Kevin McCarthy Is Leaving It to Democrats to Keep Lauren Boebert In Line

Democrats are grappling with a very 2021 problem—having to play whack-a-mole with unhinged Republicans. Strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee assignments, up pops Paul Gosar with a murder fantasy about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Discipline him, here comes Lauren Boebert with an unhealthy and profoundly bigoted fixation on Ilhan Omar. Because House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has long ago made clear that there is no limit to the abhorrent conduct he’ll tolerate, it has become incumbent on Democrats to hold GOP lawmakers accountable for their bad behavior. Unfortunately, there are a lot of Republicans behaving badly. Indeed, acting so recklessly and… Read Full Article