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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/washington-post-editorial-board-kevin-mccarthy_n_61e12f5ae4b04bb0aa0c9b59Washington Post Torches Kevin McCarthy: Thrown In His Lot With Enemies Of Democracy
The Posts editorial board said an unprecedented step must be taken against the top House Republican.
By Lee Moran
The Washington Post tore into House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthys (R-Calif.) refusal to cooperate with a House select committees investigation into the U.S. Capitol riot.
In an editorial published Thursday, the newspaper said the probe into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on Congress by a violent mob of then-President Donald Trumps supporters was indispensable not only for history, but also to bolster the nations democratic procedures against another attempt to subvert them, which could come as early as 2024.
No patriotic American should oppose such a probe, the newspapers editorial board wrote.
The Post called for the subpoena of key Trump ally McCarthy, a move it described as unprecedented but necessary because his behavior amounts to a dereliction of his oath to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
In his quest to become the next GOP House speaker, Mr. McCarthy has instead thrown in his lot with the enemies of democracy, the editorial declared.
Emile
(22,881 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,786 posts)He too lusts for power and REVRNGE towards anyone who stood up to Dear Leader.
Not only do we need to fear turning into another Russia or North Korea if Republicans take over, everything that was gained since 1776 will be lost snd erased from memory.
Emile
(22,881 posts)called OPEC and said jack up the price of oil and then he raised prices worldwide on everything! A week ago he was calling Joe Biden a socialist, then a week later he's calling him a Predatory Capitalist. People without common sense eat this shit up!
Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,771 posts)Unfortunately, that describes a helluva lot of people.
Emile
(22,881 posts)vote for a party that only cares about giving away tax cuts to billionaires. Too stupid to realize they are shooting themselves in the foot for the tax evading billionaires entertainment.
Tickle
(2,536 posts)just gave a lot freedump guys a semi
dutch777
(3,031 posts)Their base isn't reading WaPo and even if they do, they heed or understand none of what they read. I see all these articles online about Colbert, Kimmel, Noah, Meyers, NYT, WaPo, etc. really owning some or another Repug or their talking points. It cheers us on the left, but not sure it moves the dial much with the morons that vote R.
Kid Berwyn
(14,950 posts)Kudos WaPo!
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)The media need to do a better job of defending the Constitution that affords them their lofty place in our society.