Posted on 05/09/2024 8:09:14 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) reflected on the end of his Speakership on Thursday while taking a dig at Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), saying he “couldn’t live” with himself if he cut a deal with Democrats to keep his job.
McCarthy was ousted from the Speakership in October after eight Republicans, led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), backed a motion to vacate, alongside all Democrats. McCarthy said he refused to work with Democrats to save his job at the time, claiming their price was too high.
HOUSE McCarthy says he ‘couldn’t live’ with himself if he did deal with Democrats to save Speakership BY NICK ROBERTSON - 05/09/24 10:04 AM ET SHARE POST
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to the media after a Republican conference meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) reflected on the end of his Speakership on Thursday while taking a dig at Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), saying he “couldn’t live” with himself if he cut a deal with Democrats to keep his job.
McCarthy was ousted from the Speakership in October after eight Republicans, led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), backed a motion to vacate, alongside all Democrats. McCarthy said he refused to work with Democrats to save his job at the time, claiming their price was too high.
“I couldn’t live with myself if I’d done a deal with Democrats,” he said in an appearance on Político’s “Power Play” podcast. “If you can’t sustain being speaker by your own majority, should you sustain it? No.”
Democrats backed Johnson in a late-night vote to shut down a motion to vacate brought by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Wednesday, citing his actions to advance a foreign spending bill that irritated some conservatives.
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That’s pretty much why he got kicked out of the post lol.
What a liar.
Republicans let the perfect become the enemy of the, well, somewhat good.
Neither of them acted like opposition to the house or Senate.
Exactly so. They would rather lose than get 40% of what they want, when their power to effect events is a one vote margin.
Kevin who??
But he can live with Frank Luntz.....................
Time for the backhoe boys. Waders ain’ta gonna be enough this time.
Republicans let the perfect become the enemy of the mediocre.............
Absolute liar...
Republicans let the perfect become the enemy of the, well, somewhat good.“
Not exactly, Johnson’s epic betrayal and surrender took most by surprise. He literally took Biden’s treasonous bill and shoved it through the House. Speaking for myself l did not see that coming.
Ok. Now I’m totally confused.
I was speaking of McCarthy. He wasn’t perfect but was ok. Johnson is worse.
Hey McCarthy.. remember when you sent Obama a bill to repeal obamacare 50 times (which he refused to sign), but would not send the exact same bill to Trump (who said he would sign it)
That was funny...
Drama Queen.
And now he’s on a mission to get rid of the guy who got rid of him, Matt Gaetz.
Kevin, just go away,
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