Oh poor Kevin McCarthy, we almost feel sorry for the guy! He’s got his dream job, but it turns out being the speaker of the House is harder than it looks. Apparently, he’s having a tough time getting along with some key players on his team. Can you imagine? Steve Scalise and Jodey Arrington are giving him trouble, and they’re basically the budget gurus of the Republicans. You would think they would all be on the same page when it comes to slashing the budget (a.k.a. taking out the scissors and making it rain confetti). Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to be the case.
Rumor has it that McCarthy has lost confidence in these two guys, and he’s not exactly keeping it a secret. He’s been all over them like a cheap suit, according to The Times. Of course, McCarthy denies all of this and says everything is hunky-dory in the Republican camp. We’re not sure if we believe him though. This sounds like the kind of family spat you only see on Jerry Springer.
Some people are saying that McCarthy is still feeling salty about how the election for speaker of the House went down. Apparently, Arrington threw Scalise into the ring as a potential candidate, which seems like it might still be bugging McCarthy to this day. Who knew this job could be so petty?
To make matters worse, the Republican leaders are already having trouble getting their team to agree on anything. It’s like trying to herd cats, they say. We’re not kidding. They’ve only managed to pass one major piece of legislation so far, and it’s a “sprawling energy package” that doesn’t even stand a chance of getting through the Senate. Oh, and that border security bill and budget plan they were supposed to have taken care of by now? Yeah, they’re on the backburner. It’s like these guys can’t agree on anything. It’s hard to get anything done at all when everyone’s bickering over who gets to be the line leader.
As if that weren’t enough, the Republicans are also trying to investigate everything under the sun when it comes to Joe Biden. They want to be thorough, you know? Unfortunately, they’re having trouble actually making any progress. Some Republicans are starting to worry that maybe they’re not focused enough on what really matters. Maybe they should take a page out of our book and just focus on memes and cat videos. That would be way more fun.

Serious News: nytimes