Posted on 08/17/2023 7:32:34 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The conservative Republicans in the House have long opposed Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
As CNN reported back in 2015, "Republicans from the freedom caucus, the tea party caucus, liberty caucus and the conservative opportunity group interviewed the three Speaker candidates."
It was a critical moment for McCarthy, the Californian who is viewed warily by conservatives skeptical of his ties to outgoing Speaker John Boehner[.] ... Multiple uncommitted Freedom Caucus members tell CNN they want more detail on how the next Speaker will change the way the House operates and commit to a more inclusive process for conservatives to help craft the party's agenda.
As Representative Steve King explained of McCarthy, "he's been there with John Boehner each step of the way."
When McCarthy was again seeking the speaker position just last year, conservatives again rallied against the California moderate.
MAGA favorite Matt Gaetz tried to alert the party of the need for actual America First leadership, which McCarthy did not represent.
"With such a slim majority, we shouldn't be starting the C-Team. We need to put our star players in a position to shine brightest so that we can attract more people to our policies and ideas," he said. "The policies Kevin McCarthy has pushed are as unhelpful as they are unserious."
The only reason Kevin McCarthy was able to overcome the conservative opposition was with the powerful endorsement of President Trump.
Now the chips are down, with the weaponized Department of Justice bringing multiple indictments against the former president — in addition to jailing peaceful protesters, targeting concerned conservative parents, prosecuting pro-life protesters, and recently shooting an elderly Trump-supporter over angry, unhinged social media posts.
But where is Kevin McCarthy?
With the upcoming budget fight, McCarthy has the perfect opportunity to force a fight over defunding the DOJ and the political prosecutions.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
We don’t call him Kevin “The Caveman” for nothing.
Are you a democrat ?
I do agree republicans have no spine. I will vote and pray my vote is counted
IMPEACH GARLAND, MAYORKAS and WRAY...NOW!!!!
Democrats are LAW-LESS because Republicans are BALL-LESS!!!
All of the house and Senate members have been pretty quite these days about the dark events in this country.
I think he likes to find a hole in Luntz
Yes a known and I believe it is time for me to lol
LOL, expecting courage from McCarthy.
He’s got the spine of a well cooked noodle.
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