CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 20, 2022
A SMALL BAND OF SO-CALLED “NEVER MCCARTHY” REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE ARE JEOPARDIZING THE SLIM GOP MAJORITY.
I SYMPATHIZE WITH THESE CONSERVATIVES BECAUSE OF THE PAST GO-ALONG-TO-GET-ALONG ATTITUDES BY SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER, BUT THE ALTERNATIVE IS WORSE. IF KEVIN MCARTHY CANNOT MUSTER 218 VOTES TO BECOME SPEAKER, A DEMOCRAT IS LIKELY TO BE ELECTED AND HAVE THE POWER TO NAME COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND COMMAND LEGISLATION.
IS THAT WHAT THESE CONSERVATIVES WANT? DO THEY THINK THEY CAN GET ENOUGH CONCESSIONS FROM MCCARTHY TO HAVE THEIR WAY? IT’S A DANGEROUS GAME.
SINCE THERE IS NO OTHER REPUBLICAN WHO HAS THE SUPPORT MCCARTHY ENJOYS, THE CONSERVATIVES SHOULD VOTE FOR HIM AND THEN MAKE THEIR CASE FOR LEGISLATION AND COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS THAT REFLECT THEIR POINT OF VIEW.
THE LEFT IS ENJOYING THE GOP’S INFIGHTING. THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO SHOW VOTERS RESPONSIBLE GOVERNING. MCCARTHY SHOULD BE ELECTED SPEAKER SO THE HOUSE CAN START UNDOING THE ADMINISTRATION’S RECKLESS SPENDING AND HOLD ACCOUNTABLE PRESIDENT BIDEN AND HIS SON, HUNTER. I’M CAL THOMAS.
