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Congratulations, Republicans, the monster you created has turned on you. Again.
“This was a decision based on a lot of thought and soul-searching by Kevin and his family. And that’s the key in his decision — his family,” said one person close to him. “It certainly wasn’t about getting the votes. That could’ve happened. However, he’s not going to be repeatedly attacked by 40 members of our conference. Nothing will ever be good enough for them and Kevin doesn’t want to put his family through that and he doesn’t want to put the 200-plus other members through that.”http://www.vox.com/2015/10/8/9480795/kevin-mccarthy-pulls-out-speaker
