McCarthy obviously learned poker at Tammy Faye’s school of Show Em.
Telegraphing the cave in the Dems know is coming. Some things never change. I don’t know how Cruz, Paul, Lee etc keep getting up in the morning.
What would be hysterical would be if Cruz got up to speak in the Senate, and started reading from one of those guides to negotiations. There are lots to choose from, just one that has a short explanation of some of the key dos and don'ts. He could interrupt himself periodically to explain how Republicans are doing it wrong.