re: Gaetz is all bark, zero bite

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Gaetz is the only reason McCarthy and the Dems didn't ram home a CR on Monday and take a vacation.

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100%

Some of us tend to forget, the parties involved are not merely Gaetz and whichever others would “side” with him -and- the Democrats. There’s also the small matter of the other group of Republicans in the House that outnumber the Gaetz Group. McCarthy’s obligation and overarching task is not to represent and lead only the Gaetz Group…..he’s also got to manage the other group, the majority one, and beat his head against the wall attempting to herd all those cats into some semblance of unity and agreement. McCarthy goes all in for the Gaetz Group….the other then revolts and you have no leverage against the Democrats. Go all in for the other “majority” group……Gaetz throws a fit, and again, no leverage. McCarthy can’t physically force the two sections/sides to bend to the will of the other. Both groups are selfishly grandstanding and making various individual moves to improve their own personal positions. Pathetic all the way around. The only person who wants to actually get something done WITH the input of the Republicans is McCarthy.

Gaetz is conducting himself exactly like the left in dictating to the entire party that it’s either agreement with his exact “principles” and demands, or take the entire House membership down insomuch as what should be the position of dictating to the Democrats, not to your own party.