp
Perry: Trump "Earned" The Nomination,"We Need To Respect That" –Breitbart
How Conservatives See America –Townhall
Trump Should Take Up Paul Ryan’s Offer to Resign from Convention –Sundance
Clinton-Trump Close in FL, PA, OH Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll Finds
Trump And The Republican Drama Obscures The Real Crisis –FrontPageMag
Why the GOP Doesn't Care About The White House (vanity)
Why George Washington Would Have Agreed With Donald Trump –Politico
POLL: Trump Trounces Hillary In Louisiana With Independents, Democrats And Women (52% to 36%) –TheHayRide

[firebrand]

And jumping into the news cycle. Pretty crafty. I hope he’s at least good for the first vote.

[Jeff Head]

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy may be telegraphing a bit to Ryan. LOL!

[newfreep]

et tu, Brutus...

[BlackFemaleArmyColonel]

Nice!

[Nita Nupress]

yes

[Nita Nupress]

“That is a shock. I thought for sure McCarthy would be “for her”.”

He is.

[Nita Nupress]

You’re giving him too much credit.

[Salvation]

Is this a message for Paul Ryan?

[notaliberal]

The man wanted to be Speaker of the House and couldn’t even put a coherent sentence together. Just another Bohner or Ryan.

[Windflier]

“You’re giving him too much credit.”

You’re completely misreading me.

I give McCarthy credit for nothing, besides being a typical spineless politician, who’s doing nothing but choosing the winning side, in order to protect his own career.