Former speaker Kevin McCarthy will retire from Congress at end of year

[ificandream]

Last edited Wed Dec 6, 2023, 02:41 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: Washington Post

By Mariana Alfaro, Jacqueline Alemany and Leigh Ann Caldwell

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the former House speaker who was ousted from his position in October in a revolt by hard-right members, will not seek reelection to his congressional seat and will retire from Congress at the end of this month, he announced Wednesday.

“I have decided to depart the House at the end of this year to serve America in new ways,” McCarthy said in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. “I know my work is only getting started.”

McCarthy’s retirement will bring to an end a 17-year House career in which he rose quickly through the ranks of Republican leadership, culminating with his stint as speaker. His ouster marked the first time in history that the House voted to remove its leader, a move that threw the chamber into a period of instability.

McCarthy’s departure before the end of his term means California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will have to call a special election to replace him.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/12/06/kevin-mccarthy-retire/

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Good riddance.

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Updated to revised version with career length adjusted to 17 years from 16.

[republianmushroom]

1. Ego will not let him stay. So long kevin, don't let that door hit you on the way out.

[noclue023]

4. another one bites the dust !

Another bad choice saddling one's self to the loser of all time !

[Warpy]

29. He's their biggest fundraiser, so he won't be allowed to fall far

Don't be surprised to see him waltz right into Ronna McDaniel's job.

[hibbing]

2. Another profile in courage hahaha

[nitpicked]

3. Unfortunately, Wikipedia suggests no chance of a seat pickup:

The new 20th district is the most Republican district in California, with a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+16.[2]

[Harker]

5. "... to serve America in new ways."

brings a certain episode of "The Twilight Zone" to mind.

[BigmanPigman]

39. If he were to be served as dinner

everyone would get violently sick.

[Turbineguy]

6. The GOP will have to find somebody

worse.

[malthaussen]

7. Now, there's a crash and burn worthy of a Greek tragedy.

Or maybe a comedy. I'm sure Aristophanes would have some pointed things to say.

-- Mal

[PatrickforB]

8. Well...bye!

McCarthy had endured some serious public humiliation that reflects the growing dysfunction of his party. It really is a clown car, and that is sad for all of us. People are suffering, dying, don't have healthcare, don't have childcare, cannot make ends meet, and this party is goofing around with 'border walls,' abortion, repealing the Affordable Care Act (again), and other things that don't materially benefit any Americans but billionaires and corporations.

Rachel Maddow had Liz Cheney on her show last time, and that was good, but the time before she said we are in for a really bad year in 2024. She said that this does not happen to every generation but these times have been thrust upon us and we need to deal with them. How? In a democratic republic such as ours, we must fight these facist tendancies through democratic means.

In spite of polls I think Biden will win because GenZ will come out and vote. But they want real action, and it is good for all those in power to note that. They want real gun control, abortion services, more childcare subsidies, and healthcare. Republicans are also talking about cuts to Social Security and Medicare, which will cost them senior votes. For example, I am in my mid sixties and I would NEVER, EVER vote for any Republican just due to that.

Plus we want a real wealth tax, and not just 2% - it needs to be higher than that because every billionaire is a failure in tax policy. We also need to impose a stakeholder approach to corporate governance instead of giving primacy to shareholder profits. We need to get some regulatory control of home schooling too. If you saw one of the recent John Oliver shows, the guy in charge of the home school lobby fights tooth and nail against ANY regulation. This is unacceptable and hurts our children's future. It exposes them to potential abuse by sheltering them from mandatory reporting, and opens the way for substandard academic performance for a substantial percentage of our K-12 student population.

Lots of policy priorities, and Democrats MUST, MUST, MUST be aware of these and prepared to address them.

[onecaliberal]

9. Bye, Felicia. I wonder who my new rep will be?

[Novara]

10. Take your ball and go home!

So many of them are leaving. We could either end up with a lot more wackos or we could end up with some sane people.

The wackos are not winning the majority of their races lately, so there's hope.

[Fullduplexxx]

11. Yesterday , on the stephanie miller show , a guest who predicted kevin would loeave by years end

I can't remember who it was

[Attilatheblond]

24. Hasn't Eric Swalwell been predicting this for some time now?

In my fantasy revenge dreams, Swalwell holds him down for a swirly, Ted Lieu flushes, while Adam Schiff, with the sweetest face in congress, stands lookout in the hall.

Wouldn't be surprised if a bunch of GOP congress cretins lined up to help.

Ah... fantasies are so much fun.

[Fullduplexxx]

40. Yea that's from whom i heard it

[Mr. Sparkle]

12. It sounds like he has a cushy job lined up somewhere

The billionaire class looks after those who serve them well.

[Attilatheblond]

25. Running the cash laundry franchise for the real powers that be? n/t

[Hope22]

30. Working with the orange fuhrer .....

To topple the world.

[Attilatheblond]

41. or being in charge of the candy dish

Those green Skittles aren't gonna throw themselves in the garbage.

[Hope22]

42. LOL! N/t

[Paladin]

13. Gutless wonder. His replacement will be somebody worse. (nt)

[moniss]

14. Maybe Ron DeSenseless

will be making an announcement later today that Kev is going to be his VP pick.

[Escurumbele]

32. Or trump will announce he has a new shoe-shining and diaper manager.

[CaptainTruth]

15. Will he join the "band on America "?

I never did figure out what he meant when he said that.

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

23. No, he'll be on

Dancing With the Stars

[CaptainTruth]

38. Or Dancing With Morons

[Wild blueberry]

16. Goose. Cooked.

Buh bye.

[Ray Bruns]

17. Kevin gets the Powers Booth treatment

https://m.

[Ford_Prefect]

18. Matt's "leverage" keeps on getting smaller, and smaller, and smaller...

[Mawspam2]

19. And with that, the "Young guns" are done.

Eric Cantor. Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy.

See ya, wouldn't wanna be ya.

[rsdsharp]

20. Back to the deli!

He also serves who only stands and slices, Kevin.

[BaronChocula]

26. He'll name a sandwich for himself

Chicken with leftover Starburst candies.

[Owens]

21. Bad Feeling About This

I think he was pressured to resign so the MAGAs could replace him with someone worse

[2naSalit]

22. I hope...

It takes forever for him to extract that boot from his ass.

[bluestarone]

27. Was really hoping for a seat gain

But from what it sounds like NO WAY for a Dem. to win. Dam i thought no rethug would make it in California.

[iluvtennis]

28. In the words of Ray Charles...Hit the road Jack and don't you come back.

[Escurumbele]

31. Retiring and never showing his face again is the best service he can do to the country.

Good bye Kevin, we will not miss you.

[BumRushDaShow]

33. ...

[Deep State Witch]

34. Potential Pickup?

Is there any possibility of a seat pickup? I know that Bakersfield is pretty conservative compared to the rest of California. Is there a good challenger?

[Wonder Why]

36. More likely someone even more maggotter than he is.

[Rebl2]

35. Can the

governor determine when the special election will be? Our republican governor didn’t set up a special election in a timely manner for a state house seat last year and it was to replace a republican representative. Don’t remember if the representative quit or died. I just found it odd.

[D23MIURG23]

37. Bye bye Kevin... don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out!