The House of Representatives will continue to try and elect the next speaker after Kevin McCarthy failed to earn more than 218 votes on 12 ballots over two days, the first time in 100 years that the speaker was not elected on the first ballot. Getty / AFP
The House of Representatives will continue to try and elect the next speaker after Kevin McCarthy failed to earn more than 218 votes on 12 ballots over two days, the first time in 100 years that the speaker was not elected on the first ballot. Getty / AFP
Republican leader Mr McCarthy enters the Capitol in Washington. Getty / AFP
Republican leader Mr McCarthy enters the Capitol in Washington. Getty / AFP
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries received more votes than Mr McCarthy on the six votes. Getty / AFP
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries received more votes than Mr McCarthy on the six votes. Getty / AFP
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gestures to the Clerk of the House that there is one more Democratic vote to be cast during the roll call vote on the motion to adjourn. AP
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gestures to the Clerk of the House that there is one more Democratic vote to be cast during the roll call vote on the motion to adjourn. AP
The House convened on January 3 to open the new Congress. EPA
The House convened on January 3 to open the new Congress. EPA
Mr McCarthy, left, is campaigning to become the new US House speaker. AFP
Mr McCarthy, left, is campaigning to become the new US House speaker. AFP
Mr McCarthy casts his vote during the third round of voting for House speaker after failing to secure the 218 votes required to win the position. AP
Mr McCarthy casts his vote during the third round of voting for House speaker after failing to secure the 218 votes required to win the position. AP
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, centre, gathers with fellow Democratic US representatives in the House chamber. AFP
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, centre, gathers with fellow Democratic US representatives in the House chamber. AFP
Democratis Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speak in the House chamber after the legislative body fails to elect a speaker. AFP
Democratis Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speak in the House chamber after the legislative body fails to elect a speaker. AFP
Former US House speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks with Mr Jeffries. Bloomberg
Former US House speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks with Mr Jeffries. Bloomberg
Byron Donalds, centre, a Republican, flipped his vote after Mr McCarthy failed to secure the speaker position in the first two rounds of voting. AFP
Byron Donalds, centre, a Republican, flipped his vote after Mr McCarthy failed to secure the speaker position in the first two rounds of voting. AFP
Steve Scalise, a Republican, nominates Mr McCarthy for House speaker. AFP
Steve Scalise, a Republican, nominates Mr McCarthy for House speaker. AFP
Mr McCarthy listens to the third round of votes for House speaker on the opening day of the 118th Congress. AP
Mr McCarthy listens to the third round of votes for House speaker on the opening day of the 118th Congress. AP
Chip Roy, a Republican, railed against the legislative processes of the House as he voted against Mr McCarthy for speaker. EPA
Chip Roy, a Republican, railed against the legislative processes of the House as he voted against Mr McCarthy for speaker. EPA
Mr McCarthy and Mr Scalise shake hands after Mr Scalise nominated the California Republican for House speaker. EPA
Mr McCarthy and Mr Scalise shake hands after Mr Scalise nominated the California Republican for House speaker. EPA
Matt Gaetz is one of the Republican holdouts voting against Mr McCarthy. Bloomberg
Matt Gaetz is one of the Republican holdouts voting against Mr McCarthy. Bloomberg
Mr Gaetz speaks during the first session of the 118th Congress. Bloomberg
Mr Gaetz speaks during the first session of the 118th Congress. Bloomberg
Republican Jim Jordan is seen as an alternative choice for House speaker if Mr McCarthy cannot secure the 218 votes needed to win. EPA
Republican Jim Jordan is seen as an alternative choice for House speaker if Mr McCarthy cannot secure the 218 votes needed to win. EPA
Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks with Mr McCarthy. EPA
Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks with Mr McCarthy. EPA
Ms Ocasio-Cortez speaks with Mr Jeffries on the House floor. Bloomberg
Ms Ocasio-Cortez speaks with Mr Jeffries on the House floor. Bloomberg
Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi is on the House Oversight and Reform Committee and helped get Barack Obama elected in Illinois and for his 2008 presidential bid. His parents immigrated to the US from New Delhi. Bloomberg
Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi is on the House Oversight and Reform Committee and helped get Barack Obama elected in Illinois and for his 2008 presidential bid. His parents immigrated to the US from New Delhi. Bloomberg
Republican Steve Scalise, who was shot at the Congressional softball game in 2017, has been considered for the Speaker of the House position. EPA
Republican Steve Scalise, who was shot at the Congressional softball game in 2017, has been considered for the Speaker of the House position. EPA
Democrat Shri Thanedar was born in Belgavi, India and became a US citizen in 1988. He represents the state of Michigan. Photo: US House of Representatives
Democrat Shri Thanedar was born in Belgavi, India and became a US citizen in 1988. He represents the state of Michigan. Photo: US House of Representatives
Democrat Rashida Tlaib has been a vocal critic of the Trump administration and advocated for Trump's impeachment. Reuters
Democrat Rashida Tlaib has been a vocal critic of the Trump administration and advocated for Trump's impeachment. Reuters

Opinion

Republican rebels hit mute on Kevin McCarthy's speaker ambitions

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Thomas Watkins is Washington bureau chief at The National

January 05, 2023

What’s the difference between a stereo, a television and the US House of Representatives?

Stereos and TVs have speakers. The House just makes a lot of noise.

Sorry for the obvious joke, but it is hard not to laugh at the tragicomedy playing out in the lower chamber of Congress, where an increasingly dour Kevin McCarthy has been rejected eight times (and counting) by members of his own Republican Party in his quest to become House speaker.

It's a grim state of affairs for Mr McCarthy, whose ritualised national humiliation makes for pitiable viewing or scintillating schadenfreude, depending on one's politics.

But the real loser in all of this is the Republican Party, which once again has allowed its long-simmering civil war to burst to the fore, highlighting how a determined band of absolutists make it literally impossible for the party to govern.

Mr McCarthy spent the past four years as minority leader and has long assumed he would become the next speaker, replacing Nancy Pelosi after the Democrats lost their majority in last year’s midterm elections.

But it is now clear that a hard-core component of "Never Kevin" Republicans won't budge in their opposition to him, even as he buckles to their many demands and yields a string of concessions, including one that would empower any member of Congress to call for a confidence vote whenever they saw fit.

The Californian congressman's apparent Waterloo is being led by a rowdy group of about 20 Republicans, many of whom belong to the ultra-right House Freedom Caucus or who have pushed Donald Trump's lies that the 2020 presidential election was "stolen" from him, even though he lost to Joe Biden by seven million votes.

The burn-it-all-to-the-ground nihilists see Mr McCarthy as a creature of the "swamp", the fetid pool of status-quo pond life that usually governs according to established norms, and say the man who is now their majority leader is insufficiently conservative.

Among them are Lauren Boebert, an Islamophobe from Colorado, and Matt Gaetz, a die-hard Trump loyalist who went so far as to nominate the former president to be speaker on Thursday.

It matters little that they can't be sworn in as representatives and begin making laws until a speaker is selected. This is their moment in the spotlight and the prima donnas won't yield easily.

The Republicans have 222 seats compared to the Democrats, who have 212, though this will probably grow to 213 after a special election for a vacant House seat in a Democratic district of Virginia next month.

Shepherding legislation along a tight-rope majority like that would be excruciating for any speaker. With the gavel in Mr McCarthy's hand, it would be all but impossible.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy holds a press conference with members of Republican House leadership on the January 6 committee. AFP
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy holds a press conference with members of Republican House leadership on the January 6 committee. AFP
Mr McCarthy, a US representative from California, is the leader of the Republican Party in the House. Reuters
Mr McCarthy, a US representative from California, is the leader of the Republican Party in the House. Reuters
Andy Biggs, a US representative from Arizona, questions Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as he speaks before the House Judiciary Committee. AFP
Andy Biggs, a US representative from Arizona, questions Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as he speaks before the House Judiciary Committee. AFP
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise speaks as Mr McCarthy listens during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. AFP
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise speaks as Mr McCarthy listens during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. AFP
Mr McCarthy heads to his office surrounded by reporters after House investigators issued a subpoena for him and four other Republicans as part of their probe into the violent January 6 insurrection. AP
Mr McCarthy heads to his office surrounded by reporters after House investigators issued a subpoena for him and four other Republicans as part of their probe into the violent January 6 insurrection. AP
Republican Matt Gaetz speaks during a rally with former president Donald Trump before the midterm elections. Reuters
Republican Matt Gaetz speaks during a rally with former president Donald Trump before the midterm elections. Reuters
Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican representative from Georgia, attends a rally for Ohio Senate candidate JD Vance. AP
Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican representative from Georgia, attends a rally for Ohio Senate candidate JD Vance. AP
Mr Scalise speaks to supporters as he celebrates his re-election in Metairie, Louisiana. AP
Mr Scalise speaks to supporters as he celebrates his re-election in Metairie, Louisiana. AP
Jim Jordan, a US representative from Ohio, arrives to speak before former president Donald Trump at a rally in Ohio. AP
Jim Jordan, a US representative from Ohio, arrives to speak before former president Donald Trump at a rally in Ohio. AP
An image of Mr Scalise and former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson during a January 6 committee public hearing. Bloomberg
An image of Mr Scalise and former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson during a January 6 committee public hearing. Bloomberg
Elise Stefanik became chairwoman of the Republican Conference after Liz Cheney was ousted. Bloomberg
Elise Stefanik became chairwoman of the Republican Conference after Liz Cheney was ousted. Bloomberg
Mr Biggs and others spoke out against the committee investigating the January 6 attack and the conditions of the jail where many prisoners arrested in connection to the attack are being held. AFP
Mr Biggs and others spoke out against the committee investigating the January 6 attack and the conditions of the jail where many prisoners arrested in connection to the attack are being held. AFP
Mr Biggs stands next to Ms Greene during a press conference. AFP
Mr Biggs stands next to Ms Greene during a press conference. AFP
Michael McCaul, a Republican representative from Texas, questions Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in Washington. AP
Michael McCaul, a Republican representative from Texas, questions Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in Washington. AP

The House Freedom Caucus's shenanigans this week show what the next two years of Republican majority in the House will look like: chaos, theatrics and failed legislative efforts.

It must all be bitterly ironic for Mr McCarthy, who has done everything he can to placate his party's fringe and its Trump base.

Just days after the January 6, 2021 assault on the US Capitol and democracy itself, Mr McCarthy said Mr Trump "bears responsibility" for the riots that other politicians have called an attempted coup.

He even told fellow Republican leaders that "I've had it with this guy", according to audio obtained by The New York Times.

Yet within weeks, Mr McCarthy flew down to Florida to swear obeisance to the former president.

Mr Trump and Mr McCarthy in Florida in 2018. Reuters
Mr Trump and Mr McCarthy in Florida in 2018. Reuters

Mr Trump has called Mr McCarthy "My Kevin" and on Tuesday put out a caveated statement supporting him as speaker, saying he would do a "good job", or maybe even a "GREAT JOB".

Mr McCarthy's willingness to strike Faustian deals was on display again this week, as he surrendered to rebel demands that had once been red lines.

As of Thursday morning, he reportedly had agreed to make it easier for a speaker to be fired and signed off on giving some members of the House Freedom Caucus spots on the rules committee.

By giving any representative the opportunity to call a vote, at any time and on any day, on whether the speaker should remain, Mr McCarthy would be agreeing to make himself a hostage at any time. It's nuts.

It wasn't supposed to be like this for Mr McCarthy, who has spent a decade grooming himself for the speakership.

Back in 2010, he co-wrote a book called Young Guns with two other Republican leaders, Paul Ryan and Eric Cantor.

Seen by tea party populists as too pro-establishment, Mr Cantor lost his seat in a 2014 upset. Mr Ryan bowed out of politics in 2018.

Now, in the week that was supposed to be his crowning achievement, the last of the Young Guns must be wondering how many bullets he has left in the chamber.

Young Guns, co-authored by Paul Ryan, Eric Cantor and Kevin McCarthy in 2010
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1970

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1971

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November 30: Despite  a power sharing agreement, Tehran takes full control of Abu Musa. 

November 31: UK officials visit all six participating Emirates to formally end the Trucial States treaties

December 2: 11am, Dubai. New Supreme Council formally elects Sheikh Zayed as President. Treaty of Friendship signed with the UK. 11.30am. Flag raising ceremony at Union House and Al Manhal Palace in Abu Dhabi witnessed by Sheikh Khalifa, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.

December 6: Arab League formally admits the UAE. The first British Ambassador presents his credentials to Sheikh Zayed.

December 9: UAE joins the United Nations.

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Price, base / as tested: Dh169,995 / Dh192,045

Engine: Turbocharged, 2.0-litre, in-line four-cylinder

Transmission: Six-speed automatic

Power: 253hp @ 5,500rpm

Torque: 389Nm @ 2,500rpm

Fuel economy, combined: 10.7L / 100km

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Director: Elie Semaan

Starring: Abdullah Boushehri, Laila Abdallah, Lulwa Almulla

Rating: 3/5

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Creator: Mike White

Starring: Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, Natasha Rothwell

Rating: 4.5/5

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Name: Fareed Lafta

Age: 40

From: Baghdad, Iraq

Mission: Promote world peace

Favourite poet: Al Mutanabbi

Role models: His parents 

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Arrogate's winning run

1. Maiden Special Weight, Santa Anita Park, June 5, 2016

2. Allowance Optional Claiming, Santa Anita Park, June 24, 2016

3. Allowance Optional Claiming, Del Mar, August 4, 2016

4. Travers Stakes, Saratoga, August 27, 2016

5. Breeders' Cup Classic, Santa Anita Park, November 5, 2016

6. Pegasus World Cup, Gulfstream Park, January 28, 2017

7. Dubai World Cup, Meydan Racecourse, March 25, 2017

MATCH INFO

Uefa Champions League semi-finals, first leg
Liverpool v Roma
When: April 24, 10.45pm kick-off (UAE)
Where: Anfield, Liverpool
Live: BeIN Sports HD
Second leg: May 2, Stadio Olimpico, Rome

How to help

Send “thenational” to the following numbers or call the hotline on: 0502955999
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6027 – Dh 100
6026 – Dh 200

Updated: January 05, 2023, 8:41 PM
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