{"id":58199,"date":"2023-10-01T12:42:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T19:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=58199"},"modified":"2023-10-01T14:30:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T21:30:10","slug":"some-gop-ers-ponder-expelling-matt-gaetz-for-ethics-violations-after-his-failed-shutdown-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=58199","title":{"rendered":"GOP-ers Ponder Expelling Matt Gaetz for Ethics Violations After His Failed Shutdown Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week Republican House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, demonstrated his legendary incompetence as a leader with his mismanagement of legislation to avert a government shutdown. After weeks of making impotent demands to slash popular programs that would harm millions of Americans, he ultimately agreed to a compromise with Democrats that included none of his stated priorities.<\/p>\n

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McCarthy’s concession to work with Democrats was driven by the opposition he encountered from his GOP confederates, Particularly the ultra-rightist MAGA faction led by Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida. It must be especially embarrassing to be beaten by a notorious numbskull whose only notable skill is scoring hits on Fox News and other wingnut media.<\/p>\n

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In a summary of the events that led to McCarthy’s humiliating legislative defeat, CNN published an article<\/a><\/strong> that sought to retrace the road McCarthy took to achieve virtually nothing for his party or himself. It said in part that…<\/p>\n

“McCarthy took the only option on the table to avoid a government shutdown, relying on Democratic votes to pass a continuing resolution Saturday to keep the government funded until mid-November. But in so doing, McCarthy opened up a fight with the right wing of his conference, which had warned him for weeks that taking this step could mean the end of his speakership.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Indeed, McCarthy’s speakership was, and is, in jeopardy. Gaetz appeared on CNN’s \u201cState of the Union\u201d<\/em> the morning after the continuing resolution vote to announce that…<\/p>\n

“I do intend to file a motion to vacate against speaker McCarthy this week. I think we need to rip off the band aid. I think we need to move on with new leadership that can be trustworthy. Look, the one thing that everybody has in common is that nobody trusts Kevin McCarthy. He lied to Biden. He lied to House conservatives.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Gaetz on CNN says he plans to file a motion to vacate on McCarthy this week pic.twitter.com\/6ApmbQP9Df<\/a><\/p>\n

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n