From McCarthyism to McCarthyisn’t

“McCarthy is the only speaker in history to be voted out of the job.” And now, two months later, he’s announced that he’s leaving Congress by year’s end. Kevin McCarthy was weak (he went from holding Trump accountable for Jan 6 to kissing his ass at Mar-a-Lago), dishonest, and had a terrible time getting the Speaker job he wasn’t able to hold onto. But here’s my concern. McCarthy was ultimately forced out of the business by people who are much more extreme. One by one the sane (or sane adjacent) people in politics are stepping away. For the same reason, fewer sane people are stepping into the ring. Where does that leave us?