Political Gabfest: Kevin McCarthy In Hell
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Are You Trying to Get Rid of Speakers?
John Avlon: It was long foretold and obvious this was going to happen to Kevin McCarthy in particular because he played nice with some of the Congressman Paul Gosar, Congresswoman Beaufort. But not every one of the, say, 20 or so who are blocking his elevation to speaker at the moment is doing it for the reasons you suggested. They cast themselves as rebels and rebels imbues them with a kind of glamour that they certainly don't deserve when you look at who these people are," Avlon says.
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