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Gaetz destroying his party, chaos destroying Congress
Tyler Fahey
Oct. 14, 2023 6:00 am
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy has been ousted. A movement to replace him has no plan. You read about far-left and far-right factions, they never have a backup plan. Now, we have no viable person to take the job. The speaker is second in line for presidential succession. Got forbid the president and vice president die, we have no one in the speakership to take the helm.
The leaders in getting McCarthy out, were the far right and frankly the far-left. Congressman Matt Gaetz is now responsible for this situation. He got what he wanted. He has to try to fix it. If possible, with any common sense he has left in his far-right brain.
Historically, most members of Congress are center-left and center-right. Eighty percent of members of Congress are common sense, with minor disagreements. You never see these members on media. The media doesn’t want them, they want to show members who will tear the place to the ground to get what they want. This is what happens with you have Trumpism come to your government. Chaos, distractions, lies, illegality, fakery, and back-stabbing.
Democrats are by no means left out of this. Far-left Democrats wanted this to happen. Someone who they can’t get along with now is gone. The issue with that is, what relationship they will have with a new speaker. Will they be unhappy? Not supportive? That’s their problem. They put themselves in this situation along with Gaetz and his buddies sounding off the trumpet.
Tyler Fahey
Anamosa
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