The Moral of the McCarthy Saga: Promises Matter

 Treachery comes with a downside, as Speaker McCarthy just learned.

A few members of the Freedom Caucus held fast and got promises from Kevin McCarthy to hold the fiscal line.

Then McCarthy worked with Democrats to raise the federal debt limit.

At our current prime rate, an average family of four's taxes could go down by $22K per year, had our public servants not taken out all those loans! Kevin McCarthy promised to address the approaching economic crisis.

While McCarthy was betraying his caucus, he forgot that treachery is now standard operating procedure.

Just like McCarthy, their honor was secondary to achieving their goal.

In such an environment, why did McCarthy think he could break a promise to his own caucus, yet trust his opponents? That's rather poor judgement, no? I didn't think Kevin McCarthy was a particularly bad speaker.

In a political system which is woefully lacking in accountability, McCarthy was just held accountable.

How different would Washington, D.C. be if holding bureaucrats and politicians accountable for their actions were the norm rather than the exception? When Republicans won their narrow control of the House - and it took 15 tries for McCarthy to ascend to the speaker's chair - the narrative was that compromise would be the key to a successful speakership.

Well, Kevin McCarthy compromised, and failed spectacularly.

Perhaps the real lesson from the McCarthy saga is that when one's leadership grasp is tenuous, one must hold tight to one's principles and value allies over opponents.

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