Top U.S. House Republican Kevin McCarthy could face an untimely end to his role as speaker if party hardliners oust him, for averting a costly government shutdown on Saturday with a stopgap bill that drew more support from Democrats than Republicans.
In all fairness, McCarthy is the one who changed the rules from requiring a motion to vacate from “on behalf of a political party or caucus” to “any member of the House”.
There was an entire reason there was a stopgap in place. McCarthy’s thirst for power brought him to this. So at the end of the day, “a bed was made by someone, and now a few folks are asking that person to head on to bed.”
Also, all this does is really reinforce the GOP mantra of “no honor among thieves.”