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McCarthy is, a political hack who has put his own ambition for high office above the interests of the House and the country. >

And the reason he wants it so badly is for all the wealth he can funnel into his own pockets.  
Public service doesn't enter into his calculation in any way.  
It's a gross abomination of a system.
Beyond that, anyone who wants power that badly obviously shouldn't have it. >

Republicans have spent the last 20 years turning 'agenda' into a dirty word to rile up the base. You can't select the qualities  a leader needs to move objectives forward if you don't have any plans. 🤷 Its a question of 'why Kevin', what do we possibly need him for? Republicans still haven't done the hard labor amongst themselves to figure out who they are. >

They're assholes and they already know it. McCarthy is chief among them... >

The concession he's making over the motion to vacate is actually insane, just giving one, or two, or five, or whatever low number of Republicans they settle on the ability to create this exact situation again over and over throughout the term. >

Kevin McCarthy should never be speaker. >

Republicans are going to eat him alive like Boehner and Ryan.  He's an idiot for wanting the job. >

Like go to the gym with MTG anything? >

Yes, but the sauna is off the table. >

She's not gonna like that. >

A better headline would be… “Kevin learns to grab ankles better than other house speaker candidates”. >

If no one wins on the first ballot, do they eliminate the candidate in last place and vote again?   Is is secret ballot? >

No, they hold as many ballots as it takes for a candidate to get a majority of votes. The last time there were multiple rounds was in 1922. >

1923. >

This is why I shouldn't be elected to Congress but if I were there I'd try to put together a group sufficient to tank his chances which would take a hardline stance of only voting for Kevin McCarthy if he ate every page of the Art of the Deal in one sitting, no bathroom breaks, no throwing up, and at the end he has to keep it down for no less than 30 minutes in front of everyone. >

McCarthy is the perfect representation of his party.  The Republican party are spineless cowards.  They refuse to help anyone else who is not paying into their campaigns or fundraisers.
The "leaders" of the party in Congress told the truth finally on January 7th and 8th for a brief moment, but that is because they were threatened on January 6th.  Leaders lead, not follow.  But as soon as they could Kevin McCarthy and the entire leadership kissed the ass of Trump.
It doesn't really matter whose ass they kissed because they always bent over backwards to any billion dollar corporations or individuals like Murdoch, Koch, Thiel who flooded money into their campaigns.  These are for-profit politicians who don't care about people.  They have been doing this for decades.
In my head I cannot help but thinking about Nazis.  There could have been someone in the Nazi party that told Hitler to go to hell and that the party was not going to do what Hitler wanted.  Nope.  Surrounded by enablers both politically and judicially the people who could have said no, didn't say anything at all, or helped to cover the crimes.  Jim Jordan, Kevin McCarthy, Andy Biggs, Scott Perry, all refused to help in the investigation into what happened on January 6th.
Even if you think that Trump did nothing to incite the rioters as Commander-In-Chief he did not make one phone call to any of his Generals to help and defend Congress.  He absolutely violated his oath of office by doing nothing.  Protect and defend the United States of America.  A political party that cannot see this, and continue to not only not denounce him, but to fight for him and do not deserve a place in this country.
McCarthy, all Republicans in Congress.  These are not legislative leaders, these are legislative losers.  Except legislative losers think they are leaders.  Except they don't lead their people ahead, they scare and intimidate others to follow, those are not leaders, those are losers. >

His lust is at least as strong as Mike Pence’s for the presidency and that is unbridled. Mother? Forget her, Pence would if he could be president. >

Probably a bad example since he could have been President for 14 days via 25th amendment. I’m surprised he didn’t go for it. >

That's because Mike Pence is a world class coward. He bends in any wind that blows. >

No shit, Sherlock! >

Mar-a-Lago anagrams into MAGA oral. 
The whole wide world knows why McWimpy chose to head down there. >

If you stand for nothing Kevin what will you fall for >

Lol, Republican infighting >

So, here’s my theory:
GQP crazies assassinate POTUS & VP, GOP House speaker becomes POTUS. 
Scary. >

It crossed my mind as well, and I can only hope it never happens. I especially don't like thinking about it in view of the reports implying that the secret service, or elements therein, can't be trusted. >

McCarthy is thirsty af to be House speaker it's a bit embarrassing really when he doesn't have the support, I'm sure January will be very interesting. >

That’s one of the problems >

I am worried about him being THIRD in line to the presidency. Whacky right wing “conservatives“ have shown they will do anything to take control. Greater caution, meaning less trust, for them in all interactions is due to protect President Biden and vice president Harris. >

Why is this article longer than “No shit”? >

This made me think of the Julia Roberts/Erin Brockovich scene were she states she performed hundreds of sexual favors, “Boy am I tired.”