McCarthy hits hard at Dems after winning minority leader post

[DonViejo]

The California Republican easily defeated conservative hard-liner Jim Jordan.

By KYLE CHENEY, JOHN BRESNAHAN and SARAH FERRIS 11/14/2018 01:59 PM EST Updated 11/14/2018 05:08 PM EST

House Republicans immediately resumed a wartime posture Wednesday after electing their new leadership — vowing to aggressively resist Democrats' agenda and work to recapture the House majority after being routed in last week's elections.

In his first news conference after Republicans chose him to be House minority leader next year, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) largely attributed the GOP wipeout to historical trends while also repeatedly blaming spending by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg as the cause of several Republican defeats in close contests.

And rather than offer any conciliatory words to Democratic leaders, McCarthy and his newly appointed leadership team said they intend to retake the House in 2020 and push back against a Democratic agenda they described as primarily aimed at unseating President Donald Trump.

"I know they want to abolish ICE. I know they want to impeach the president," McCarthy said. "I just don’t think that’s the agenda Americans want."

McCarthy's comments came shortly after his colleagues and incoming GOP freshmen elected him to be the top House Republican in next year's Congress, easily casting aside a challenge for the post from conservative firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).

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[octoberlib]

1. He's full of shit.

[TreasonousBastard]

2. What Americans really, really DON'T want is another partisan asshole going to war.

[kentuck]

3. If the economy goes south, they will probably lose 40 more seats in the House.

Surely he understands that matters are not going to get better under Donald Trump?

[Cha]

4. Oh Fuck Off Asshole.. you're

gurgling on the bottom of a Big Blue WAVE.

Right.. he's such a "hard" hitter

[hatrack]

5. Keep talking, asshole. Keep up the hate, keep riling the rubes . .

We know how well that worked last week, now don't we?

[strangedaysindeed]

6. so we are not 'Americans'

"I know they want to abolish ICE. I know they want to impeach the president," McCarthy said. "I just don’t think that’s the agenda Americans want."

FU McKarthy, it's called the will of the people. Try paying attention sometime.

[BSdetect]

7. We want to charge drumph with treason and crimes not just impeachment. Wrong again fool.

[tavernier]

8. Hey dude, chill out!

There are ladies in the House!!

[agingdem]

9. Hey aptly named McCarthy

nobody is listening and nobody cares what you have to say...we won you lost...deal with it!

[muntrv]

10. "I just don't think that's the agenda Americans want."

If so, you wouldn't be the minority leader.

[beachbum bob]

11. At this point house GOP might as well stay home, they have 2 years of zero

Power or input

[spanone]

12. fuck him.

[redstatebluegirl]

13. Wasn't he investigated at some point? What happened to that?

[chowder66]

14. Shorter version: Republicans are still dicks. nt