How fringe are they?

Created
Thu, 05/01/2023 - 01:00
Updated
Thu, 05/01/2023 - 01:00
Not to sound like an old Carson joke setup, but…. It is a mystery just how much of their own BS the hardest right among the Republican House caucus believes. They really, really dislike their own party establishment. That’s something activists on both sides of the aisle can appreciate. What they do about it is something else. Especially with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia is now backing Rep. Kevin McCarthy in his failing bid for Speaker. McCarthy failed to secure the votes to win three times on Tuesday. There is more fun to come this afternoon. CNN’s Jake Tapper offered some praise for Greene’s willingness to back the majority of her caucus, while contributor Jonah Goldberg condemned the holdouts (Mediaite): “They’re nihilists,” he said before ripping Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), a leading anti-McCarthy voice. “Most of these guys are performative people. Matt Gaetz is an illiterate.” Dana Bash asked Goldberg if the speakership drama speaks to a broader problem with the Republican Party. “Isn’t this actually an illustration and indicative of what is happening more broadly nationally with the Republican Party?” she queried. “Not that there aren’t true conservatives and authentic Republicans who believe in that credo, but that they are being hijacked time and time again, election after election by this minority because that’s who comes out and votes in primaries and so forth.” They are so fringe that Tapper commented, “Taylor Greene is the voice of reason here.” That alone should be enough to make you question which side of…