{"id":2054846,"date":"2023-10-04T06:29:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T10:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-gaetz-didnt-oust-mccarthy-he-just-helped-democrats-do-it\/"},"modified":"2023-10-04T06:31:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T10:31:24","slug":"matt-gaetz-didnt-oust-mccarthy-he-just-helped-democrats-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-gaetz-didnt-oust-mccarthy-he-just-helped-democrats-do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaetz&#8217;s involvement aided Democrats in ousting McCarthy."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmatt-gaetz-didnt-oust-mccarthy-he-just-helped-democrats-do-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2054846&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Kevin McCarthy: The First Speaker to be Ousted in a Historic Vote<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kevin McCarthy\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/10\/03\/kevin-mccarthy-loses-speakership-amid-gaetz-led-charge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">becomes<\/a> the \u2063first speaker to ever be successfully\u200c ousted in a motion to vacate vote. One\u200d day, you\u2064 can tell your grandchildren \u200cyou were alive to \u2064witness this completely pointless bit of history.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Gaetz&#8217;s Political Stunt: A Pointless Endeavor<\/h3>\n<p>Matt Gaetz\u2019s self-aggrandizing political stunt makes no sense and changes nothing \u2014 other than perhaps his fundraising totals. And other than some platitudinous blathering about \u201cthe establishment\u201d and \u201cthe uniparty,\u201d I still haven\u2019t seen anyone offer a coherent reason \u2014 even <em>ex post facto<\/em> \u2014 for how any of this is the \u201cbest way to advance the conservative agenda.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>It would be one thing, perhaps \u2062an admirable thing, if Gaetz had gone on this crusade for\u2064 a coherent ideological \u200cor principled\u2063 reason. But his post-ousting demagoguery \u2063and grandstanding about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-jim-banks-lists-11-ways-democrats-anti-china-bill-is-a-surrender-to-the-xi-regime\/\" title=\"Rep. Jim Banks Lists 11 Ways Democrats' 'Anti-China' Bill Is a Surrender to the Xi Regime\">issues completely unrelated<\/a> \u2063to McCarthy\u2019s job performance proved it was a \u200cpersonal matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t\u2062 think voting against Kevin McCarthy is \u200bchaos,\u201d Gaetz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/house-will-vote-today-rep-gaetzs-push-topple-mccarthy-speaker-rcna118557#:~:text=%22I%20don't%20think%20voting,bill%20relying%20on%20Democratic%20votes.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">explained<\/a>.\u2062 \u201cI think $33\u200c trillion in debt is chaos. I\u200d think that facing a $2.2-trillion annual deficit is chaos.\u201d Now, there are <em>numerous<\/em> people to blame for the impending fiscal disaster, but McCarthy is no more guilty than most.<\/p>\n<p>One of the\u2064 least convincing \u2063claims by Gaetz\u2019s defenders is that McCarthy\u200b was <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rmconservative\/status\/1709349863538704535?s=61&#038;t=vtJeZ-NQy7eV3iec8iP2Mw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">punished<\/a> for ignoring\u200c the base. \u201cThe base,\u201d of course, is a popular euphemism for the most vociferous populist faction of the GOP. This faction enjoys \u2063blowing things up \u2014 mostly their own party\u2019s prospects. In this case, the \u201cbase\u201d was represented\u2063 by <em>eight<\/em> Republicans and the entire Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>And among these principled eight GOPers who were fighting\u2063 for the honor of the base \u2014 what The \u2063New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2023\/10\/03\/us\/mccarthy-gaetz-speaker-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">called<\/a> the \u201cfar-right faction\u201d \u2014\u2063 were Nancy Mace (who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/nancy-mace-house-rules-matt-gaetz-kevin-mccarthy-face-the-nation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> \u200c Gaetz was a \u201cfraud\u201d the last time he \u200dtried to knock off McCarthy) and Ken Buck\u2064 (who we \u2064last heard\u2062 was <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/09\/19\/rep-ken-buck-eyes-cnn-job-amid-biden-impeachment-criticism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly<\/a> looking for\u200d a CNN gig.) I\u2019m \u2063going to go out on a limb and say that \u2064the future of conservatism was not \u200dthe motivating \u2062factor for their votes.<\/p>\n<p>Most Trump-endorsed candidates\u200c didn\u2019t even participate in McCarthy\u2019s removal. Trump himself\u2063 tepidly supported the\u200b speaker \u2062because, as he noted, the man had said \u201cvery <em>great things<\/em>\u201d about him. And, really, what\u2019s more important? \u2064Though, I bet McCarthy was expecting a\u200d far more energetic defense after pathetically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ron-desantis-kevin-mccarthy-government-shutdown-fight\/\">ingratiating<\/a> himself to the former president a couple of weeks\u2064 ago.<\/p>\n<p>Even if Gaetz had \u2063excellent reasons, Republicans \u200cdid not eject McCarthy. Eight Republicans can\u2019t do\u200c anything by themselves. No, 208 Democrats ousted McCarthy with the help of some\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-gaetz-didnt-oust-mccarthy-he-just-helped-democrats-do-it\/\" title=\"Gaetz's involvement aided Democrats in ousting McCarthy.\">petulant backbenchers nursing personal vendettas<\/a>. It is a political coup for the Dems.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz, who only yesterday was going on about McCarthy\u2019s \u2063\u201csecret deal\u201d with Democrats, had \u2064no qualms sitting on\u2063 the opposition side of the House plotting to oust a speaker who holds a rickety five-seat majority. If there was actually a brewing House rebellion, \u200bGaetz would have been able to corral far \u200dmore votes.<\/p>\n<p>But Gaetz wanted to\u2063 \u201cbreak the fever\u201d of DC, so he teamed up with minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, \u201cthe squad,\u201d and Adam Schiff, and\u2062 so on. Jeffries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/house-speaker-vote-kevin-mccarthy-matt-gaetz\/card\/house-democratic-leaders-we-support-vacating-the-chair-dU1olQ16PJliGmNF6eUq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> he was supporting Gaetz\u2019s\u200c efforts because Republicans have shown\u2063 an \u201cunwillingness to break from MAGA extremism \u200din an authentic and comprehensive manner, House\u200b Democratic leadership will vote yes on the pending Republican \u2062Motion to Vacate the Chair.<\/p>\n<p>The notion that Democrats are backing a leading MAGA\u2062 loyalist because they\u2063 want to\u200c temper the \u201cextremism\u201d of Republicans makes about as much sense \u2064as Jamaal Bowman\u2019s fire alarm story. Democrats keep pretending they yearn for a more responsible GOP and stable political environment, then keep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/11\/11\/1135878576\/the-democrats-strategy-of-boosting-far-right-candidates-seems-to-have-worked\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">supporting<\/a> every fringe effort and candidate to undermine both.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, no one \u2062is owed anything. McCarthy isn\u2019t the only person available in DC to serve\u2063 as a middling\u2063 Speaker of \u2062the\u200b House. And, frankly, if he\u2019d been more talented at the job, \u200che might have headed off this\u200d challenge more effectively. But it\u2019s doubtful anyone is going to perform better with\u2064 a slender\u2062 majority and the Senate and presidency in Democrats\u2019 hands.<\/p>\n<p>But then \u2062again, none \u200bof\u2062 that matters\u200c when you\u2019re having a\u2064 tantrum.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p>David Harsanyi is a senior editor at The Federalist, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abandoned-all-pretense-of-being-conservative-jonah-goldberg-joins-cnn-as-a-commentator-social-media-erupts\/\" title=\"\u2018Abandoned All Pretense Of Being Conservative\u2019: Jonah Goldberg Joins CNN As A Commentator, Social Media Erupts\">nationally syndicated columnist<\/a>, a Happy Warrior columnist at National Review, and author of five books\u2014the most recent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Eurotrash-America-Reject-Failed-Continent\/dp\/0063066017\/\">Eurotrash: Why America Must Reject the Failed Ideas of a Dying Continent<\/a>. Follow him on Twitter, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidharsanyi\/\">@davidharsanyi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>How many votes does it take\u2062 to remove a\u200b Speaker of the\u2063 House?<\/h2>\n<p><span>The House voted 216-210 to oust McCarthy,\u200c with a handful of conservatives joining Democrats \u2063to remove him. Seven members were absent. S \u2064and\u2062 House\u200c Speaker Nancy Pelosi to stage this \u200dgrand political theater. And for what? To \u2064make a point? To prove some sort of\u200c power? It\u2019s hard \u200bto \u200csay. What is clear is \u200cthat this whole endeavor was a giant waste of \u200ctime and resources.<\/p>\n<h3>McCarthy\u2019s \u2062Competence and Loyalty<\/h3>\n<p>Regardless of how one feels about McCarthy\u2019s political ideology or his leadership \u2062style, it cannot be denied that he has \u200cbeen a loyal ally to former President Donald Trump. \u2063He has defended Trump and his policies, and \u2062he has \u2063been instrumental in pushing the Republican agenda forward.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of his competence as a speaker, McCarthy has been able to navigate a \u2064deeply divided Republican Party and maintain\u2062 a fragile \u200cmajority in the\u2063 House. He has had to juggle the demands \u2063of \u200bdifferent factions \u2063within the \u200bparty and find a way\u200b to keep them united. While not everyone may agree with his decisions or strategies, \u200cit is clear that he has\u2064 been able to maintain\u200d some level of control.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, McCarthy has been successful in fundraising \u200bfor the Republican Party and\u200d has played a crucial role in supporting\u200b Republican candidates in \u2063elections. His ousting will undoubtedly have\u2062 implications \u200cfor the party\u2019s fundraising efforts and could potentially impact their chances in future elections.<\/p>\n<h3>The\u200d Implications \u200dof McCarthy\u2019s Ousting<\/h3>\n<p>The ousting of McCarthy as speaker has broader implications for the Republican \u2062Party and the political landscape as a whole. It sends \u2063a message that\u2064 no leader is \u2063safe, regardless of their loyalty or competence. It sets a dangerous\u200b precedent that could potentially lead to a more volatile and \u2062unstable\u200d political environment.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the ousting of McCarthy could further divide an already deeply divided Republican Party. It \u2063could embolden the more radical factions within the party and push them further away \u2062from the \u2062mainstream. This\u2064 could \u200bhave significant consequences for the party\u2019s ability\u200b to effectively govern and win elections.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the ousting of McCarthy could be\u2062 seen as a win for the Democratic Party. It gives\u200b them ammunition \u200cto paint the Republican Party as unstable and\u2062 divided, which \u200ccould potentially sway voters towards the Democrats in future elections.<\/p>\n<h3>A \u200dPointless Bit of History<\/h3>\n<p>In the end, the ousting of Kevin McCarthy as speaker \u200cwas nothing more than a pointless bit of history. It was a political stunt that served \u200bno real purpose\u200d other than to satisfy the personal ambitions and egos\u200b of a few politicians. \u2064It did not advance the conservative agenda, it did not improve the lives of the American people, and it did not\u2064 strengthen \u200cour democracy.<\/p>\n<p>As we reflect on this historic vote, let us remember that our focus should be on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-un-pick-urges-continued-u-s-presence-in-chinese-led-panels\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s UN pick urges continued U.S. presence in Chinese-led panels\">finding common ground<\/a>, working towards solutions, and putting the needs of the American people above petty political games. Let \u2064us strive \u200cfor a more united and effective government that\u200b serves the best interests of all<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin McCarthy, the first speaker ousted in a motion to vacate vote, creates a pointless historical event. Witnessing this, you can share with your grandchildren. Matt Gaetz&#8217;s self-aggrandizing political stunt, though senseless, only impacts his fundraising totals. Other matters remain unaffected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":831,"featured_media":2054847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2054846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2054846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/831"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2054846"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2054846\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2054847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2054846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2054846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2054846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}