The real significance is that the HFC is denying McCarthy the Speakership, unless he compromises with them or gets Dem votes. They’re using their influence.
The bad news is that this means they haven’t succeeded yet.
“The real significance is that the HFC is denying McCarthy the Speakership”
That is exactly right!! They had a cozy little chain of command, and Webster certainly wasn’t anywhere near it.
Boehner was to bequeath the Speakership to Cantor, oops, he got defeated. So then McCarthy and then one of go-along chairmen.
Webster isn’t as conservative as others but he’s certainly better than McCarthy, and his rise will tear to shreds their carefully planned cabal.
Hensarling should have run. Don’t know why he didn’t.