It makes me wonder if some good has come from the slimness of the GOP’s majority. It’s, arguably, allowed the worst of the RINOs to out themselves and be purged from the caucus. What we’re left with is a leaner, more unified caucus. It was easier for RINO’s to hide when they could cover for each other.
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mbrfl,
Great post.
During the Speaker vote that elected McCarthy, I noted that if a red wave 2022 had occurred McCarthy would’ve been selected rather easily. It was the thin margins that gave the conservative rebels leverage.
Same thing with this vote, as you noted the moderate squishy types have nowhere to hide.
“During the Speaker vote that elected McCarthy, I noted that if a red wave 2022 had occurred McCarthy would’ve been selected rather easily.”
Excellent point. And he wouldn’t have been forced to agree to lowering the threshold to one person, for calling for a vote on his removal.