Can’t say I feel too bad for him.

He should have known this would happen once he agreed that one person could motion to vacate. His only chance was for democrats to come to the rescue, but he dealt them in bad faith.

On the bright side, everyone got to see how disorganized the republicans in congress are. The downside is now we have a crazy religious lunatic with porn-monitoring software on his phone as speaker of the house.

This is how fascism advances, they eat their own, it's part of the life cycle. People like McCarthy think they're playing the game and that they're going to always have a seat at the table, only to realize that they're just keeping the seat warm for whichever next-level extremist stabs them in the back. Rinse and repeat until MCarthy seems tame by comparison to whoever is there in the end.

Engaged in Republican politics

So going on Real Time and throwing shit at the republican party.

"I will never give up!" "I have a responsibility to my constituents!" "I will never surrender!" Oh, you are leaving now? Ok bye.

Oh no! Which Republican could replace his valuable ability to get nothing done?