McCarthy doesn’t solve fiscal crisis.

So despite weeks of negotiations to reach an agreement on spending levels, both within the Republican caucus and with President Biden’s team, Speaker McCarthy is now cavalierly inviting the extremists to stage a repeat performance.

Never mind that moderates of both parties, those Members who actually comprise a governing majority, will never support the radical spending cuts MAGA will propose. Never mind that indulging the fantasies of the least responsible elements of the Republican party will subject the House to another pointless cycle of divisiveness.

Kevin McCarthy is utterly indifferent to all of it, illustrating yet again his inability to provide the leadership necessary for a functioning legislative body.

Regular readers of Feathers Of Hope will recall that when details of the debt limit agreement were first revealed, we posted this:

“Honestly, it’s stunning that Keven McCarthy has betrayed his MAGA base. Perhaps it shouldn’t be, since the man appears to have no discernible core. But in any case, the consequences of his doing so are enormous.”

Noting that our network has been advocating the formation of a bipartisan majority as a means to diminish the power of MAGA extremists in the House of Representatives, we wondered whether our goal had been realized and, if so just what those enormous consequences would be:

“What we do next depends on how the drama of the last few weeks comes to be understood as the dust settles. There have been a number of unexpected twists along the way, and we’ll need to think carefully about how those affect our plans.”

Reflecting on the possibility that the newly formed cross-party alliance might endure, we speculated that perhaps:

“It raises the possibility of a new, more cooperative dynamic in the House. (wishful thinking?)” — May 30: President Biden Knows How To Negotiate and Win

Well yes and no. Yes it was wishful thinking. And no there is not a more cooperative dynamic in the House. But there could be. Having seen a glimpse of that possibility last month, others are beginning to take note.