Staring down a fast-approaching government shutdown that threatens to disrupt life for millions of Americans, Speaker Kevin McCarthy has turned to a strategy that so far has preserved his tenuous hold on House leadership but also marked it by chaos: giving hard-right lawmakers what they want.

In his eight months running the House, McCarthy has lived by the upbeat personal mantra of “never give up” as he dodges threats to his speakership and tries to portray Republicans as capable stewards of the U.S. government. He has long chided Washington for underestimating him.

But with the House GOP majority in turmoil, all but certain to hurl the country into a shutdown, McCarthy has set aside the more traditional tools of the gavel to keep rebels in line. Instead, he has acceded to a small band led by those instigating his ouster, even if that means closing federal offices.

  • @Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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    161 year ago

    Yeah, I bet you would, since the consequences would be devastating for all the agencies tasked with oversight of corporations and their activities while taking food out of the mouths of poor people, just like the Freedumb Caucus likes it!

    Of course people dying is worth it to keep up the fraudulent “Trump is innocent and they’re just letting Mexican Muslim terrorists in with no vetting” talking points 🙄