“Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s long-term strategy is this — he has no long-term strategy,” Punchbowl News reports.
“The California Republican has shown, to a remarkable degree, that his day-to-day, week-to-week style in running the House is to essentially push through — to just keep dancing — and deal with problems as they come.
Get through today and worry about what happens next when it happens.”9McCarthy is fully cognizant of the “Do-whatever-it-takes” dynamic — and he even seems to relish it. McCarthy has privately remarked to aides and reporters that he has to ‘keep on dancing.’ On Thursday, McCarthy exited the House floor saying that he got through another week.”
CNN: House conservatives’ hardball tactics anger moderates and leave McCarthy in middle.