McCarthy calls on incoming Democrats to embrace bipartisanship, not 'food fight' or investigations

[demmiblue]

Source: The Hill

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is encouraging incoming Democratic lawmakers to embrace bipartisanship, arguing such an approach benefits constituents more than a "partisan food fight" and investigations.

In a letter written to the soon-to-be freshman Thursday, the California Republican expressed his willingness to work with them and offered to meet with them during the 116th Congress.

Democrats are set to take over the House majority on Jan. 3.

“As you acknowledged in your letter to Democratic leadership, legislating is the number one priority of the legislative branch. I agree,” he wrote.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/421319-mccarthy-calls-on-incoming-democrats-to-embrace-bipartisanship-not-food-fight

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[Me.]

1. Nice Try Kev

[Jack from Charlotte]

31. The Democratic Party leadership's reply to this should be.......

"Glad to hear Mr. McCarthy express this and he can be assured we'll work with the opposition on anything that helps our country."

Or something like that..... and then you.......cut off his head and sh*t down his neck, to coin a phrase.

But never, never make aggressive, hostile comments to the traitorous opposition. The media boys and girls love reporting on comments that sound conciliatory and will not forget it if you blast the opposition.

Don't talk.......shoot.

[NO TO FASCISM]

65. Yes, welcome them to work with us

and then we stick to our values which most people support. But we always have a smile on our face. Of course, we want to drain the swamp so we must investigate in order to see where the slime is.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Just like the GOP has been doing since 2008?

Fuck that.

[sandensea]

7. Since the '90s at least !

[RVN VET71]

49. "Starr wears leather Teddies under his outer clothes" pass it on

And who is that young man with the glazed-over, boozily vacant expression on his face behind a younger, but still hypocritical, sexually deviant Starr? Why, wait, I'll be dingy-donged if it ain't that Rapey McPrivilege kid, thinking about the unsuspecting gals at last night's party he roofied and molested? And perhaps pleasuring himself with the memories?

[sandensea]

50. I wouldn't be surprised

Republicans are nothing if not hypocritical.

[groundloop]

3. Damn, that's rich after watching 6 years of obstructing President Obama

[renate]

4. that really takes a lot of nerve

I dislike this batch of Republicans so much.

[madaboutharry]

5. Democrats respond:

[demmiblue]

17. And this:

[RVN VET71]

52. Spot on!

Every utterance made by the hypocritical borderline-traitor obstructionists in the GOP -- and their abettors -- needs to be responded to with this video. Love the song. Love Lily!

[Lefta Dissenter]

86. Danger, danger!

.E.A.R.W.O.R.M. .A.L.E.R.T.

It’s been a while since I have heard this song, and I’ve been playing it on endless loop since you shared it here. She may have written it for George W., but I’m singing it tonight for every member of the trump administration, every member of his family, anyone who ever said a kind word about that man, and, most particularly, anyone who voted for him.

[blue-wave]

88. Love this song and sadly

still very appropriate today as it was back when she first sang it. And Lily, well she is beautiful!

[Zoonart]

25. X100000

[mikehiggins]

90. Or, to put it simply,

FUCK HIM

[alwaysinasnit]

6. What a sick turd. Calling for bipartisanship when Repugs are no longer majority in the House,

yet had no problem being totally partisan when Dem votes weren't needed.

[ffr]

8. I didn't even hear that.

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It's our way or the highway. We get 4 years of it, at a minimum for the way you mistreated us.

Get used to it or get run over, pal!

[Hassler]

9. Maybe one of the Dems investigations can be of the NRA. You can be sure a dolt like McCarthy

Is involved.

[Initech]

10. Your side first, Kev!

[ProudMNDemocrat]

11. Donald Trump's behavior has merited the on going investigations......

Kevin McCarthy is smoking some wacky tobaccy if he thinks the Democrats are going to abandon their duties and make sure Trump is not held accountable. Just because they refused to do their jobs, the Democrats are poised to do theirs.

For Republicans to even suggest Democrats toe the line is complicity is Trukp's mounting crimes.

[JHan]

12. Yeah Kev, shove it up your ass

[Gothmog]

13. This is silly coming from Mr. Benghazi

Link to tweet

[Power 2 the People]

56. Such fucking scoundrels

Sorry Mr. Benghazi but come January we are going full steam ahead!

[docgee]

14. Fuuuuuuuuuukkkkkkkyyyyyyoooooouuuuuuu!

[Happyhippychick]

16. My sentiments exactly

[shanti]

85. Yep n/t

[Sucha NastyWoman]

15. Ok Silly Boy

Just go along with everything we want and we’ll be happy to call it bipartisanship, and Americans will be way better off.

[tanyev]

18. GOP dictionary definition of bipartisanship:

When Democrats give Republicans everything they want and never ask questions or investigate. Bipartisanship.

[dalton99a]

68. And if any Democrat hesitates, they call it obstructionism

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

19. Please someone tell me he was laughed out of the room. Because that's

the only reasonable outcome when it comes to that giant display of balls.

[Autumn]

20. I would rather we act like you Republicans have for the last 8 years. That way we can get

important stuff done. Fuck off McCarthy

[Marthe48]

21. What the Democratic members will do is defend the Constitution

and listen to their constituents. So, diametric opposition to what the pukes do. Have at it, Dems!

[Gothmog]

22. Remember this

Link to tweet

[FreepFryer]

23. You abrogated your responsibility to the nation, and when we govern, you will see what governing is.

Buckle up, buttercup.

[raging moderate]

24. Hahahahahahahahaha..................................................................................

No words

[ProudLib72]

26. I call on Senator McCarthy to

Shut the fuck up and take his seat promptly before Pelosi loses another shoe up another repuke fucker's ass.

[Bettie]

27. We can meet him halfway

give him precisely the amount of "bipartisanship" that his side extended to ours.

Oh, wait, that's zero, zip, nada. Oh well, better luck next time Kevin.

[mrmule]

28. Sure

The same bipartisanship you showed. Look Kevin, it's a zit

[volstork]

29. OK, sure...

[samnsara]

30. oh stfu!!!

[Freethinker65]

32. Let's see how many bipartisan votes we get for examining Trump's tax returns

The tax returns that might shed light on potential emoluments violations and foreign debt holders

[durablend]

33. Maybe we should investigate *you* first, eh?

Wonder what juicy stuff we could find?

[EarlG]

34. Kevin McCarthy 2016:

Kevin McCarthy 2018:

[Docreed2003]

103. Lmao...excellent comparison and pop culture reference!

[NRaleighLiberal]

35. all they do is play Lucy - Football - Charlie Brown. Go eat shit, Kevin McCarthy - karma time!

[Jarqui]

36. I have one word that comes to mind: Benghazi

F'k them ....

... better still ...


................ Thoughts and prayers ....

[Ilsa]

37. Like McTurtle did in the Senate when PBO

was nominating justices and judges?

[turbinetree]

38. Here got a message for your asshole..................GO FUCK YOURSELF...............

in fact take a gigantic suppository and twirl on it..................

[NurseJackie]

39. ...

[Me.]

41. And Keep In Mind

he doesn't want to be called the Minority Leader...he wants to be called the Republican Leader

[sprinkleeninow]

40. Hey, Kev. STOW IT!

[iluvtennis]

42. I call BS. And why is he called "House Majority" leader. We just won the House, he is minority ldr

[blueinredohio]

43. Fuck McCarthy he didn't want anything to do with democrats when they had the majority.

[sheshe2]

44. You funny, Kevie.

[elmac]

45. F@@k McCarthy, do not, dooooo not work with or play nice with fascists nt

[wryter2000]

46. We'll show you bipartisanship

Exactly the same kind you extended to us.

[KCDebbie]

47. I hope someone shouting "PHUCK YOU!" could be heard

In the distance...

[W T F]

48. Dems to McCarty..........Kevin Who?????

[gopiscrap]

51. fuck him, you can't be a shit bag asshole your whole career and then all of a sudden

expect the opposition to forget about it and play nice.

[Armymedic88]

53. Hey Shitbag..

🖕

[SummerSnow]

54. Didn't you just have an 'investigation'?

?quality=90&strip=all&w=618&h=410&crop=1

[Cirque du So-What]

55. ...

[Raven123]

57. I think the freshman Dems should meet with him

And I hope they record the meeting. A few minutes with some of these sharp, no bull freshmen would prove educational for McCarthy.

[wiggs]

58. Hastert rule. nt

[MiniMe]

59. Yeah, like the repukes embraced bipartisanship for the last 2 years

What goes around comes around

[deurbano]

60. Investigate "My Kevin's" in-laws for fraudulently claiming to be Native Americans in order

to procure millions of dollars from federal contracts in Kevin's district!

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/mccarthys-in-laws-made-millions-off-dubious-native-american-heritage-claim

A construction company owned by the in-laws of House Republican second-in-command Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was awarded more than $7 million in federal contracts since 2000 based on a “dubious” claim of Native American heritage, the Los Angeles Times reported in a lengthy investigation Sunday.

William Wages, whose sister Judy is married to McCarthy, the House Majority Leader, claims he is one-eighth Cherokee. He is a member of the Northern Cherokee Nation, which is not a federally-recognized tribe and which the Times reported is considered a fraud by tribes that are federally recognized.

The company, Vortex, also employs McCarthy’s father-in-law and sister-in-law, and his mother-in-law is a co-owner. McCarthy’s wife stepped down as a partner in 1995, which William Wages said was to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest with McCarthy.

The Small Business Administration (SBA) accepted Wages’ claim of Native American heritage in 1998, making his company eligible for federal contracts designated for “socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.”

Contracts for projects at the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, which sits at the edge of McCarthy’s district, made up the majority of the $7 million in no-bid and “other federal contracts,” the Times found....

Cherokee genealogist David Cornsilk called Northern Cherokee Nation “very much a con.”

Wages and McCarthy both denied McCarthy having any involvement in the construction business, though McCarthy has supported millions in funding for programs at China Lake....

Wages, the Times said, acknowledged not participating in Cherokee culture growing up. But he has claimed in state filings, under penalty of perjury, that he had been “subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice or cultural bias, or have suffered the effects of discrimination, because of my identity.”

[dhill926]

64. this could and should be it's own OP....

[Honeycombe8]

61. Of COURSE he says that...NOW. Did he say that earlier this year? Or last year? (crickets) nt

[sueh]

62. Eat it, McCarthy. You Repubs have been slinging shit at us for years and now you want us to be nice

to you????? Not going to happen!

[central scrutinizer]

63. He's got a lot of nerve

https://m.

[tinymontgomery]

96. Perfect song. n/t

[BigDemVoter]

66. Bipartisanship? Ummmmm. . . . NO!

FUUUUUCK, NOOOOO.

[LudwigPastorius]

67. Hey, McCarthy...

kiss my fat, lily-white ass.

[Ferrets are Cool]

69. FU

[MissMillie]

73. I was going to say

"BITE ME"

same page, I guess.

[Ferrets are Cool]

94. Different chapter.

[TryLogic]

70. Obama tried that. Republicans would not even pass things they had advocated for.

McConnell focused on making Obama fail, said so openly, wanted to make sure he was a one term president. Don't buy any Republican crap.

Republicans have been defending and protecting Trump. That makes them coconspirators.

Republicans have repeatedly shown who they are. Don't buy any Republican crap.

[Vinca]

71. 3 words for Kevin: go fuck yourself.

[doc03]

72. Oh like they did with Hillary! nt

[progree]

74. Uhh, Kev, what about the Supreme Court seat you owe us, fuckwipe? nt

[mahatmakanejeeves]

75. As General McAuliffe so eloquently stated 74 years ago this month,...

Mc Carthy, McCarthy.... Does that sound like the sort of name that someone born in the United States would have? Perhaps we should check his birth certificate.

[Squinch]

76. Incoming Democrats call on McCarthy to go fuck himself.

[stonecutter357]

77. Кевин Маккарти !

[Golden Raisin]

78. McCarthy has more nerve than a toothache.

Democrats should show McCarthy and Republicans the same sort of bipartisanship and collegial cooperation that Republicans dished out for the last 2 years. No offense to Michelle Obama but NO high road. Congressional Democrats should uphold their Constitutional duties and a good swift kick in Republican balls wouldn't be out of place or unmerited.

[Voltaire2]

79. He can just go fuck off.

[UpInArms]

80. Food fight?

You want “freedom fries” with that, assclown?

🤦🏽‍♀️

[Guilded Lilly]

81. Democrats have serious corrections to make...

Thanks to the belligerent,self-serving Republican thugs that have gleefully and arrogantly been destroying Democracy.

THAT is the Democrats mission. Represent the people.

Deal with it. You now have to, Pal.

[Beartracks]

82. Galatians 6:7

"Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."

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[MaryMagdaline]

83. Has-been majority leader

[CentralMass]

84. F' that.

[blue-wave]

87. Awww Kev

Don't waste a good jelly doughnut in a food fight.

[jeffreyi]

89. Yah

Let's all be statesmenlike now. Jerk.

[lark]

91. F*k him

Repugs are dictators when they are in charge and run roughshod over the minority, spending $40 million on Benghazi which they caused in their first place by reducing embassy security funds. They are such liars and hypocrites, they just revel in it. They wouldn't let bills that had bipartisan support come to the floor because Dems were in favor of it - the heinous 1% fluffers. Bet he went back to his cadre of traitors and they had a huge laugh about this. Any Dems who go along with this pretense really don't care about Democratic ideals in the first place (No Labels etc.). They are traitors and try every trick in the book to steal power and when even their best efforts fail, they still want a place at the policy table to continue their destruction.

Fuck them all, I am beyond sick of their criminality and traitorousness against the USA and in favor of dictatorships.

[Oneironaut]

92. Oh, like with Obama?

“We don’t care what you do. We’re going to block every single action you do, even if it would benefit the country as a whole, and even if we agree with it. Why? Screw you - that’s why!” - Republicans since 2011.

They can go stuff it.

[Nitram]

93. The nerve!

[MFGsunny]

95. Karma is a b*tch, Mr. Bengazi, and she's got sisters coming for ya too

[SammyWinstonJack]

97. Oh HAHAHAHA! F*CK OFF! Kev.

[Takket]

98. LOL Go fuck yourself mccarthy. you fuckers changed the rules of the game, now it is our turn

[cntrfthrs]

99. FUK you.....

and the horse you rode in on...should be the Dems answer...

[AKing]

100. Ha..Ha..Ha..From the turds who spent more time investigating Benghazi than they did 9/11

[JDC]

101. Man, does he need to fuck right off.

[Hoyt]

102. GOPers first. Democrats work for solutions when GOPers act serious about important issues. n/t

[MuseRider]

104. Hey Mr. MINORITY Leader in waiting,

you can take that bipartisanship and shove it up your ass. The way you guys behaved all this time makes me think you do not even know what that word means and that is giving you way more credit than I feel the entire lot of you deserve.

[demosincebirth]

105. REALLY?