At last, a politician stands up to the establishment uniparty. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) is getting bad reviews. “Gaetz has very few friends in the conference,” said his fellow Florida Rep. Carlos Gimenez. “Gaetz maybe has a couple of friends in the delegation. But I’m not one of them.” And Gimenez spoke for many other House Republicans. Gaetz […]
McCarthy Supports Expunging Trump Impeachments: What’s at Stake Here Is Bigger Than Trump Alone
New in PJ Media: It would be a symbolic gesture, but a powerful one, a rare pushback against the Left’s frenzied demonization of Donald Trump and his supporters: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Friday that he was in favor of expunging both impeachments of Donald Trump, explaining that one “was not based on true facts” and […]
McCarthy Recites the RINO Creed: ‘We Let Government Grow, But at a Slower Rate’
New in PJ Media: When the House Republicans who initially refused to accept Kevin McCarthy as speaker finally agreed to do so back in January, they allegedly received assurances from him and his supporters that McCarthy would genuinely oppose Democrat initiatives, not just go along with them as a controlled opposition. And that seems to […]
Ilhan Omar claims Republicans don’t want a Muslim on foreign affairs committee, are ‘OK with Islamophobia’
Maybe the Republicans don’t want someone on the foreign affairs committee who is so far to the Left that she equates the U.S. and Israel with Hamas and the Taliban. But Omar knows how to play the Left and its media, and so she is making this all about identity politics. “Islamophobia,” in this context […]
Ilhan Omar says McCarthy leaving her off subcommittee is ‘racist, xenophobic and discriminatory’
As those are the cards she always plays, they lose their force. “Ilhan Omar says McCarthy leaving her off Africa subcommittee is ‘racist, xenophobic,’” by Lawrence Richard, Fox News, January 27, 2023: In a new statement, Rep. Ilhan Omar is now accusing House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of being “racist” and “xenophobic” for removing her from the House […]
Wait, Can They Do That? McCarthy Says House Might ‘Expunge’ Impeachments of Trump
New in PJ Media: It’s clear now that both impeachments of Donald Trump were shabby partisan affairs that will be remembered as shameful episodes in American history. But they happened, and that’s that — or is it? Now House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has suggested that the impeachments could be “expunged.” Mediaite reported Friday that McCarthy “said at […]
Two Signs of Impending Civil War in the House Speaker Imbroglio
New in PJ Media: Is America heading toward a civil war? The chasm between patriotic Americans and the Left is certainly growing all the time and shows no signs of healing. The just-concluded controversy over who would become speaker of the House contained two telling indications that the nation might be heading toward a new […]
Ilhan Omar: Republicans Use ‘Xenophobia, Islamophobia and Racism to Target Me’
New in PJ Media: Likely incoming Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has said that he plans to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Mogadishu) from the House Foreign Affairs Committee over her troublesome habit of making anti-Semitic statements, and now the winsome Omar has struck back–not, of course, by apologizing for her anti-Semitism and vowing […]
Ilhan Omar: ‘Republican Party has made it their mission to use xenophobia, Islamophobia and racism to target me’
Ilhan Omar and her allies and supporters will portray any criticism of her, no matter how reasoned and mild, as “fear, xenophobia, Islamophobia and racism,” leading to death threats against her. This is a convenient way for her to avoid addressing the substance of the criticism and to stigmatize her opponents all at once, as […]
Kevin McCarthy says he’ll remove Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs committee because of her antisemitism
We’ll see if McCarthy follows through. Don’t be surprised if they strike some deal and he backs down. “Kevin McCarthy to pull Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs committee over antisemitism,” by Ari Hoffman, The Post Millennial, November 19, 2022: Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said Saturday that when he becomes the speaker of the House of Representatives in […]