Kevin McCarthy Did This To Himself

The Republican Speaker of the House became the first in history to be removed in a vote of no-confidence.

Oct 04, 2023

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Vote total to remove Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House: 216 in favor, 210 against. — *Kevin McCarthy played stupid games and won a very stupid prize.*

A refrain that went up amongst the punditocracy after yesterday’s vote that ousted Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House was, predictably, that Democrats did this because they wouldn’t save him from the consequences of his own actions. To that, I simply say nein. The only person Kevin McCar…

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