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Capt. Obvious

(9,002 posts) Mon Sep 28, 2015, 04:04 PM Sep 2015

Kevin McCarthy formally announces bid for House speaker

Source: Washington Post

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) sent a letter to his House Republican colleagues Monday formally declaring that he will run to succeed outgoing House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio).

The House majority leader, considered the front-runner to succeed Boehner since the surprise resignation announcement, spent the weekend talking to colleagues and gathering support. McCarthy promised his colleagues that he would run a very inclusive leadership team.

“I am running to be your Speaker because I know that the people’s House works best when the leadership you elect listens to members and respects the legislative process entrusted to committees,” he wrote.

Rep. Daniel Webster (R-Fla.), who is considered a longshot, is the only other announced contender to succeed Boehner.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2015/09/28/kevin-mccarthy-formally-announces-bid-for-house-speaker/

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Kevin McCarthy formally announces bid for House speaker (Original Post) Capt. Obvious Sep 2015 OP

Okay, so how bad is this guy? kestrel91316 Sep 2015 #1

He carried the hemlock.... Historic NY Sep 2015 #8

A little to the right of Boehner Reter Sep 2015 #9

Breathless bucolic_frolic Sep 2015 #2

Sad day for the country. McCarthy for speaker is the application of the Dilbert principle. Mass Sep 2015 #3

total hawk, no surprise restorefreedom Sep 2015 #4

Are there enough "normal" republicans left to prevent this? nt cyberswede Sep 2015 #5

Run for your lives! El Supremo Sep 2015 #6

a total turd maggot repukian simpleton olddots Sep 2015 #7

Freak Republic seems to hate him Reter Sep 2015 #10

They don't seem to understand al ot about politics Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #11

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)

1. Okay, so how bad is this guy?

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Mon Sep 28, 2015, 04:11 PM

Sep 2015

Just ordinary-level bad? Or really, truly, horribly awful?

Historic NY

(37,453 posts)

8. He carried the hemlock....

Reply to kestrel91316 (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 28, 2015, 09:31 PM

Sep 2015

Reter

(2,188 posts)

9. A little to the right of Boehner

Reply to kestrel91316 (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 28, 2015, 10:47 PM

Sep 2015

The far-right tea baggers are already complaining. He supports a path to citizenship and signed a couple of budgets.

bucolic_frolic

(43,299 posts)

2. Breathless

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Mon Sep 28, 2015, 04:11 PM

Sep 2015

To me, frighteningly unqualified.

Mass

(27,315 posts)

3. Sad day for the country. McCarthy for speaker is the application of the Dilbert principle.

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Mon Sep 28, 2015, 04:13 PM

Sep 2015

He never did anything in congress, never chaired anything. He was a poor whip, a definitively bad majority leader, and recruited this crowd of congresspeople (2010).

But nobody sane wants to do it, clearly.