Posted on 10/02/2015 12:00:46 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
House Oversight Chairman Jason Chaffetz is planning to run for House speaker, taking on Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy in what appears to be a long-shot bid to lead House Republicans, according to multiple sources.
The Utah Republican, first elected to Congress in 2008, is launching a campaign less than a week before the Oct. 8 leadership elections for the House GOP Conference. The date for a floor vote to pick the next speaker has not been set yet.
McCarthy (R-Calif.) is the overwhelming favorite to win, and it’s unclear how many votes Chaffetz can garner.
Chaffetz's office would not comment.
The last-minute move by the fourth-term lawmaker underscores frustration among some members of the Republican Conference with the current choices to lead the conference after Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) leaves at the end of the month. Boehner announced last week he is resigning effective Oct. 30 amid growing discontentment among conservatives with his decisions on major policy questions, including government funding, the Ex-Im Bank and boosting the debt ceiling. All of those issues confront Republicans this fall.
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Chaffetz would be alright
Acceptable.
Will encourage my congressman to vote for him.
As I remember he and boner didn’t get along at all.
“As I remember he and boner didn’t get along at all.”
I view that as a definite plus!
‘pubs who vote for McCarthy are going to have to answer to the voters. There’s still time to embarrass and maybe defeat them with a primary battle.
I thought I remembered reading recently that Chaffetz was Boehner’s hatchet-man on tea party Congress critter...
He was Boehner’s hatchet man! He’s the one that sabotaged Meadows. Chaffetz is truly awful.
Chaffetz started the Meadows thing when Boehner directed him to strip him of his chairmanship. Chaffetz is an establishment lackey.
McCarthy it is then.
Yippie.
LOL
Chaffetz is a chronic whiner who talks like an everyday citizen who can’t do ANYTHING about ANYTHING. He’s ALL TALK, no ACTION!
Looks like a wife cheater named Kevin McCarthy will become the next speaker.
People don’t seem to understand that the vote will take place next week and only McCarthy and Chafetz are legitimate candidates.
I’m encouraging my congressman to vote for Chafetz because at least he isn’t trying to help the democrats and calling for the Benghazi investigation to end like McCarthy is.
I’m fine with Chaffetz. Just please not McCarthy.
What if we played this the way the establishment played this, and wait unti he’s speaker to start hitting him on his sexcapades? He’d be rather helpless to deliver to his Chamberpot overlords
I wanted Jordan but I guess this would be an improvement over McCarthy.
I wonder if Chevez is Mormon? I immediately wonder that whenever someone is from Utah
Jewish convert to Mormon.
Place kicker for BYU football.
Father formerly married to Dukakis’ current wife.
RE: Looks like a wife cheater named Kevin McCarthy will become the next speaker.
You know something that many of us don’t?
Could you kindly cite for us a reliable source for this info?
Thanks.
The democrats will blackmail him like Boehner.
Google: Kevin McCarthy cheating on his wife
http://gotnews.com/breaking-exclusive-dc-sources-rep-kevin-mccarthy-rep-renee-ellmers-affair/
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