Posted on 09/26/2015 12:48:42 PM PDT by Rockitz
There is going to be a race for Speaker of the House, Breitbart News has learned, and current House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) will not be a shoo-in to replace outgoing Speaker Rep. John Boehner (R-OH).
While McCarthy is still the odds-on favorite to win, he is likely to face a serious and credible challenge from a conservative who can beat him, Breitbart News has learned. If McCarthy is going to end up with the speakership after this long and protracted battle, he is going to need to make serious concessions to the conservative side of the House GOP conference. But as conservatives mobilize and organize, they have proven now that they have the power to deny anyone the speakership–and could blow up McCarthy’s move if he doesn’t cooperate with them and shift the power to someone more palatable.
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Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL), a conservative who previously challenged Boehner, has announced he is running against McCarthy. But another conservative with even more juice in the GOP conference—someone with enough credibility to beat McCarthy—is waiting in the wings and seems to be taking the temperature of the conference to see if Republicans will coalesce behind an entirely fresh, new leadership team.
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Excuse me, the 71st Congress.
YES!
We only have 36 Tea Party Members. I am not counting on anybody good. In fact, i almost think we will miss Boehner soon.
The only “shoo” I want associated with McCarthy is the one that kicks his gutless ass out of the race, and hopefully out of Congress.
He has repeatedly stated he would not run for the office.
McCarthy's role, at that time, was to sqeeze Republican conservatives out of a voice in the, extraconstituional, three man, "governing council" (governor, senate majority leader and assembly minority whip) that defacto ran Califonia's political governance from 2007 to 2011 .
McCarthy, if he succeeds, with play exactly the same role in the house. BET ON IT!
When the head coach is fired, the assistants are rarely kept or moved to the top.
I will tell my ‘Critter this.
NO TREY!!!! I once thought so highly of him.. thought he would be a good President!!!
NOT any more.. he is like ISSA.. big talker, not a do-er!!!!
I don't care who I like, you like or any one of dozens of other posters on here like. I want to support the most conservative that stands a chance to succeed.
Now that you mention it I wonder what the spelling of “shoo” has to do with it? Is there a potential SOTH with “shoo” in their name?
The only one with a “shoo” in her name is Anna Eshoo, but she’s a DemocRAT from California. Bob Goodlatte from Virginia has the “oo” in his name and he’s pretty senior being in the House since 1993?
I won’t say “anybody but McCarthy,” but I bet he gets Nancy Pelosi’s vote.
Both RINOs and conservatives have been most deficient in the 3d asset."
That's because the Pubbies in Congress have got a permanent Minority Mentality - give them the reigns, and they haven't a clue what to do.
Only good solution would be to replace them all.
God, I hope you're wrong!
And those wise words should be attached to the forehead of every lesser evil voter and GOP in office with a nail gun.
“Shoo-in” is apparently the correct spelling. I always thought it was “shoe-in.” I thought it might be related to the spelling of the article’s nameless conservative representative who could beat McCarthy.
Conservatives do not have a majority in the GOP caucus so they can’t elect a Conservative as speaker. All they can do is prevent the candidate that is elected from becoming speaker. It’ll be interesting to see what kind of promises they can get from McCarthy or Scalise.
It would be great to see an American conservative get the post and not a hyphenated American.
IMHO
Tom Price, Georgia, would be a good choice.
STOP CHARLIE MCARTHY!! he is a dummy puppet for Karl ROVE and the Gope!!~
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