There was a time when many House watchers - us included - speculated that McCarthy was a dead man walking. “We talked about our shared goals and how we plan to work together for the best of the conference … and the best of the country,” Good later told Playbook of their meeting. The two then met in the new speaker’s office, where Good promised McCarthy to do his best to support him, stay united behind him and make sure he was successful in taking on the Biden administration. BOB GOOD (R-Va.) had vowed never to back McCarthy, citing a personal beef that left him thinking the would-be speaker was untrustworthy.īut when McCarthy agreed to decentralize power to conservatives, Good voted “present” with other Freedom Caucus skeptics to allow the California Republican to clinch the gavel. During the fight over the gavel, arch-conservative Rep. THE NEW McCARTHY ERA - After KEVIN McCARTHY won the speakership in January, one of his top critics quietly offered an unexpected olive branch. HE WHO MUST NOT BE NAMED - “GOP study on poor 2022 election showing doesn’t mention Trump,” by WaPo’s Josh Dawsey and Michael Scherer LAST NIGHT AT THE WHITE HOUSE - President JOE BIDEN gave South Korean President YOON SUK YEOL a guitar signed by DON McLEAN - and Yoon shocked everyone by bringing down the house with a rendition of “American Pie.” Read on for a glimpse at the star-studded guest list JUST POSTED - JMart’s latest: “Is Trump Inevitable? Some in the GOP Are Starting To Wonder”
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