Posted on 04/13/2024 11:10:00 AM PDT by T Ruth
Several frustrated House Republicans are breaking with congressional norms to boost the primary opponent of House Freedom Caucus chairman Bob Good.
The Virginia Republican was one of eight lawmakers who voted to remove their party’s leader, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, in October. McCarthy, who resigned in December, now plans to return the favor.
McCarthy, and his friends on the Hill, including House Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Ala., and Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., have endorsed and fundraised for Good’s primary challenger, state Sen. John McGuire, CNN reported on Sunday.
The delayed fallout from the removal of McCarthy forms part of a larger battle over how Republicans approach policymaking in the House.
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But the electoral consequences of unseating McCarthy are coming back to haunt more than just Good. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and Eli Crane, R-Ariz., have also been designated as targets for McCarthy’s primary operation, Politico reported in February.
“The reason the powers that be — former Speaker McCarthy and his allies — are trying to exact revenge against those that stood against him is because (Crane) disrupted the power structure of D.C. It was the first time that had happened,” a person close to Crane told the Deseret News on the condition of anonymity.
As a freshman lawmaker representing northern Arizona, Crane has stood out by embodying the ethos of the House Freedom Caucus. From his first week in office, when he became the only newcomer to oppose McCarthy in all 15 rounds of his speaker’s race, Crane has refused to go along with the majority of his party, instead siding with Freedom Caucus members to leverage the GOP’s narrow House majority to exact concessions and reform the spending process.
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Call a wambulance
What self respecting person would vote for a guy named Jack Smith?
McCarthy is the male Liz Cheney. He’ll see how popular he is. His post speaker bullshit tells everyone it was right to boot him. Putting Cletus the Spineless in his place is another argument.
The RepukeLickings - always surrendering to the Democrats.
Just elbow him in the gut as he walks around congress.
They’re all occupied elsewhere, at Ivy League colleges.
To be fair, if you’re not the best in your class it’s much safer to fight Republicans than democrats.
McCarthy should destroy his enemies. It’s payback time. Betrayal has consequences.
The Crazy Liz virus is spreading.
GOP eating their own. Conservatives are destined to permanent minority status.
And moves like this is exactly why he was kicked to the curb. Selfish SOB has no place in politics. No one could ever trust him or anyone he backs.
Vengeance is mine says McCarthy. This proves it was right to remove him; lacks any semblance of leadership. Totally untrustworthy and without integrity or character.
Idiot.
The GOP is like ancient Israel in 70 AD. While the Romans slowly destroyed the walls of Jerusalem the Isrealis inside were busy fighting with and killing one another.
Cockroaches.
Imagine considering the endorsement of a guy removed as speaker being something desirable.
Hopefully, similar to Obama-Kevin turns into campaign cancer.
Because McCarthy and Rodgers, et al, care first, and foremost about this country. It’s all about them: on our dime and on our time. Disgraceful.
I was goign to say termites..........
Yep.
Excellent point.
Benedict McCarthy is showing his true colors in all their glory.
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