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Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s Resignation
From House Effective Today, Leaves Republicans
With Razor Thin Majority

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Posted By: Imright, 1/1/2024 6:17:16 AM

The resignation from the House by former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) took effect Sunday, leaving Republicans with a razor-thin majority of 220-213 over the Democrats following the expulsion of George Santos (R-NY) earlier in December. McCarthy gave a farewell speech on the House floor on December 14. (Photo) McCarthy’s letter of resignation to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA): (X) Video of McCarthy’s farewell address to Congress: (Video) McCarthy, 58, served as Speaker of the House for nine months, having been voted out on October 3rd on passage of a motion to vacate filed by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) that passed 216-210

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Reply 1 - Posted by: plomke 1/1/2024 7:44:50 AM (No. 1627727)
And just what will the Republican "leadership" do with this opportunity? Waiting...waiting...waiting...
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Reply 2 - Posted by: mifla 1/1/2024 8:05:17 AM (No. 1627735)
Kevin is taking his ball and going home.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: bpl40 1/1/2024 8:37:26 AM (No. 1627744)
There will be a Democrat Speaker on vote counting day. My first prediction for '24!
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Venturer 1/1/2024 8:54:08 AM (No. 1627757)
McCarhty has taken his little ball and gone home. Like some little kid. That is another reason he is no longer Speaker. He only cared about being Speaker, not about working for Republican issues.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: 66Strat 1/1/2024 9:04:42 AM (No. 1627761)
What a shameful, childish coward. Never thought I could think less of him - but now I do.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: ARKfamily 1/1/2024 9:09:41 AM (No. 1627765)
Welllllllllll, when you have a majority and then do nothing productive with it like curbing this outrageous funneling money to other countries, you still have a razor-thin majority. . .
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Californian 1/1/2024 9:25:32 AM (No. 1627772)
Hopefully some of the McCarthy fans learned that the important thing in any public figure is being a conservative, not having a fake R after their name. McCarthy (Ca - RINO) was not on our team. Ever. Please stop supporting the lesser evil. Vote conservative not RINO/Republican.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Dodge Boy 1/1/2024 9:58:15 AM (No. 1627781)
This game of political attrition by the dims seems to be working. Pubbies, best you have that impeachment vote for biden the cheater soonest before you find more ways to lose House control.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: zephyrgirl 1/1/2024 10:45:33 AM (No. 1627813)
I keep remembering how the Republicans were predicted to come out of the mid-term elections with a huuuuuge majority. Thanks to Rona McDaniel and her RINO buddies, we barely got a majority and a Uniparty Speaker. Sadly, I agree with #3.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: chumley 1/1/2024 10:51:43 AM (No. 1627817)
We can survive the enemy. We cant survive a traitor.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: clayusmcret 1/1/2024 10:52:01 AM (No. 1627819)
With this move, McCarthy proved that his loyalties lay only with Kevin McCarthy. It never was about serving the country or his constituents.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: Jesuslover54 1/1/2024 11:18:24 AM (No. 1627840)
As always, R-CA = D-CA.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: DVC 1/1/2024 11:39:38 AM (No. 1627855)
Like Boehner and Ryan before him, his departure makes us better off.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: Ditto1958 1/1/2024 11:40:39 AM (No. 1627856)
His legacy can be worst Speaker since Paul Ryan
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Reply 15 - Posted by: Gordon Mills 1/1/2024 11:46:12 AM (No. 1627859)
He proved he was not the person for the job. Little crybabies and cowards turn tail and run. Unfortunately, he will join some organization in DC and become fabulously wealthy. A lot more so than if he had stayed around.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: Geoman 1/1/2024 2:05:30 PM (No. 1627935)
Yet, no one seems to question why Trump supported McCarthy early and often, calling him "my Kevin," yet Republicans in general are blamed. Trump only failed to support McCarthy when it was apparent that McCarthy would be ousted from his Speaker position. Before the vote that ousted McCarthy, Trump posted, "“Why is it that Republicans are always fighting among themselves, why aren’t they fighting the Radical Left Democrats who are destroying our country?” Only three of the eight House Republicans who voted against McCarthy - along with every democrat - had endorsed Trump for 2024.
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Reply 17 - Posted by: msjena 1/1/2024 4:03:59 PM (No. 1627961)
I don't think McCarthy was a bad Speaker. I think Gaetz was wrong to oust him. But I think McCarthy is putting himself above the party by resigning. I guess those are his true colors.
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Reply 18 - Posted by: anniebc 1/1/2024 4:11:20 PM (No. 1627968)
Wanna bet that a back room deal was made to convince traitor Kev to go ahead and resign now? At this rate, the Congress will be taken over by democrats before the next election. If they do and if PDT gets reelected, watch the shenanigans from Congress; we'll see a real insurrection then for sure.
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Reply 19 - Posted by: judy 1/1/2024 4:52:25 PM (No. 1627974)
Nothing new!!! Kevin loves Kevin......
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Reply 20 - Posted by: mythman 1/1/2024 6:12:48 PM (No. 1627992)
A traitor then, a traitor now.
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