McCarthy Drops Out Of Speaker Race
Kevin McCarthy has bowed to the far-right and ended his quest for Speaker of the House.
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy has dropped out of the race to succeed House Speaker John Boehner, in a shocking move that reflected his inability to gather the support of the Republican caucus.
Kevin McCarthy announced Monday that he will run for Speaker of the House, in a bid to succeed the retiring John Boehner.
The move comes as House Republicans were in a closed-door meeting to select their nominee for speaker and came without any warning. Boehner has postponed the vote.
And the members of the House GOP Caucus reacted… well, let’s just say they don’t exactly have their contingency plans lined up:
As shocked members left the room there was a sense of total disarray, with no clear path forward and no set date for a new vote. Representative Peter King, Republican of New York, said that in dropping out of race, Mr. McCarthy told the room, “I’m not the one to unify the party.”
Gee, ya think?
A group of about 40 hard-line House conservatives announced Wednesday night that they would support Representative Daniel Webster of Florida, making it unclear whether Mr. McCarthy could assemble the 218 votes on the floor that he would need to be elected later this month.
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Tim Coolio October 8th, 2015 at 18:21
Maybe it has something to do with the good job Grayson is doing–going after the ones who said Benghazi WAS MEANT TO DAMAGE HILLARY.
StoneyCurtisll October 8th, 2015 at 19:55
Kevin Mac knew he couldn’t do the impossible….
Unite the GOP is a task no sane person would take on..
And after he spilled the beans on the GOP “Benghazi operation” he was toast in the RNC operation..
The Original Just Me October 8th, 2015 at 22:50
Maybe it is just a conspiracy move to bolster support for John the Drunk.
DogsRgoodpeople October 8th, 2015 at 20:16
” We need a new face” said Mr whatshisname .
StoneyCurtisll October 8th, 2015 at 20:17
Soon to be forgotten..
Obewon October 8th, 2015 at 21:35
Cheney’s ringing endorsement yesterday, delivered our expected kiss of death.
The Original Just Me October 8th, 2015 at 22:46
Only the Shadow Knows.
StoneyCurtisll October 8th, 2015 at 20:20
Kevin McCarthy…
“I quit”..
I shouldn’t have exposed the “Benghazi hearings” for what they really are…
The Original Just Me October 8th, 2015 at 22:46
Damn, I just gave the election to Hilary, I had better go hide somewhere.
bpollen October 9th, 2015 at 04:52
Is that still a Palin? I mean, he quit before he even got the job.
halfwayin October 8th, 2015 at 20:42
McCarthy: I QUIT!
R-TARDS: You can’t quit we haven’t humiliated you yet.
McCarthy: I QUIT ANYWAY!
R-Tards: Okay, go fuck yourself.
Tim Coolio October 8th, 2015 at 20:47
Great job Alan Grayson!
Oct. 7 filed ethics complaint against Mc Carthy
Oct. 8 Mc Carthy abandoned his quest to be speaker!
a victory against the new McCarthyism and the GOP
witch-hunt against Hillary!
Mensa Member October 8th, 2015 at 22:36
That’s certainly possible.
Another theory being spread around is that McCarthy’s enemies in the GOP were ready to leak news of an extramarital affair.
granpa.usthai October 9th, 2015 at 02:29
not possible.
he’s a southern baptist
(christian)
like kim davis
impossible to be unfaithful
it’s a vicious lie
don’t believe the women who say otherwise
they’re not of the Republican Konservative Kristian Krowd
so they cannot be believed
they’re just trying to hurt his boyfriend’s feelings.
fahvel October 9th, 2015 at 03:05
petty un-mensa like comment.
The Original Just Me October 8th, 2015 at 22:44
One teeny tiny step.
labman57 October 8th, 2015 at 20:56
The House GOP — out of the frying pan of ineptitude and into the fire of unbridled lunacy.
Obewon October 8th, 2015 at 21:31
Hypocrite Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy drops pants, looses speakership. http://crooksandliars.com/2015/10/rep-kevin-mccarthy-drops-out-speakers-race Next-up no repub meets GOP expectations, so hypocrites create new role for reamer of the house.
The Original Just Me October 8th, 2015 at 22:43
Do you have any curiosity of the real reason he dropped out. I do.
Budda October 9th, 2015 at 08:39
Elmers is a piece of work too.
Foundryman October 8th, 2015 at 22:41
Putin, the next speaker has to be Putin.
granpa.usthai October 9th, 2015 at 02:20
yea!~
they ALL like mad Vlad
-except-
just as an after thought
how’s about Netanyahu?
Foundryman October 9th, 2015 at 10:50
Oh yeah!! Netanyahu…it doesn’t get any more war mongering and right wing than him….plus he has experience speaking before congress….
Mensa Member October 8th, 2015 at 22:42
OK, it’s fun to laugh at the GOP.
But in a two-party system, it’s very bad for America when one party is completely dysfunctional.
The Original Just Me October 8th, 2015 at 22:42
Amazing, the Republicans actually found someone SO Rotten the they couldn’t even win a RAT RACE.
The Original Just Me October 8th, 2015 at 22:45
Any money on whether he will try to ?
The Original Just Me October 8th, 2015 at 23:00
Does anybody have any doubt that the Republican Party is Imploding ?
pmbalele October 8th, 2015 at 23:08
I told TPs and Repubs that their god was cursing them. Now they do not have a leader. These people were abused when young and therefore seek these positions to avenge themselves for being abused. But I am surprised women vote for these morons.
trees October 8th, 2015 at 23:16
http://benghazi.house.gov/sites/republicans.benghazi.house.gov/files/TG%20letter%20to%20EEC%2010.7.15.pdf
William October 8th, 2015 at 23:40
That’s right buttercup, when the going gets tough, yell “BENGHAZI”
Here’s another Benghazi link for you.
http://benghazicommittee.com/benghazi-by-the-numbers/
trees October 9th, 2015 at 16:31
http://m.dailykos.com/story/2015/10/09/1429731/-Is-it-over-HRC-smoking-gun-email
granpa.usthai October 9th, 2015 at 02:32
you talking about the fabricated GOP Hearings to keep Hillary from rising to POTUS in 2016? – and 2020?
liberalMD October 8th, 2015 at 23:20
Just what we need….another Republican leader who can’t find his butt in the dark with a flashlight.
William October 8th, 2015 at 23:33
This is fun. And to think the whole mess got started when Cantors own constituency sh*t-canned him.
fahvel October 9th, 2015 at 03:02
W, oh m’gosh, never insult Brando!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
StoneyCurtisll October 9th, 2015 at 17:08
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBiewQrpBBA
Christina Downey October 9th, 2015 at 04:17
My last pay check was 7976 dollars working 9 hours a week online. My sisters friend has been averaging 17k for months now and she works about 19 hours a week. I can’t believe how easy it was once I tried it out.
This is what I do…
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BigDumbWhiteGuy October 9th, 2015 at 06:09
Jason Chaffetz says the party needs to be united so that they can “take the fight to the President, to the Senate, and to the American people.” There you have it people. House Republicans don’t want to actually govern, they want to fight everybody.
Tim Coolio October 9th, 2015 at 07:47
Ever since their loss in 2008 they’ve been in full revolt mode.
Tim Coolio October 9th, 2015 at 07:49
Good job Alan Grayson,
Oct. 7 filed ethics complaint against Mc Carthy
Oct. 8 Mc Carthy abandoned his quest to be speaker
a victory against the new McCarthyism and the GOP
witch-hunt against Hillary!