Dems Back Gaetz at Their Own Peril

Dems Back Gaetz at Their Own Peril

Much of the coverage of today's vote to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) has focused on what concessions McCarthy might give Democrats to bail him out of the mess he finds himself in. Little consideration has been paid, however, to what risks Democrats might take in backing an unprincipled and unserious Republican in pursuing a personal vendetta against McCarthy. What will follow a vote to oust McCarthy? Nobody has any idea. Who wi…