McCarthy is both a weak man and a fairly dumb person. MTG and the Freedom caucus will own McCarthy
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/get-speakers-gavel-far-will-kevin-mccarthy-go-rcna57680?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma
It was against this backdrop that McCarthy’s allies reportedly reached out to Rep. Henry Cuellar over the weekend, asking the conservative Democrat to switch parties. The Texan turned them down, though he explained soon after that the Republicans who approached him said, “Name your price.”
With Cuellar, the pitch apparently didn’t work, but the effort raised a related question: How many other members, whose support McCarthy craves, have heard similar “name your price” appeals? And just how high a price is the GOP leader prepared to pay?
Axios reported last week that far-right lawmakers were “already plotting” how to leverage McCarthy’s desperation, looking for “massive concessions.” The New York Times reported overnight on what the incumbent minority leader is now agreeing to.
In a closed-door meeting of Republicans on Monday, right-wing lawmakers including Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia extracted a promise that their leaders would investigate Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Justice Department for their treatment of defendants jailed in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
One of the more curious developments in recent days has been watching Marjorie Taylor Greene express support for McCarthy, even as Rep. Matt Gaetz — by most measures, one of Greene’s closest political allies — works diligently to derail McCarthy’s leadership bid. It’s led to speculation about what the would-be speaker has given Greene in exchange for her backing.
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