Kevin McCarthy: Who Blinks First in the House Drama?

Well, we’re there. After 13 rounds of voting, the state of play in the GOP’s internal battle over House speaker is exactly what we’d envisioned: The aspirant, Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), against his Never Kevin opponents, which we can now quantify as six — Andy Biggs (Ariz.), Lauren Boebert (Col.), Eli Crane (Ariz.), Matt Gaetz (Fla.), Bob Good (Va.), and Max Rosendale (Mont.).

Up until now, the six solipsists managed to slipstream behind the rest of the opposition, led by Chip Roy (of Texas who, as Rich observes, is the big political winner here). That larger opposition faction was more interested in structural reform of the House to prevent reoccurrence of such legislative abuses as the infamous $1.7 trillion omnibus (see Phil on that).

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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Well, we’re there. After 13 rounds of voting, the state of play in the GOP’s internal battle over House speaker is exactly what we’d envisioned: The aspirant, Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), against his Never Kevin opponents, which we can now quantify as six — Andy Biggs (Ariz.), Lauren Boebert (Col.), Eli Crane (Ariz.), Matt Gaetz (Fla.), Bob Good (Va.), and Max Rosendale (Mont.).

Up until now, the six solipsists managed to slipstream behind the rest of the opposition, led by Chip Roy (of Texas who, as Rich observes, is the big political winner here). That larger opposition faction was more interested in structural reform of the House to prevent reoccurrence of such legislative abuses as the infamous $1.7 trillion omnibus (see Phil on that).

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.