This IS a tough one….
McCarthy IS STUCK…..
His party in the House id firmly divided….
The RughtWingNuts seem to be willing to shut the Government down to make their point’s….
Their points have NO chance in the Senate and White House….
Sooooo?
Democrats WILl have to help McCarthy get a Budget and Defense Bill done sometime in the future….
BUT?
The same McCarthy is entertaining MAYBE going after Democratic President Biden and his son Hunter…..
Hmmmmm?
…Democrats’ votes could save — or end — McCarthy’s Speakership, which he clinched after a marathon 15 rounds of voting in January.
“It would be a big question,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), the chair of the House Progressive Caucus, told The Hill on Tuesday.
That question, however, is of high interest, and Democrats may have to answer it sooner rather than later.
McCarthy hasn’t been able to unite his fractious conference around a plan to fund the government, threats to oust him are growing louder, and internal GOP sniping is spilling into public view.
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), one of McCarthy’s top adversaries, put the Speaker on notice last week, announcing in a floor speech that he would force a vote on booting him if he does not meet a list of demands on spending and legislation.
On Tuesday, a reporter found what appeared to be a House resolution drafted by Gaetz in a Capitol bathroom that said “the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives is hereby declared to be vacant.” The Hill could not independently confirm the authenticity of the document….
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One House Democrat told The Hill that the caucus “would’ve protected” McCarthy after he struck a deal with President Biden over the summer to raise the debt limit and avoid a default, which analysts and experts said would have been catastrophic for the economy.
But amid pressure from hard-line conservatives to cut spending, House Republicans crafted appropriations bills at levels far lower than those laid out in the bipartisan deal — a move that frustrated Democrats — and added policy changes that would be red lines for liberals.
Then came McCarthy’s move to open an impeachment inquiry into Biden, which Democrats say has put how the caucus handles a vote on his ouster up in the air….
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“McCarthy opening an impeachment inquiry changed everything,” the aide told The Hill, saying there’d likely be “unanimous” support for the motion, “and that wasn’t the case three weeks ago.”…..