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    Jonah Goldberg: The fight over Kevin McCarthy becoming speaker was never about conservative ideology

    by Jonah Goldberg, Tribune Content Agency Jan 10, 2023 3 minutes

    Kevin McCarthy’s epic struggle to become speaker of the House produced a lot of memorable images, but the most unforgettable was probably of Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, being physically restrained from opening a fresh can of whup-ass on Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, after Gaetz ensured McCarthy’s 14th failure to get the gavel.

    The significance of the near-altercation is that it had next to nothing to do with conventional ideological differences. Rogers is a very conservative Republican. Gaetz is a cable

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