Speaker McCarthy (R-CA) is in so deep he’s breathing through a tube, and may need help from the Democrats to survive. What would that cost? The House Minority Whip supplied some of the answer:
In a podcast interview with POLITICO, Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts was asked what it would take for Democrats to bail out the top Republican as he faces the ongoing threat of a “motion to vacate” vote from Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida.
“Listen, we’ve been here waiting to have Kevin McCarthy ask for our help in governing responsibly,” said Clark. “I haven’t gotten that call.”
But when pressed further, Clark began to list some of the things that Democrats would be interested in seeing from McCarthy.
“We want to get disaster aid out, we want to continue our support for Ukraine, and we want them to end this sham of an impeachment inquiry,” said Clark. “If Kevin McCarthy chooses to… get back to work for the American people, to do the right thing, we’re going to be there to, you know, meet and compromise with him.” [Business Insider]
I’d like to think tossing out the sham impeachment inquiry is a throw-away item, because otherwise it can be interpreted as a coverup, and, quite honestly, looking like idiots does little for Republican unearned dreams of power.
