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Inside the Hive
The Exquisite Agony of Being Kevin McCarthy
Sep 21, 2023
Abigail Tracy and John Harwood discuss Kevin McCarthy's failure to control the House GOP caucus as a government shutdown looms. Harwood criticizes bombthrowers like Gaetz, Greene, and Boebert for not being serious politicians. The podcast explores the impact of a shutdown on government employees and the motivations behind the impeachment inquiry into President Biden. It also delves into the role of the press, challenges in political debates, and upcoming events.
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- Bombthrowers like Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Lauren Boebert are not serious people and lack the ability to make government work.
- The current Republican Party's focus on ego gratification and their inability to compromise or govern leads to a government shutdown.
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Reasons for Government Shutdown
The current Republican Party, particularly its angriest factions, is not built to govern in the modern world. There is no coherent approach to budget issues and a lack of realism about the real budget issues. Instead, they focus on narrow parts of the budget that oppose the country's adaptation to the modern world. This intense opposition to the changing landscape drives them to disrupt and obstruct governance, leading to a government shutdown.
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