CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY OCTOBER 5, 2023
THE OUSTER OF KEVIN MCCARTHY AS SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE WAS INEVITABLE. AFTER ALL THE DEALS HE CUT WITH EIGHT REPUBLICAN MEMBERS, INCLUDING AN AGREEMENT THAT JUST ONE MEMBER COULD BRING UP A VOTE TO VACATE THE CHAIR, IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE ONE DID. THAT ONE WAS FLORIDA REPUBLICAN MATT GAETZ.
AS A WALL STREET JOURNAL EDITORIAL POINTED OUT: THESE EIGHT REPUBLICAN MEMBERS “UNITED WITH DEMOCRATS” – WHO ALWAYS SEEM TO BE UNITED – “TO TOPPLE THE REPUBLICAN SPEAKER WITHOUT A PLAN, A REPLACEMENT, OR EVEN A POLICY GOAL IN MIND. FOUR PERCENT OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE TRUMPED THE 96 PERCENT WHO SUPPORTED THE SPEAKER.”
DEMOCRATS ARE CELEBRATING THE REPUBLICAN DYSFUNCTION AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT. THE REST OF THE COUNTRY HAS TO BE LOOKING ON THIS CHAOS AS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WHY WASHINGTON IS SUCH A MESS.
ONCE AGAIN, THOUGH, IT’S THE FAULT OF VOTERS. IF WE DON’T SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE OF WHAT WE WANT ABOUT THE BORDER AND TAXES, FOOD AND GAS PRICES, WHY WOULD WE EXPECT A DIFFERENT OUTCOME?
WE’LL SEE WHO REPUBLICANS PICK AS THEIR NEW SPEAKER, BUT I AM NOT OPTIMISTIC UNLESS THE REBELS CHANGE THEIR TACTICS. I’M CAL THOMAS.
