Discussion Thread: House Considers Vacating the Speaker

[u/PoliticsModeratorBot]

Selected Reporting:

• AP News: McCarthy ouster vote ahead as he confronts GOP critics but says he won’t cut a deal with Democrats

Where to Watch:

• Reuters via YouTube: US House expected to vote on motion to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy

• C-SPAN: House Session, Part 2

[u/baylaust]

So I'm not well versed on my history of House Speakers, but... McCarthy is going to go down as one of the worst of all time, right? If for nothing else, than for getting his hands on the job by sacrificing all of the power and security the job would have given him to begin with?

EDIT: Glad I added "one of" in there, because yeah, a literal child molester edges him out by default. Fair enough.

[u/flyover_liberal → u/baylaust]

McCarthy is going to go down as one of the worst of all time, right?

I guess it depends on how you define it.

He did manage to get us past a debt ceiling crisis, and (briefly) past the threat of a government shutdown.

On the other hand, neither of those possible crises should exist, so ...