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Government
Kevin McCarthy Drops Out of House Speaker Race
2015-10-08
[NYT] WASHINGTON -- Representative Kevin McCarthy on Thursday abruptly took himself out of the race to succeed John A. Boehner as House speaker, apparently undone by the same forces that drove Mr. Boehner to resign.

Mr. McCarthy's candidacy was damaged when he suggested in an interview on Fox News last week that the House committee investigating Benghazi had the political aim of damaging Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign. He acknowledged that his remarks about Benghazi had factored into his decision.
Like most politicians, Mr. McCarthy knows how to count. In this case he couldn't get to 218 so he folded. I do wonder how close he was...
Posted by:Besoeker

#3  Had the 218. Also had a zipper problem, like Livingston did. That kind of thing doesn't bother the Dems but it does bother the Reps.
Posted by: Glenmore   2015-10-08 21:41  

#2  Is Joe Wilson available?
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2015-10-08 17:06  

#1  Buffoon. Now go home and get your f'ing shinebox.
Posted by: regular joe   2015-10-08 15:48  

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