The Quote & Quiz for 10/6/23

This week’s quote comes to us, not surprisingly, from now former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who said this just moments after becoming former:

“I don’t regret standing up for choosing governance over grievance.” 

1. McCarthy has demonstrated his passion for governance over grievance by:

A) Traveling to Mar a lago to embrace Donald Trump soon after the January 6th Capitol riot that Trump inspired.

B) Launching an impeachment inquiry against Pres. Joe Biden despite the lack of any evidence to support an impeachable offense after voting not to impeach Trump for trying to overturn an election.

C) Making a deal with Biden for spending cuts to allow a necessary increase in the debt limit only to renege on the agreement a few months later.

D) Putting his fate in the hands of a handful of radicals by agreeing to a rule that allowed any one of them to force a vote on his speakership.

2. McCarthy could have saved his job with some Democratic votes. He courted the Democrats by:

A) Inviting Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries to the Speaker’s office for lunch and a chat about how they might work together on common goals.

B) Enrolling all House Democrats in a Napa Valley wine-of-the-month club.

C) Saying of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, “Yes, she’s a young Hispanic woman and yet I think she can still learn how to be a good legislator someday.”

D) Going on the Sunday morning talk shows to blame them for the near government shutdown only hours after they supplied the votes to prevent it.

3. If McCarthy writes a sequel to the iconic self-help book “How To Win Friends and Influence People” you should buy it.

A) Yes

B) No

4. The last Speaker to lose the job in this manner was:

A) John Boehner in 2015.

B) Newt Gingrich in 1998.

C) Dennis Hastert in 2007.

D) Nobody.

5. Some Republicans have urged Donald Trump to take over as speaker. Which of the following is true?

A) You don’t have to be a Member of Congress to serve as Speaker.

B) You don’t have to be a lawyer to serve on the Supreme Court.

C) You don’t have to be a priest to be Pope.

D) You don’t have to be rich to be my girl. You don’t have to be cool to rule my world.

6. Which was not a real human being?

A) Kevin McCarthy.

B) Joe McCarthy.

C) Eugene McCarthy.

D) Charlie McCarthy.

Answers

1. All are true.
2. D
3. B
4. D. Boehner was threatened with it, but resigned.
5. All are true.
6. D. Charlie McCarthy was a puppet, but A and B will also be accepted.

Scoring

6: You are the Speaker.

5: You are the Majority Leader.

4.: You are Chair of Appropriations.

3: You are the Whip.

2: You are the second assistant Whip.

1: You are a page and why are you laying on the rotunda floor?! Get back to work!

Have a good weekend. See ya Monday,