Kevin McCarthy thinks The Bee’s editorials are unfair. Read them & then decide | Opinion
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the Republican from Bakersfield, traveled to Clovis on Valentine’s Day to meet with area leaders, then with local reporters. It was during that time that he told me how much he dislikes The Bee’s editorials about him. He blamed me for not contacting his office, even though I had done so in the past and gotten no replies or interviews.
Contrary to the characterization by McCarthy that the editorials are rush jobs, they in fact are well-researched and extensively linked to background information. As one of the nation’s top political leaders, McCarthy’s words and actions are open to scrutiny and critical analysis.
Here are links to editorials we have published in the past nine months about McCarthy, most done while he was still the GOP leader in the House of Representatives:
Kevin McCarthy sounds bipartisan, but can he be trusted? The next few weeks will tell
Kevin McCarthy plays schoolyard politics by kicking Democrats off key committees
Kevin McCarthy can’t get too giddy over Biden missing documents cache. Trump’s case is much worse
As House speaker, Kevin McCarthy will be an empty suit beholden to the far right
‘Most humiliating day in Kevin McCarthy’s political career.’ He fails three speaker votes
Kevin McCarthy must behind this farm bill to secure more ag workers for California
Kevin McCarthy, R-Alabama? Marriage act vote reflects GOP’s irrelevance in California
In a wanna-be dress rehearsal as the next House speaker, Kevin McCarthy blows it big time
Kevin McCarthy promises revenge and recriminations. But first he has to become House speaker
For one brief moment, Kevin McCarthy was held to account for Jan. 6 and his role after
Bee endorsement: The case against voting to re-elect Kevin McCarthy to Congress
Kevin McCarthy’s mad that Joe Biden linked GOP to fascism. Maybe look in the mirror, sir?
Devin Nunes used to be Trump’s water boy. Kevin McCarthy has now fully embraced that role
Kevin McCarthy would rather help tax cheaters than honest Americans following the rules
Kevin McCarthy thinks Respect for Marriage Act is a ‘game,’ but he’s the one playing politics
Why Kevin McCarthy should support the committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot
