Roskam speaks leadership; votes shutdown
My congressman Peter Roskam (IL-6) is shocked, shocked that colleague Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) dropped out of the race to replace John Boehner as GOP House Speaker Thursday. That implies Roskam both supported McCarthy and expected his easy ascension to second in line to become President, behind VP Biden. But Roskam was fully aware McCarthy was doomed to drop out for two obvious reasons: he was not radical enough for the Tea Party House Freedom Caucus determined to paralyze government with shutdowns over their ideological lunacy; and McCarthy's dyslexia in putting coherent spoken statements together, including a virtual admission the Benghazi Special Select House Committee was truly a 'Stop Hillary' kangaroo court.
Roskam claims he's not seeking a second House GOP leadership position (he was removed as No. 4 Republican last year), but continues to offer soothing leadership bromides that bely his claim he's not running.
"I truly believe we can have a transformative and impactful majority, but it will require us rethinking how we have been operating individually, collectively and structurally." That's Roskam's way of stating he's capable of corralling the radical herd of House Tea Party cats who forced the untimely resignation of House Speaker John Boehner and sent McCarthy fleeing for his sanity because both we're not extreme enough for them.
Like McCarthy, Roskam, too, has a bizarre way of speaking about the unspeakable. Hinting at the intractable GOP House dysfunction, he offers, "I hope to continue to work at driving themes to empower our leadership and our members. I truly believe we can have a transformative and impactful majority, but it will require us rethinking how we have been operating individually, collectively and structurally." That's a kind way of lamenting the virtual meltdown of the House GOP to provide responsible governance.
But least you think Roskam actually deserves the opportunity to corral the Tea Party radicals, remember this: he never utters a word of disparagement to their disgraceful conduct; and he votes with them every time, including shutting down the government when their tantrums go unheeded.
"I truly believe we can have a transformative and impactful majority, but it will require us rethinking how we have been operating individually, collectively and structurally." That's Roskam's way of stating he's capable of corralling the radical herd of House Tea Party cats who forced the untimely resignation of House Speaker John Boehner and sent McCarthy fleeing for his sanity because both we're not extreme enough for them.
Like McCarthy, Roskam, too, has a bizarre way of speaking about the unspeakable. Hinting at the intractable GOP House dysfunction, he offers, "I hope to continue to work at driving themes to empower our leadership and our members. I truly believe we can have a transformative and impactful majority, but it will require us rethinking how we have been operating individually, collectively and structurally." That's a kind way of lamenting the virtual meltdown of the House GOP to provide responsible governance.
But least you think Roskam actually deserves the opportunity to corral the Tea Party radicals, remember this: he never utters a word of disparagement to their disgraceful conduct; and he votes with them every time, including shutting down the government when their tantrums go unheeded.
posted by Walt Zlotow at 11:27 PM
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