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Kev is learning why you don’t negotiate with terrorists.
Some Republicans want to govern (badly mind you) But the MAGA terrorists just want anarchy or fascism
Name a single republican plan for governance that isn't just tearing down existing systems.
No republican or conservative wants to govern, they want to destroy the government to protect the wealthy elite. Conservatism is about preserving power for the wealthy so they can govern.
The GOP is / are fucking terrorists and need to be treated as such ~ if only the "media" gave a shit about more than clicks and impressions ~ I hate this timeline!
I think he's probably right that people underestimate him. I think he's underestimating the difficulty of his job too though. He probably thinks its nigh-impossible to basically herd cats, but it's actually fully impossible, which is why so few people wanted that job.
I think people overestimate him. He rode Paul Ryan and Eric Cantor as the Lepidus of the group and was the last one standing.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Staring down a fast-approaching government shutdown that threatens to disrupt life for millions of Americans, Speaker Kevin McCarthy has turned to a strategy that so far has preserved his tenuous hold on House leadership but also marked it by chaos: giving hard-right lawmakers what they want.
In his eight months running the House, McCarthy has lived by the upbeat personal mantra of “never give up” as he dodges threats to his speakership and tries to portray Republicans as capable stewards of the U.S. government.
It’s an untested strategy that has left McCarthy deeply frustrated, his allies rushing to his side and his grip on power ever more uncertain with the Sept. 30 deadline to fund the government a week away.
McCarthy tried to win conservatives’ support by agreeing to their demand for impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden and then by meeting their calls for spending cuts, only to be turned back whenever a few of them hold out for more concessions.
With the House at a standstill and lawmakers at home for the weekend, McCarthy has turned to the plan advanced by Gaetz to start processing some of the nearly dozen annual spending bills needed to fund the various government departments and shelving for now the idea of stopgap approach while the work continues.
Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, one of McCarthy’s closest allies, has pointed out that the Senate has advanced legislation at spending levels above those in the deal reached with Biden.
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