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Count_Drachma posted...

I feel like this is perhaps a cautionary tale in reaching across the aisle because oftentimes those allies will turn around and slit your throat at the first opportunity.

McCarthy could *easily* have gotten the Democrats to save his job. What he did for the past nine months is court the lunatic fringe of the Republican party, constantly giving into their demands in an attempt to placate them, then when he inevitably discovered he couldn't control them, he asked Democrats to save the Republican party from itself, but offered them nothing in return. He gave Democrats no reason to step in on his behalf; accordingly, they didn't.

The Democrats are the minority party - it is not up to them to be babysitters when the Republican caucus turns into a circus. Had McCarthy governed more from the centre and showed more of a willingness to work with Democrats and not do dumb shit like opening up an "impeachment inquiry" that even some of the quackiest Republican law experts are saying amounts to nothing or breaking his agreements with... well, everyone, he might still have his gavel today. But ultimately, if you spend your days pandering to the hard right and say, on the record, that you're offering the other side zero concessions to work with you, don't be surprised when they decline to take a bullet for you.