McCarthy's First Instinct Is to Paint Himself Into a Corner

McCarthy and Biden said that a lot of stories were shared in the meeting. I'm sure it was very congenial. McCarthy needs to leave himself an off ramp because the White House is not going to give him what he wants. And if he wants to keep his job, he has to maintain some sort of fig leaf or fully capitially. A toothless commission is a fig leaf. It's barely a fig Leaf. It's an ex-ermant fig leaf. But he is paid to - Burn that bridge behind him.