Opinion by E.J. Dionne Jr.: In unveiling their “Commitment to America,” House Republicans might have told Americans more than they intended about what a Republican majority would mean.
Despite its reputation, Gingrich’s Contract did not win him his majority. But it did create some discipline in the ranks, keeping his candidates on more or less the same page. That’s what McCarthy is trying to do with aHe might also have done his opponents a favor by signaling where his party spots Democratic weak points.
Lori McRoberts, a mother of three and a self-described “Mama Bear,” complained to McCarthy about covid-19 protocols in the schools during the pandemic that, among other things, required children to wear masks and sit in a line. “They sat like prisoners during lunch,” she said, and then moved on to the dangers of “Marxist-style programs targeting our children.”“Mama Bear to Mama Bear, I hear you,” Rep. Julia Letlow reassured her.
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