{"id":26600,"date":"2015-09-29T10:02:22","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T14:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=26600"},"modified":"2015-09-29T10:02:22","modified_gmt":"2015-09-29T14:02:22","slug":"we-fired-the-manager-what-happens-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=26600","title":{"rendered":"We Fired The Manager, What Happens Next?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Daily Caller<\/a> posted an article today about the resignation of John Boehner<\/a> and the speculation as to who will replace him.<\/p>\n

There is a statement in the article that I really like:<\/p>\n

In sports, if a team isn\u2019t doing well, you fire the manager. You do this because you have to do something<\/em>, and it sends a message. The fact that you can rarely blame all<\/em> a team\u2019s struggles on the manager hardly matters\u00a0(which is why the Nats should fire their manager and<\/em> the general manager \u2014 for giving him that sticking bullpen).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sometimes change, in and of itself, can shake things up. Sometimes winning is as much about chemistry as it is about substance. If you like a guy personally, you\u2019ll give him more leeway. If a guy wronged you in the past, you\u2019ll be skeptical of him forever. Who cares if he\u2019s no more conservative than the last guy?<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a New York Jets<\/a> football fan, I can relate to that statement. However, it may be really accurate in the battle to replace John Boehner.<\/p>\n

The odds-on favorite to be the new Speaker of the House<\/a> is Kevin McCarthy<\/a>, who represents a district in California. Representative McCarthy is well-spoken, handles the media well, and seems pleasant enough in dealing with the media, but he is not a conservative. The Conservative Review gives him a Liberty Score of\u00a045 percent (hardly a passing grade).\u00a0The\u00a0Liberty Score\u00ae\u00a0grades members of Congress on the top 50 votes over the past six years.<\/p>\n

The Daily Signal<\/a> posted an article yesterday about the possibility of Representative McCarthy as Speaker.<\/p>\n

The article states:<\/p>\n

If the torch is passed on to McCarthy, he will face challenges with lawmakers on both sides of the political spectrum. The Wall Street Journal<\/a> said, that if elected, McCarthy \u201cwould inherit a series of messy legislative problems that could require him to risk alienating colleagues before he even acclimates to the new job.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

A member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, Rep. Mick Mulvaney<\/a> of South Carolina, spoke on \u201cFox News Sunday<\/a>\u201d about a possible McCarthy speakership.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mulvaney said McCarthy is a \u201cground-up\u201d type of leader. But that \u201cthe important question is, will things change? Will they change for the better or will we simply replace Mr. Boehner with somebody else who will do the same thing.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Obviously, time will tell if Representative McCarthy will be any better for conservative causes than John Boehner. However, from what I have seen, Representative McCarthy will be more accessible to conservative news outlets and has a style that works better in communicating with people of all political stripes. I want to see conservative causes advanced, but I am hopeful that in the process conservatives will be able to soften our image with the American<\/a> public. I firmly believe that conservative ideas are better for America, I also firmly believe that the liberal media has so totally demonized conservatives that our ideas are not being heard. I had an interesting experience at a recent high school reunion when someone who evidently had a very negative opinion of conservatives talked to me for a while and was amazed to find out that I was actually a rational person. Representative McCarthy is a very personable politician, and I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt before reaching a conclusion about his conservatism.\u00a0Admittedly, his rating from the Conservative Review is horrible, but I think we have to go back to the “Buckley Rule.” The Buckley Rule (invented by William F. Buckley<\/a>) is to support the most viable conservative candidate.<\/p>\n

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