Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy announced in a Wall Street Journal op-ed [SEE HERE] that he is leaving congress at the end of this year and will not seek reelection.
This announcement follows significant sunlight upon the GOPe wing of the DC Uniparty, as the big ugly battle between the voting base and the detached professional Republican apparatus rages on. Based on policy advocacy and votes registered, there are approximately 100 establishment GOP House Republicans, who represent DC interests, and approximately 100 Republicans in the House who honor the representative wishes of their constituents. It is a pretty even split.
Despite that 50/50 reality, the pragmatic conservative base, the America-First MAGA movement, is in far better shape than ever before. Having slightly more than half of the Republican House representing the people is significantly more than in the past 20 years. Thanks to the sunlight provided by Donald Trump, we have made progress. Here’s McCarthy’s announcement.
(Via Wall Street Journal) – I’m an optimist. How could I not be? I’m the son of a firefighter. For 17 years I’ve served in the same congressional seat—the same office in which I was once denied an internship. Only in America.
I helped lead Republicans to a House majority—twice. We got more Republican women, veterans and minorities elected to Congress at one time than ever before. I remained cheerfully persistent when elected speaker because I knew what we could accomplish.
Even with slim margins in the House, we passed legislation to secure the border, achieve energy independence, reduce crime, hold government accountable and establish a Parents’ Bill of Rights. We did exactly what we said we would do.
We kept our eyes on America’s long-term global challenges by restoring the Intelligence Committee to its original charter and establishing a bipartisan Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.
We reduced the deficit by more than $2 trillion, revamped work requirements for adults on the sidelines, cut red tape for critical domestic energy projects, and protected the full faith and credit of the U.S. We kept our government operating and our troops paid while wars broke out around the world.
No matter the odds, or personal cost, we did the right thing. That may seem out of fashion in Washington these days, but delivering results for the American people is still celebrated across the country.
It is in this spirit that I have decided to depart the House at the end of this year to serve America in new ways. I know my work is only getting started.
I will continue to recruit our country’s best and brightest to run for elected office. The Republican Party is expanding every day, and I am committed to lending my experience to support the next generation of leaders. (read more)
McCarthy’s departure represents a significant change in the GOPe apparatus. There is a lot of work that needs to be done to shift the Republican Party back to a party that is focused on America, but it is much improved this year.
On Tuesday, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee and a former member of House GOP leadership, said he wouldn’t run for re-election, though he will serve out the remainder of his term.
[McCarthy’s] retirement will also kick off a race for his Bakersfield-based district seat, which is solidly red. And there are plenty of ambitious GOP politicians eager for a rare shot at a safe seat. If McCarthy resigns after Friday at 5 p.m., as expected, then Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom can choose whether to call a special election or keep the seat vacant until the next election. He chose the latter in 2020, when former Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) resigned after pleading guilty to misusing campaign funds.
If McCarthy formally steps down before Friday at 5 p.m., then Newsom would have to call the special election due to filing deadline rules. (more)
I don’t trust ll this exodus of RINOs. Beginning in 2012. With increasing proportions. They are up to something and several motives re speculated by Sundance
Probably unrelated, but I never understood why Nunez didn’t run again. Running Truth social wasn’t enough. Carson and Nunez. Seems like they could be doing more politically in other positions.
Isn’t it possible that some good people don’t want to be politicians? I give them credit, because after what they’ve been through, I’d be done with anything political forever. But yet, a few good patriots find a way to keep fighting the best way they can.
Edit: Possible good people meaning Carson and Nunes.
Agreed. If I had to sit with mconnel and Schumer for more than a minute or two I’d go insane.
I’m appalled, too.
I sat behind Devin most Saturdays in Church. He never became a part of the DC apparatus. He made most of his children events here in town. And I must say something for my little town, they always respected his privacy. In church on a soccer field or other events. I believe he is a true Christian and acts on those principles. How very difficult it must be to be a Christian politician in DC. I’m glad he chose another path. Perhaps when Trump is elected he will take another role in his administration.
thank you for clarifying Nunes with a personal testimony. I therefore am willing to alter my earlier comment skeptical of whether Nunes actually stands out as a patriot and a true representative.
If he simply understands that we will not be healed through elections and legislation I sincerely hope he is part of groups who are proactively producing momentum for unity of the people and dissolution of the identity politics and cancel culture overlords.
The constant fight in congress would be exhausting for most people and most would be disheartened at the fact that any progress is extremely slow. Not everyone thrives on the fight like Bannon and PDJT, we are all called to different roles, I praise God for gifting them and Nunes to us. Nunes played a significant part in revealing the spying and conspiring against POTUS Trump, he was Trump’s lone representative on the Gang of 8. He did his best to give us clear insight into what was going on, when he was able. That’s why he was prevented from acting in his role, he was providing too much sunlight.
No, running Truth Social is not enough for Nunes, but he deserved a break and this is not the end of the road for his career, he has many good years ahead to explore other options.
Thank you for that revealing contribution. Good to hear.
Career politicians who are uniparty are leaving and it is highly likely that they know well that they have now managed to cooperate in the downfall of the country and are now going to hightail it to high ground and refuge.
If Nunes and Carson go on to show that they actually are engaged in something to help America I will give them a little more credit than I can at present.
They are making room for more liberals
First off, not sure there is that much that can be done in Congress, as its NOT about 535, its about 4.
The (ostensible) Majority and Minority leaders of both House and Senate.
The other 531 are mostly proxies, who do as they are told, if they know whats good for them.
Heck, Nunes probably did more to “move the needle” by his recent assist to the treehouse, than most in Congress do in a year.
“Make room for leftists”, lol. The FOUR are all GLOBULLUSTS, a more accurate term than “leftist”. And since they are in control, it really does not matter whether it is R or D, if they are Uniparty.
Sundance states 1/2 of the R’s in the House,…” represent their constituents interests,..” and I note he doesn’t simply say they are MAGA.
He may well be in a better position to access that than I, so I won’t challenge that accessment.
Still, I don’t think its reasonable to criticise Nunes or any other, for LEAVING Congress, when many here call for trm limits and complain about career politicians like McConnell and Pelosi that hang on till they Feinstien out.
I think wanting to retain the people who perform admirably and get rid of people who suck is a very reasonable position.
Jeez, are you seriously STILL believing that the people who are free to defraud and interfere, not arrested, prosecuted and incarcerated, are not going to be instrumental in completely negating any possibility of valid elections and legislation?
Just like the resignations in the house after Trump won. Except before. Before it was to surrender the house to Pelosi. That lets republicans pretend they are helpless and cant do what they promised. And it lets the dems hamstring the next President if its Trump. The silver lining is it looks like they expect Trump to win.
Or they let him win and kneecap him again for his 4 year term.
Correction: Global WEF communists.
A very savvy comment was made that Democrats, realizing that they aborted their future voters, are bringing in illegals to even up the imbalance and of course that these illegals bring crime, disease and terror to good citizens is just another strategy that falls into line with the crazy thinking of baby killers.
I agree.
Carson is rumored to be the VP of choice.
Leaving before Trump retakes the White House.
Up to something? Yes, giving the democrats a majority.
The GOPe is going to resign until the majority goes to democrats! The sleez! Republicans really are despicable!!!!
Expulsing George Santos was a bad idea.
The uni party at work
And look at the hand slap delivered to the DEm who pulled the fire alarm to delay the vote.
The unbalanced response of Republicans, not going aggressively after Democrates, but sacrificing their own, speaks to the validity of uniparty status
This is Good News.
Any chance we will see McCarthy as the new RNC chair?
You’ll see him in a chair at CNN or MSNBC before that.
Goodbye you disgusting, rotting, do-nothing but for yourself corpse.
Promises, Promises.
McCarthy will leave in flames..you watch..cant even be big enough to do the right thing for the party. Why don’t they just hand the house over to the Dems.
They are
that McCarthy was not on Americas side is what we suspected all along
Good riddance, McRinos. Merry Christmas, America!
Where did the WEF reassign this schmuck? Hopefully the Yukon Territory. Good riddance!!!!
Excuse me! Keep your your trash in your own garage! We already have enough of our own here!
This further whittles down the Republican majority if he leaves before his term is up. A middle finger to those in his district & to the Congress which he claims to have served so well. Newsome is unlikely to fill it.
work requirements for adults on the sidelines,
WHAT does this mean, exactly?
Big payday, incoming. Speaking engagements. TV appearances. Maybe a book deal. Then, some board memberships. Maybe a cushy position with a swank DC-based lobbying or “global strategic advisory” firm.
I hear Liz Cheney just wrote a book, and Chrispy too. Can’t wait to not read them, shame it is all a money laundering scheme. No doubt Kevin Luntz will get his book deal too.
Good riddance! Keven, do not let the door hit ya where the good Lor split ya.
Like a petulant child. “I’m taking my marbles and going home.” About as pathetic as his short tenure as speaker was.
Gaetz and other patriots to0k away his marbles, leaving him as only a clucking bystander.
Republicucks are losing another seat from their majority. There’s no such thing as a solidly Red district in California. Remember all those republican seats lost in 2020 from solidly Red districts in Orange County and the San Diego area? A major shock that no one looked into.
Dominion machines saw to that.
Paul Ryan 2.0. McCarthy is going to be hard at work subverting the populist Republican movement as much as possible. But, as Sundance states, we are stronger now than we have been in a long, long time despite Ryan, Cocaine Mitch and their like.
As for McCarthy’s statement taking credit for Republican majorities, those majorities should be much, much larger than they have been. But the duplicitous RINOs have done everything they could to ensure the slimmest possible majority.
Lord, I hate these insufferable ‘tards. (I can think of two prefixes replacing ‘ that work to describe these cretins.)
The “RATS” are running from a sinking ship.
On the other hand, I wonder if this is the new ‘plan’ of the Uniparty, to get Republicans to leave Congress, so that Dems have a complete majority.
Bingo! Then Trump can’t do anything except have rallies for 4 years as the country sinks into the abyss…
They are leaving because they want the GOP to lose majority and Johnson and MAGA to lose speakership.
He’s still throwing his elbows around. Timing his out-the-door, mid-finger salute to us so as to allow Newsome to keep the seat vacant.
When he realized his speaker gig was coming to an end you are guaranteed he picked up tbe phone and cut a deal with a DC lobbying group. I expect him to be a regular on pmsnbc. Taking his rightful place next to losers mcaskell and crowly. And pos romney.. I’m sure nicole wallace would welcome him as they are both turn coat bs artist…
“we passed legislation to secure the border“, but the border is wide open.
“achieve energy independence“, but we’re asking Ecuador for oil.
“reduce crime“, but crime is literally out of control.
“hold government accountable“, but Kevin Clinesmith kept his law license and somebody killed Seth Rich.
“reduced the deficit by more than $2 trillion“, but the deficit will pass $34,000,000,000,000 this month.
“and protected the full faith and credit of the U.S.“, but Fitch downgraded US debt credit rating August 1, 2023.
BUT, “We got more Republican women, veterans and minorities elected to Congress at one time than ever before“, so we’re really good on equity.
Unbelievable he actually said this nonsense..
The RINOs know that 2024 is going be stolen by the dems and GESTAPOBAMA is going to shake off what little concern remained about optics and start mass arrests of conservative “enemies of The Party”.
I find it interesting that McCarthy announces this right after they remove Santos. Either GOPe cant do math… or they can.
Their (Deepstate) blackmail timing is IMPECCABLE……..catch my drift??
Mcarthy is one of the many faces of whats wrong with congress. The guy and those like him do not live in the real world.. Every thing he said from deficit reduction to securing the border is just a lie..
Remember the mass resignations that threw Congress to the Dims when Trump became president? It’s happening again. Kind of a backhanded admission that he can’t be defeated in a fair contest.
Years ago, McCarthy, Cantor and Ryan wrote “Young Guns”, a forgettable book about how these 3 were the new face of politics. We smelled out Cantor quickly and he got primaried. Ryan survived too long and did much damage, but finally he was gone. Now McCarthy goes to the big payoff like the other 2.
McConnell will be dead soon, and is no longer effective.
Faster, please.
His leaving is good, but diminishes the Republican razor thin edge. He’s working with RINOs and the Dems to weaken the entire House.
Buh Bye, ya RINO Globalist putz. Don’t let the door hit on your traitorous assets on the way out.
Mc sees his grift potential rapidly declining. He’s heading for K street or big pharma board member where the grifting is ripe.
McCarthy will wait to resign so that Newsom can let the seat stay vacant. This will weaken Speaker Johnson’s slim majority
This will be the litmus test for McCarthy’s hypocrisy.
So, McCarthy is going to leave Congress in a way that allows Gavin Newsom to leave his seat vacant until January 2025, further reducing the GOP majority in the House. Suddenly, that expulsion of George Santos weighs even heavier.
Good call, schmucks.
SOP for the RINOs.
If they hold a special election it would have to be end of May. What is the chance of MAGA winning that election? I’m guessing not much. So vacant might be better.
And another one bites the dust. Anytime time we can get rid of a traitor….it’s a good thing! And even leaving the show….more than we expected! I guess being humiliated and exposed to the people was just too much for him to bear! Wow……what a fall from the so called heights he thought he once had!
Do THEY…..see the writing on the wall and know…..it will not be good for them when Trump returns to the White House? THEY…..the establishment, deepstate and the corrupt media are all clamouring about it….saying Trump will be a dictator…..like we see Biden is….a dictator! Funny how they are so worried about the boomerang effect! Madcow actually sounds worried!
“Behold the field where I grow my fvcks…” ROTFLMFAO! Comical genius having that next to McCarthy’s picture. I say good riddance. Still LMAO.
Kevin McCarthy quitting the U.S. House in the middle of a two-year term proves exactly what everyone opposing him had to say – that like nearly everyone who stays in office for more than a few years, it becomes about HIM (or HER) and HIS (or HER) AMBITIONS – exactly what the founders warned against.
It was never about the people. Good riddance, Kevin. Take Chip Roy with you.
–Seth Keshel
This move by McCarthy is dangerous because one more defection from the party before the election will end the GOP control of the house, and the conditions for a repeat of 2020 will be very similar.
There must be a lot of money coming to Kevin McCarthy, because this move is helpful only to the Democraps, for now. Every time we think we are doing better, we get another arrow from the GOPe quiver. This situation will have to be watched carefully, because there will be a big money transfer to McCarthy’s laundry accounts and that will be the only way to discredit this clown when it becomes necessary.
I bet he works against his own party for revenge
I hope every remaining Republican representative has a good security detail…I would not put it past any of these leftist nutjobs to “take one for the team” and eliminate the one-seat majority.
If there is going to be a Conservative Republican party in the ‘future’, there will have to be better vetting of those wanting to be in the party!
This reprobate called Kevin McCarthy is not a Republican he is a DemonRat Democrap a spy a disrupter clandestine trash from California. Just that he is from Cali indicts a commie liberal.
Given that the RNC lays its heavy hand on selection and funding of congressional candidates, I am uninspired regarding the vetting process for McCarthy’s replacement.
You are nothing but a coward, a bought and paid for traitor
Ronna and the RNC couldn’t save him! LOLOLOLOL!!! Hey Mitch, you are next Turtle Man!!!😬
Clearly McCarthy is doing the bidding of the deep state. Either they are paying him handsomely or blackmailing him to advance their agenda. He has never been there to represent his constituents it to enrich himself at our expense. That is the case for the vast majority of Congress critters; otherwise known as grifting weasals.
In the NCAA they call this a “portal transfer.”
He’s not retiring, he’s just changing teams.
Probably for a whole lot more money and better benifits.
He won’t vote for impeachment so it will be a no vote because the seat is empty.