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The Tea Party Is Not Doing Its Job
McCarthy is from one of the rare Republican pockets of California, a town specifically called Bakersfield. He was known as someone who was fairly moderate and could cut deals with Democrats. McCarthy arrived in Washington in 2007 when his party was starting to undergo a revolution. It began last February with an offhand slap at President Obama's stimulus plan.