It is now OFFICIAL--Kevin McCarthy is the Valerie Cherish of American politics. No indignity is too great...No humiliation is too soul crushing...No b*tch slap is too bruise-inducing. On one hand, it is admirable that he is THAT focused on the Speaker's Chair...on the other hand, he is showing he is the ultimate sub. The German in me is LIVING for the schadenfreude, but the American in me is thinking "B*tches, do your damn jobs...the first being setting up the administration of the chamber. If you want to b*tch-slap Kevin, go do it on Fox Channel". Kevin McCarthy does not realize one very important thing--To have power in Congress, you need 2 of the following 3 things to be true...you have to be liked, trusted, or feared. John Boehner was trusted and somewhat feared. Paul Ryan was liked and trusted. Nancy Pelosi was liked, trusted AND feared. Kevin is not liked. Kevin is not trusted. Kevin is not feared.

(One More Thing---Oh boo-hoo...Hope Hicks and company have highly tarnished reputations. If you consort with scum, honey, then it should not be a shock that *you* are perceived as scum. Maybe you'll get a rich husband and go live in affluent obscurity.)