McCarthy Again Passes Up Chance To Defend Cheney As GOPers Push For Her Ouster | Talking Points Memo

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Tuesday once again refused to go to bat for Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) as House Republicans threaten to oust the third-ranking Republican as conference chair.


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I think we can all agree that the words McCarthy speaks reside principally in the English Language.

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McCarthy Again Passes Up Chance

Another way of saying “Qevin has no spine”…

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Frankly, I’m surprised he speaks as well as he does, what with his testicles stuffed into his mouth and then sewn shut, thanks to Trump.

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Sure looks like Ms Cheney is on her way out.

That should clarify matters, making the Republican Party appear clearly for what it so clearly is.

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Congressional aides told Axios that among their considerations are Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY)

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Just what you want in a leader: Unprincipled, craven and intellectually challenged.

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Tuesday once again refused to go to bat for Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY)

McCarthy is walking up behind Mr. Bill. He’s carrying a bat, so perhaps he is going to bat for him, and – oh, no!

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That reminds me of the last time I bought a dictionary and the clerk asked “will there be anything else?”
…and I answered “Why? Every word in all your other books is in this book.”

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Basically the only job requirement to be a Republican these days is to display troll skills. Nothing matters but owning the libs.

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Common reflections on the current state of the Republican Party is that it is a post-policy party. There are no ideas of policy beyond what measures can be taken to give them control. Rock throwers, also poo throwers, have become the public faces of the party. Liz Cheney, as hideous as her libertarian positions are, is still a policy wonk. It will be curious to see how effectively her replacement can advance that policy-less rock throwing. These people are doomed as a political brand of marketable ideas.

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Nope - being in power matters to them and they’ll do anything to get power and keep it.

If it was just owning the libs they wouldn’t be scary.

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He’s not even good at lying
I guess Liz Cheney has all the balls in that party

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Kevin McCarthy is the dimmest of dim bulbs. He’s also not to bright, but I am being redundant. Oh, he’s an idiot too!

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All of this Trump-related GOP lock-step is taking place in an atmosphere in which Trump is not a potential felon.

Not to mention the above affecting Trump Crew. The Trump Minions. The GOP/Trump Senate.

I do not believe that the our Justice System is going to collectively forget that the last six or so years ever happened w/r/t TrumpWorld’s criminality.

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That’s fine. The more they attach themselves to and feed from Trump’s yogurt pump, the better.

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It’s darkly funny that the only person to ever wield such complete control over a political party in this country is so profoundly uninterested in doing anything with it other than getting tongue-baths.

Thank god he’s so old and lazy.

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It’s just not that complicated, is it?

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I really wish we’d move beyond the “potential” to the “felon” part of that.

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McCarthy’s mealy-mouthed “passing up a chance to defend” isn’t exactly a full-throated call for Cheney to go. It sounds to me like he doesn’t have to votes to push her out yet.

Also, since this is Fox & Friends, McCarthy is basically talking to an audience of one. It’s you-know-who’s favorite show, so he’s showing fealty to Dear Leader. Cheney may lose her position eventually, but I don’t think it’s a sure thing yet. There may be enough R’s in the House who are still skittish about banking everything on Trump going forward.

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