Dear Editor,
After fifteen rounds of voting and in less than a year, US Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been booted in an unprecedented revolt, even supported by that side of the House he struck a deal with to avoid a government shutdown. Politics is strange. The minority side of the House refused to rescue him even though the former Speaker assisted the government in avoiding the ignominy of a shutdown. Was it a case of the Speaker being used to achieve an end and then cast aside? Hell hath no fury like a Speaker scorned!
The lessons from this ordeal are many. Chief among which are: the minority side aided the garnering of votes needed to oust the Speaker. Used and then refused. Secondly, the invoking of a compromise to gain the Speakership back in January came back to haunt. Be careful of promises made to gain office. Thirdly, no one is indispensable. You are put there to serve. To do otherwise would be detrimental.
Sincerely,
Shamshun Mohamed
