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Kevin McCarthy for Speaker

By Mike Huckabee

January 4, 2023
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I’m disgusted with a small and selfish group of Republicans who probably feel they are “Spartacus” but the movie best fitting them is “The Gang Who Couldn’t Shoot Straight.”

Several of these hold-outs (I should say “hold-ups”) are friends and I supported and campaigned for many.  I won’t be in the future.  The simple of rule of politics is that you take your stand, but if you don’t have enough following to lead, then recognize that you simply didn’t sell your ideas very well.  Less than 20 GOP members of Congress are stopping 200 of their fellow Republicans from getting about the business of investigating corruption in the White House, FBI, DOJ, and in Congress itself.  Instead, without being able to articulate a specific reason for their objections, they have blocked the election of Kevin McCarthy as Speaker and in so doing making the Republicans look like a bunch of 6 year olds who refuse to play unless the majority surrenders to the tantrums of the few. 

Is Kevin McCarthy perfect?  Of course not.  But he has faithfully worked to recruit candidates, help fund them, and get them elected.  The ultimate outrage is that some he helped win and raised funds for now have shown they really DO think it’s about them and not the bigger principles of the conservative movement.  

Dr. E. V. Hill, longtime CA pastor used to say “If you think you’re a leader and you look behind you and no one is following, you aren’t a leader—you’re just out for a walk.”  The actions of the petulant circle of “Never-Kevins” don’t amount to enough votes to get close to winning.  But they may have enough to make sure their own team loses.  These guys are setting fire to their own hosue, but they are arsonists who didn’t even have fire insurance.  The mission is just “burn it down.”  And in so doing, empowering the very Democrats some of us worked very hard to put in the minority.

We did NOT work to blow up our own opportunity to take on the Pelosi, Schiff, Nadler, and Squad team, but that’s the effect of the actions of the camera hungry Congress members who may deep down believe they are more “principled” than everyone else, but have shown a startling level of political immaturity. 

If the tiny crowd of political tots can’t convince a majority of their peers to follow them off the cliff, they should have the self-awareness to admit they fired their best shot and simply missed the target.  Now it’s time to fight for the American people.  If after taking leadership, Kevin and company don’t deliver, you might be able to make a better case for lighting the fuse to the bomb to blow up the place.

 

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  • Barry G. Rogers

    01/08/2023 06:40 PM

    Governor, the concessions Speaker McCarthy made including bringing term limit bill to the floor, and allowing more Freedom Caucus members on committees is worth a few days ofanguish.

  • Ed Thompson

    01/08/2023 06:38 PM

    Ok, by now everyone knows what finally happened in the very early hours of Saturday morning, number 15 was the winner! But I hope everyone paid attention to some of the reasons given by some of the holdouts for not voting for McCarthy 14 times before! Some very valid points were made— special interest groups— lobbyists— past voting records— ya, all have merit to some degree. Again I will say, I , just like most other Republicans who voted these people in, I was totally disgusted by their actions. Sure they raised good points, but while everyone was watching them, the junk coming from the Democrats was still coming, needed to be put down, yet they were more focused on their own individual points than why they were actually elected to do for Americans. There is no “I” in TEAM, but seeing what we just saw from some of them, can we expect them to actually work together FOR America? For US who voted for them in hopes that they can and will stop the madness coming every day from the loony left DEMOCRAPS? Got to actually give a shout out to and a big thankyou TO the Democrats for actually voting to stay in the house and keep voting! They must have thought they might actually win if everyone had to stay there for another count—- and there was some Republicans who really needed to get going and possibly would not have been there Monday. Just gotta love how some things work out! Now please get the jobs done please. Save Americans from Joe and his supper bad ideas. After all it’s what you were elected to do, work FOR America, not against it.

  • Guinn Massey

    01/08/2023 06:32 PM

    I couldn’t agree more. Those 20 self-centered representatives have removed the ME from team. It’s all about them. May be in for a rude awakening. Looking forward to seeing Sarah on Tuesday.

  • Helen Luft

    01/08/2023 06:24 PM

    Totally agree with your thoughts. Now I'll be watching to see how many 9 of them run for president.

  • Denny Johnson

    01/08/2023 06:23 PM

    How do you feel about what the holdouts got?

  • Nina McMillan

    01/08/2023 06:22 PM

    Dear Mike,
    My husband and I agree 100% with you on what the Republicans did holding
    back, you hit it right on the mark ! I don't blame you for not wanting to
    support them idiots. Bless You !

  • Virginia C Campbell

    01/08/2023 06:09 PM

    THANK YOU! You said it just right! I appreciate your honesty and always read your newsletters.

  • Donna Fagan

    01/08/2023 06:06 PM

    I am so surprised by these comments from you. They had every right to challenge this, it is the Republic way, is it not. Apparently, you didn't understand what they were fighting for. This article, if you have not read it, should answer. https://www.theepochtimes.com/mccarthys-concessions-to-freedom-caucus-and-what-they-mean_4968665.html?utm_source=mr_recommendation&utm_medium=left_sticky I voted for one of those who questioned Mr. McCarthy and I am glad I did. This group has been called many names, even from you, but they argued not just for themselves and fellow representatives but for all of us too.

  • Sydney Hennessy

    01/08/2023 06:05 PM

    I agree entirely with you. Thank you for saying this. I understand having principles; I have them myself. But standing on them for everything, in my opinion, is not being lukewarm (I've been low-key accused of that by conservative friends). There has to be compromise and flexibility in certain circumstances. This is not about losing one's salvation; it's about not moving toward the goal. We can use McCarthy to reach those goals if done in unity as a party and ideology. I don't like him or trust him (he's totally a swamp dweller) but we can use him to our advantage! And I think he knows that. God can work His will through anyone. I wish these "principled" Republicans would remember that, and stop behaving like never-Trumpers. Thank you, Mike!

  • Jim O'Dowd

    01/08/2023 05:57 PM

    Governor, don't you think the concessions negotiated by the Freedom Caucus were worth holding out for?

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