So, in your opinion, every one of these House Republicans that has gone against the grain of the Republican establishment, questioned the U.S.'s unlimited support for the Ukraine war, or is now voting against McCarthy is either stupid, a grifter, or has a selfish agenda? There is no chance that any of these 20 House members are not acting in self-interest but actually representing the constituency that elected them to oppose the status quo in D.C...? And, Isn't that, by definition, the practice of real democracy?
I found it particularly interesting that Byron Donalds, my Congressman for the 19th District here in SW Florida, voted for McCarthy in the first two rounds then changed his vote to oppose McCarthy in the 3rd round. I cannot speak for the other 19, but I do have some personal insight into Representative Donalds who I can tell you first-hand is neither stupid, nor a grifter. This is an extremely intelligent, very sincere, very well-spoken individual who also happens to be a black man who was elected from a primary field of 9 in an overwhelmingly white district with a black population of only 7%. I have campaigned for Donalds and had the privilege to speak with him personally on many occasions. The last time we spoke it was in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian where I ran into Donalds with a chainsaw in hand clearing roads and handing out ice, food, & water to hurricane victims. And not for a 10 minute photo op, but for 8-10 hours a day for several days.. You know, doing the the typical stupid grifter/obstructionist/self-serving political agenda kind of stuff that establishment politicians do.. If he's a grifter with a self-serving agenda, I'll take 400 more of him in Congress.
These 20 hold-outs are not obstructionists. They are patriots that are sending a message to the establishment that the status quo of false conservatism and capitulation to the left is no longer acceptable (at least to their constituents). Of course it's a stunt, but a necessary one in my view. Hopefully the message will be heard by McCarthy and the rest of the soft republicans and not fall on the deaf ears of all the real idiots, grifters, and obstructionists who have the gall to call themselves conservatives.
