Posted on 10/05/2023 5:44:54 AM PDT by Heartlander
However emotionally gratifying it might be to many on the right, the sacking of ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy is an ambiguous victory. Take it from the left. Democrats never move a muscle without thinking about politics. These are people who would throw their mothers off a cliff if it meant the good of their party. And they are celebrating McCarthy’s historic humbling. Why would that be?
On one hand, McCarthy showed himself willing to compromise – too willing perhaps – with Joe Biden. On the other, Democrats are desperate to create a distraction from their criminal mismanagement of the country. The economy is in shambles, the invasion at the border is grabbing headlines, and voters are beginning to realize Biden is senile and up to his knees in corruption. Democrats don’t have much to run on in 2024, besides screaming about abortion and drumming up a bugbear of “extremists” on the right who can’t govern. If Republicans can’t agree on their own agenda, why should they be trusted to run the country?
It appears Republicans will now go through a repeat of the spectacle from January, 13 months out from the 2024 election, when Republicans should be focused on exposing Biden’s corruption and ending his political career once and for all.
There is a distinction worth making between parliamentary theater – which is all this rope-a-dope with Matt Gaetz is at end of day – and Donald Trump’s revolutionary dissent, which has cost Trump everything and provoked the establishment into a blind frenzy. Self-interested politicians without Trump’s originality or talent have turned Trumpism to their advantage. They have found a niche whipping up their base with performative outrage against the “uniparty,” but they’re as much a part of the establishment as the politicians they deplore. And “the uniparty” knows it, too.
The grievances which Gaetz exploits are genuine, but Gaetz is not. For Gaetz, this is about self-promotion. He simply took things further than some of his colleagues like Lauren Boebert (Co.), who have mastered the art of toothless provocation. How many really expected Gaetz, after months of yapping, to actually take a bite? McCarthy surely did not! One thing we know for sure, now: Gaetz is the ballsiest member of Congress, who will do anything for the sake of “the bit.”
There is no “plan” for what comes next. The idea of Trump as Speaker of the House, previously proposed by Gaetz on the House floor months ago, is a lark (he’s running, and currently winning the race, for president!), but no more than that. This is the insurgent style of MAGA detached from the substance – and common sense – of its originator.
Of course, McCarthy’s hands aren’t clean. He reneged on commitments to get spending under control. He clearly did not anticipate being taken down in this way; he certainly did not govern like it. On the other hand, he threw a sop to his right with an impeachment inquiry that gave moderates heartburn. And as the country saw in January, there is no viable alternative to McCarthy anyway because he is the Republican party, like it or not. Many of McCarthy’s detractors would readily agree, with regret. At the end of the day, this whole spectacle will end just as it began, with the same Republican party in charge.
Genuine reform will not happen in Congress, which is irreparably broken. That’s part of how we got Trump in the first place. He is the ultimate political outsider; gratuitous parliamentary drama is a distraction from the overarching goal of getting him back in the White House.
This is not a time for tearing down, but building up. Many on the right, especially Trump, have lamented the inability of Republicans to unite like the Democrats do. Sabotaging the party’s leadership and opening up divisions within the conference does not advance that goal. The enemy right now is not “the uniparty,” however weak and unreliable Republicans might be. The “uniparty” will not be on the ballot in 2024. There will be two parties: the Republicans, led by Trump, and the Democrats, led by Crooked Joe Biden. All that matters between now and then is ensuring that Biden goes down in defeat.
“On one hand, McCarthy showed himself willing to compromise – too willing perhaps – with Joe Biden. “
Compromise? In a compromise both sides give and get something. What did WE get in return for the inflation bill? For this extension? For his refusal to release the J6 tapes? For his refusal to impeach the brazen bribery of Biden and the complete corruption of Garland?
Nothing… McCarthy didn’t compromise. He let them write the bills and set the policy.
Wow,Why do we scream at each other?
This is what it sounds like, when RINOs cry?
“On the other hand, he threw a sop to his right with an impeachment inquiry “
Like the weaponization of government committee. A place for a few people to make dramatic speeches. Committees like this are where these things go to die in DC.
Nobody falls for it.
GOPe, maybe do what your told for once and see how that works out.
Gaetz elevated the power of the minority.
“getting things done” if they are the wrong things is worse then useless.
Seems like a whole lot of Conservative Inc is saying the right words without being willing to take any action to back those words up
Gatez is playing bad cop. In order for a threat to be credible, it needs to have teeth. Gatez just showed the teeth.
There’s no way to advance a unified agenda — let alone a CONSERVATIVE one — under those conditions.
There can be NO unification in the GOP unless and except unification under the banner of the establishment neo-con nation building war loving establishment Republicans. If they cannot run the GOP then they will make damned certain that NOBODY will run the GOP-especially us peasants and our opinions and beliefs.
Look at all they did to hamper Trump, and before that, the Tea Party. They hate us and we do not have a seat at the GOP table in their opinion.
They view as peasants as useful idiots-volunteer, donate, vote and STFU until we trot you out again to serve our needs.
There seems to be a misunderstanding in Conservative Inc ab out what comes next. The House continues normal operations under a Speaker Pro Tem. The Speaker chair only needs to be filled 1st in Jan of a new Congress to set the rules. Since that was done in Jan 23 the GOP can take time to elect a new Speaker
Think about it. If a Speaker died while in office, the Congress would still need to keep working while a new Speaker was elected
Odd isn’t it how that same thinking never applies to the Dems in Trump districts.
Not “do what your told” - it was “do what he promised to do.”
Some of the many things didn’t even require dem support.
Release the J6 tapes? WHY NOT???
Vote on term limits? heck yeah- lets see who is for or against it.
Start impeachment? We KNOW Bidumb is a criminal. They impeached Trump over THEIR INTERPRETATION of what he meant when he asked Ukraine to “do us a favor” and look into Biden’s corruption there.
Gaetz is Swamp Enemy #2.
I do not know or care what his motives were. He defeated one of the deep state’s worst actors.
The biggest political transformation over the last 10 years has been the decision by the Republican Party to surrender dozens of wealthy suburban House districts across the country to Democrats. The GOP establishment hacks will blame this on Trump’s ascent to prominence in the party, but I attribute it mainly to the disastrous impact of the state and local tax deductions in the 2017 tax reform bill on suburban taxpayers.
Maybe they need to hold their nose for once. It’s never their turn to appease conservatives. Sounds like a party discipline issue. And bottom line, the leader was in complete collusion with the democrats.
I do not know or care what his motives were. He defeated one of the deep state’s worst actors.
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The reason I know the sack of McCarthy was right is that Mark Levin says it was stupid. When it comes to politics, Levin always instinctively takes the wrong side on political issues until he flips like he did with Trump and then acts like he was right all along.
That essentially means low tax states are subsidizing high tax states. It was a good move by Trump.
And therein lies the problem.
All the democrats need is five uniparty RINOs to join with them (or just not show up to vote) and they can re-elect Pelosi or anyone they want as Speaker. I doubt that the democrats will go so far as to bring back Pelosi but I would give two to one odds that the next Speaker will be a uniparty “moderate” hand picked by the democrats.
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