Right-Wing Base Already Hates Kevin McCarthy As Much As They Hated John Boehner

[Purveyor]

Tom Boggioni
25 Sep 2015 at 11:39 ET

With the surprise announcement by Republican House Speaker John Boehner that he is stepping down, speculation immediately turned to who will be his replacement before his seat at the Republican leadership table even had a chance to grow cold.

Conservatives have attempted to depose Boehner several times over the years and he has become the whipping boy for every move President Obama has made. Boehner is disliked by the base so much that the announcement of his departure at Friday’s Value Voter’s summit was greeted with raucous cheers.

Next in line for the unenviable position of wrangling the various conservative factions is House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who represents Bakersfield located in the heart of the deep blue state of California and that possibility is sure to give conservative hardliners fits.

Likely to be a flashpoint is McCarthy’s pro-amnesty stance, no doubt influenced by the fact that his district is over 30 percent Hispanic.

Following former Congressman Eric Cantor’s equally surprising exit from Congress — after being primaried out by a Tea Party favorite — McCarthy moved up the Republican food chain, much to the chagrin of hardliners who saw him as a Boehner/Cantor clone more interested in legislation than throwing red meat to the masses.

In a post on Red State, conservative gadfly Erick Erickson attempted to shoot down McCarthy’s ascension, saying it would continue the “bad blood” between the hardcore conservative wing and the moderates.

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http://www.rawstory.com/2015/09/right-wing-base-already-hates-kevin-mccarthy-as-much-as-they-hated-john-boehner/

[Hugin]

1. I don't see an easy ascent for McCarthy.

What little of my money that's left is on Gohmert... I see things going full on crazy.

[Backwoodsrider]

4. I just puked a little in my throat

Gohmert as speaker does not compute. I see positive changes as we grow past these GOP grey suits, they will either change or be left in the dust of time.

[Hugin]

6. I hope you are correct.

But, I've just seen too much going too far lately.

[MrScorpio]

11. Actually, I wrote an OP calling for Gohmert to replace Cantor

I had a good case for it too. I'm on my iPod right now and can't link it.

But if you want to see it, let me know.

[Backwoodsrider]

14. like to read it

you get time to pass it on I am curious

[MrScorpio]

15. Here you go…

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025096749

[Backwoodsrider]

18. true

Louie could ever be an effective and viable corporate whore. I question his abstracting thinking, don't believe he has that ability but that's purely subjective. I am curious with whoever gets in is the republican party going to move teaparty right to follow the noise or liberal left to try and follow the majority?

[Recursion]

5. Nah, there's still a few staff at the asylum

The Dems may have just forced Boehner out, but there's no way they wouldn't cut a deal with McCarthy or a reasonable simulacrum thereof.

[Hugin]

9. True. There may be a deal in the works.

But, I've learned to never underestimate the Dominionists. Their whole goal is to force a Constitutional Crisis so they can form the Theocracy of their dreams.

[Scuba]

2. I predict the next Speaker of the House will be one of these guys ...

[Purveyor]

3. That first one seated sure looks a lot like Paul Ryan... eom

[B Calm]

7. I hope it's Jack. .

[hifiguy]

17. +1

[HughBeaumont]

8. McCarthy's an anti-choice fundie nutjob.

He's also a global warming denialist.

Not getting their position. If that's their idea of a RINO, I'd hate to see their ideal.

[Erose999]

10. Boner could actually get stuff done thru compromise which is why the crazies hated him. Put in

Louie Gohmert, Jody Hice, or some other far right crazy who won't compromise and they're finished. Weekly gov't shutdowns over complete bullshit like the PP videos will kill the GOP brand, in an election year.

The GOP needs to get it's shit together and actually govern if have any hope for the election.

[Octafish]

12. Moderates?

Goldwater would be a pinko in today's GOP.

Too bad the media's AWOL on all that rot.

[WinkyDink]

13. Are they sure it's really......him??????

[hifiguy]

16. What moderates?

Congressional repukes come in three "flavors": Crazy, Batshit Crazy and Foaming At The Mouth/Barking At The Moon Batshit Crazy.