McCarthy Denies There's a Secret Agreement

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McCarthy Denies There’s a Secret Agreement

January 10, 2023 at 1:21 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 57 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2023/01/10/mccarthy-denies-theres-a-secret-agreement/

"SNIP.......

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) told Republican lawmakers that there is no official three-page document detailing the concessions he granted to last week’s holdouts on the speaker vote, CNN reports.

McCarthy says it was a “gentleman’s agreement” even though Semafor reports his opponents had demanded getting things in writing.

........SNIP"



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Another Bonus Quote of the Day

January 10, 2023 at 12:09 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 101 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2023/01/10/another-bonus-quote-of-the-day-31/

"SNIP.....

“I’m not at liberty to discuss whether I’ve seen it or not.”

— Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD), quoted by the Washington Post, on the secret document outlining the deal Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) made with far-right lawmakers.

.......SNIP"

[Turbineguy]

1. A Gentleman's Agreement.

They are gullible.

[Irish_Dem]

3. That is why they wanted it in writing. They didn't trust Kevin.

[Irish_Dem]

2. But isn't a "gentleman's agreement" a secret agreement?

Kevin is just playing word games.

[Zeitghost]

5. To me

It's always meant an unwritten agreement with no formal signed contracts. Also called a "handshake deal".

[Irish_Dem]

6. Yes of course.

My point is that Kevin was trying to say a handshake deal is not a secret deal?

[claudette]

4. Except for the fact that

there are NO “gentlemen” in the GOP

[mitch96]

10. Exactly. If they are Russian or Republicans...... they lie..

So There’s a Secret Agreement
m

[Zeitghost]

7. Anything they may have agreed to

Would be non-binding unless formally passed by the House. Whether it was written down or not means nothing legally but I guess it could be used as political pressure on McCarthy if he fails to go along.

[gratuitous]

8. Which means there IS a secret agreement

It's just not necessarily "official" from what I see of McCarthy's denial. It might be two or four pages, but three seems oddly specific, so I'm gonna credit that as true, too.

[Thomas Hurt]

9. Well doesn't any handjob deal with the fanatics still have to made part of the rules or agenda

for the 118th and end up on the Congressional record....

[getagrip_already]

11. meh, that's exactly what somebody who has made a secret agreement would say......

Sure, kev, sure. Not officially, eh?

Okkkkay then.

[Caliman73]

13. Anything that is not disclosed publicly IS a SECRET agreement.

We need to stop allowing Conservatives to play with language in order to cover their lies.

Journalists need to keep pressing and say that if it is something they cannot or will not disclose, then it is a SECRET agreement. That is the definition of a SECRET. If I tell my daughter not to tell my wife about the birthday present I got my wife, then I have asked my daughter to keep a SECRET. I can call it a, "daddy daughter agreement" but it is a fucking secret for the simple fact that I requested that the information NOT be disclosed.

Gentleman's Agreement, Asshole's Agreement, written or not, it is a SECRET AGREEMENT.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

14. Who is surprised by this?

Kevin McCarthy is lying about his secret agreement with Freedom Caucus