George Santos is the new normal for the MAGA GOP

[robosmith]

1 hour ago, reason10 said:

https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/trump-administration-accomplishments/

Before the China Virus invaded our shores, we built the world’s most prosperous economy.

• America gained 7 million new jobs – more than three times government experts’ projections.
• Middle-Class family income increased nearly $6,000 – more than five times the gains during the entire previous administration.
• The unemployment rate reached 3.5 percent, the lowest in a half-century.
• Achieved 40 months in a row with more job openings than job-hirings.
• More Americans reported being employed than ever before – nearly 160 million.
• Jobless claims hit a nearly 50-year low.
• The number of people claiming unemployment insurance as a share of the population hit its lowest on record.
• Incomes rose in every single metro area in the United States for the first time in nearly 3 decades.

Delivered a future of greater promise and opportunity for citizens of all backgrounds.

• Unemployment rates for African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and those without a high school diploma all reached record lows.
• Unemployment for women hit its lowest rate in nearly 70 years.
• Lifted nearly 7 million people off of food stamps.
• Poverty rates for African Americans and Hispanic Americans reached record lows.
• Income inequality fell for two straight years, and by the largest amount in over a decade.
• The bottom 50 percent of American households saw a 40 percent increase in net worth.
• Wages rose fastest for low-income and blue collar workers – a 16 percent pay increase.
• African American homeownership increased from 41.7 percent to 46.4 percent.

Brought jobs, factories, and industries back to the USA.

• Created more than 1.2 million manufacturing and construction jobs.
• Put in place policies to bring back supply chains from overseas.
• Small business optimism broke a 35-year old record in 2018.

Hit record stock market numbers and record 401ks.

• The DOW closed above 20,000 for the first time in 2017 and topped 30,000 in 2020.
• The S&P 500 and NASDAQ have repeatedly notched record highs.

Rebuilding and investing in rural America.

• Signed an Executive Order on Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Agricultural Biotechnology Products, which is bringing innovative new technologies to market in American farming and agriculture.
• Strengthened America’s rural economy by investing over $1.3 billion through the Agriculture Department’s ReConnect Program to bring high-speed broadband infrastructure to rural America.

Achieved a record-setting economic comeback by rejecting blanket lockdowns.

• An October 2020 Gallup survey found 56 percent of Americans said they were better off during a pandemic than four years prior.
• During the third quarter of 2020, the economy grew at a rate of 33.1 percent – the most rapid GDP growth ever recorded.
• Since coronavirus lockdowns ended, the economy has added back over 12 million jobs, more than half the jobs lost.
• Jobs have been recovered 23 times faster than the previous administration’s recovery.
• Unemployment fell to 6.7 percent in December, from a pandemic peak of 14.7 percent in April – beating expectations of well over 10 percent unemployment through the end of 2020.
• Under the previous administration, it took 49 months for the unemployment rate to fall from 10 percent to under 7 percent compared to just 3 months for the Trump Administration.
• Since April, the Hispanic unemployment rate has fallen by 9.6 percent, Asian-American unemployment by 8.6 percent, and Black American unemployment by 6.8 percent.
• 80 percent of small businesses are now open, up from just 53 percent in April.
• Small business confidence hit a new high.
• Homebuilder confidence reached an all-time high, and home sales hit their highest reading since December 2006.
• Manufacturing optimism nearly doubled.
• Household net worth rose $7.4 trillion in Q2 2020 to $112 trillion, an all-time high.
• Home prices hit an all-time record high.
• The United States rejected crippling lockdowns that crush the economy and inflict countless public health harms and instead safely reopened its economy.
• Business confidence is higher in America than in any other G7 or European Union country.
• Stabilized America’s financial markets with the establishment of a number of Treasury Department supported facilities at the Federal Reserve.

 

No one FORCED Trump to ADMIT the virus to the US.

Esp NOT WITHOUT TESTING, TRACKING, NOR QUARANTINE.

Trump was RESPONSIBLE for the FIRST SUPER-SPREADER in the US.

[Hodad]

44 minutes ago, reason10 said:

https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/trump-administration-accomplishments/

Before the China Virus invaded our shores, we built the world’s most prosperous economy.

• America gained 7 million new jobs – more than three times government experts’ projections.
• Middle-Class family income increased nearly $6,000 – more than five times the gains during the entire previous administration.
• The unemployment rate reached 3.5 percent, the lowest in a half-century.
• Achieved 40 months in a row with more job openings than job-hirings.
• More Americans reported being employed than ever before – nearly 160 million.
• Jobless claims hit a nearly 50-year low.
• The number of people claiming unemployment insurance as a share of the population hit its lowest on record.
• Incomes rose in every single metro area in the United States for the first time in nearly 3 decades.

Delivered a future of greater promise and opportunity for citizens of all backgrounds.

• Unemployment rates for African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and those without a high school diploma all reached record lows.
• Unemployment for women hit its lowest rate in nearly 70 years.
• Lifted nearly 7 million people off of food stamps.
• Poverty rates for African Americans and Hispanic Americans reached record lows.
• Income inequality fell for two straight years, and by the largest amount in over a decade.
• The bottom 50 percent of American households saw a 40 percent increase in net worth.
• Wages rose fastest for low-income and blue collar workers – a 16 percent pay increase.
• African American homeownership increased from 41.7 percent to 46.4 percent.

Brought jobs, factories, and industries back to the USA.

• Created more than 1.2 million manufacturing and construction jobs.
• Put in place policies to bring back supply chains from overseas.
• Small business optimism broke a 35-year old record in 2018.

Hit record stock market numbers and record 401ks.

• The DOW closed above 20,000 for the first time in 2017 and topped 30,000 in 2020.
• The S&P 500 and NASDAQ have repeatedly notched record highs.

Rebuilding and investing in rural America.

• Signed an Executive Order on Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Agricultural Biotechnology Products, which is bringing innovative new technologies to market in American farming and agriculture.
• Strengthened America’s rural economy by investing over $1.3 billion through the Agriculture Department’s ReConnect Program to bring high-speed broadband infrastructure to rural America.

Achieved a record-setting economic comeback by rejecting blanket lockdowns.

• An October 2020 Gallup survey found 56 percent of Americans said they were better off during a pandemic than four years prior.
• During the third quarter of 2020, the economy grew at a rate of 33.1 percent – the most rapid GDP growth ever recorded.
• Since coronavirus lockdowns ended, the economy has added back over 12 million jobs, more than half the jobs lost.
• Jobs have been recovered 23 times faster than the previous administration’s recovery.
• Unemployment fell to 6.7 percent in December, from a pandemic peak of 14.7 percent in April – beating expectations of well over 10 percent unemployment through the end of 2020.
• Under the previous administration, it took 49 months for the unemployment rate to fall from 10 percent to under 7 percent compared to just 3 months for the Trump Administration.
• Since April, the Hispanic unemployment rate has fallen by 9.6 percent, Asian-American unemployment by 8.6 percent, and Black American unemployment by 6.8 percent.
• 80 percent of small businesses are now open, up from just 53 percent in April.
• Small business confidence hit a new high.
• Homebuilder confidence reached an all-time high, and home sales hit their highest reading since December 2006.
• Manufacturing optimism nearly doubled.
• Household net worth rose $7.4 trillion in Q2 2020 to $112 trillion, an all-time high.
• Home prices hit an all-time record high.
• The United States rejected crippling lockdowns that crush the economy and inflict countless public health harms and instead safely reopened its economy.
• Business confidence is higher in America than in any other G7 or European Union country.
• Stabilized America’s financial markets with the establishment of a number of Treasury Department supported facilities at the Federal Reserve.

 

So you've got nothing except the PR of a compulsive liar? The guy who started his presidency by telling you he had the largest inauguration crowd in history ends it by telling you he built the best economy in history, and you just swallow it? Lol. That's pretty gullible, even for Florida Man. You'd be better off going back to citing random Pinterest posts.

Economists laugh at that absurd claim the same way the United Nations laughed at Trump when he said his administration had accomplished more than any in history. 

The truth is that the economy was pretty good for most of the Trump administration because he inherited an economy that was pretty good -- and he ALMOST managed to not fark it up.

It wasn't the best in history- not by a longshot. It wasn't the best in even a single major metric. GDP growth was modest tracking straight from the Obama economy. Lagging well behind other modern presidents like Clinton, Reagan, Bush, not to mention actual record sets like FDR.

Your claim is a complete joke, and it only highlights, once again, how gullible the Trump cult is.

Again I'd encourage you to fact check for yourself--if you can.  Find an original source and check any major metric against other presidents.

 

 

[Nationalist]

19 hours ago, Rebound said:

I just report the truth.  

No. You report what your "pose" tells you to report.

This is such a silly thread. You "posums" are trying to make this dumb-ass Santos a surrogate for Orangemanbad. That's just nonsense. 

But what's really pathetic is, conservatives are agreeing that he should be removed.

Silly...

[TomT]

All this agnst!

What some of you fail to realize, Santos is a poster boy for the MAGA party. He is being attacked by the Leftist/Communist Democrat media talking heads. That gives Santos street cred in MAGA world. MAGA finds these opportunities to stick their finger in the eyes of the Leftist media great fun. They have an entire echo chamber dedicated to attacking anyone attacking a MAGA branded individual.

The Only requirement in MAGA world is fealty to the party. MAGA Republicans are world famous for their ability to ignore or even celebrate lies. The only truth in this party is victory. Every MAGA lie is an opportunity to attack!

[robosmith]

33 minutes ago, TomT said:

All this agnst!

What some of you fail to realize, Santos is a poster boy for the MAGA party. He is being attacked by the Leftist/Communist Democrat media talking heads. That gives Santos street cred in MAGA world. MAGA finds these opportunities to stick their finger in the eyes of the Leftist media great fun. They have an entire echo chamber dedicated to attacking anyone attacking a MAGA branded individual.

The Only requirement in MAGA world is fealty to the party. MAGA Republicans are world famous for their ability to ignore or even celebrate lies. The only truth in this party is victory. Every MAGA lie is an opportunity to attack!

Exactly, as demonstrated right here by Nationalist, who has outright declared he doesn't care about the truth as long as the LIES work to win elections.

Short sighted to the MAX. LMAO

[reason10]

Federal Deficits increased in Trump’s first two years, EXPLODED in Trump’s third year, and was more than triple Obama’s highest in Trump’s fourth year. 

That's a lie.

In Biden’s first year, he cut the Federal deficit IN HALF, and unemployment reached its all-time lowest level. The Federal Reserve continually increased interest rates in an effort to slow down extreme economic growth. 

That's a lie. A MAJOR one.

So go ahead and tell us which economic metric you use to compare Trump’s economy to Obama’s or Biden’s.  Obama inherited a nightmare banking collapse from Bush, and turned that around in an instant. 

Actually, the banking nightmare came from Obama when he worked for ACORN.  (Get someone with an education to read this to you.)

https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/obama-launched-subprime-crisis-with-lawsuit/

Subprime Bubble: Obama 'Vampire Socialism' Built It

We have often written that the true roots of our current economic crisis lay in the excesses of the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act as redefined under the Clinton administration. We have explained how community outreach by banks, under pressure from groups such as Acorn, was transformed into the mandatory credit issuance based not of creditworthiness, but on the basis of "fairness."

"Redlining," the activists argued, was the antithesis of the American dream of owning a home. Moreover, they insisted, everyone had the "right" to own a home. So the banks were forced to issue loans to people who couldn't afford to pay them back. The banking system was forced to inflate a housing bubble that set us up for a near-catastrophic economic collapse.

We have heard a lot about the "vampire capitalism" of Bain Capital and its former chief, Mitt Romney. We have heard next to nothing about the "vampire socialism" of Barack Obama in helping to plant the seeds of economic collapse that he would exploit to his own political benefit later.

It was the progressive dreams of Barack Obama that would crash the nation's economy in 2008, wipe out at least $4 trillion in equity and help keep the unemployment rate above 8% for four years.

As president, Obama would blame his predecessor, George W. Bush, and Wall Street. But before the housing market finally collapsed, it was a young lawyer named Barack Obama who helped put the wrecking ball in motion.

 

[reason10]

3 hours ago, robosmith said:

Too bad ^this is ONLY your FANTASY.

It WAS the best since he inherited FULL EMPLOYMENT from the Obama Admin.

But then HE DESTROYED it with his incompetent response to the virus; the introduction of which to America occurred ON HIS WATCH.

FULL EMPLOYMENT was NOT "a mess." That is just another FANTASY of YOURS.

He did NOT inherit full employment from the Kenyan Imbecile.

Full employment does not include MASSES WHO HAVE GIVEN UP LOOKING FOR JOBS, you lying piece of manure.

https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/01/22/the-truth-behind-obamas-job-numbers/

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The joke a few years ago was that Obama would shrink the unemployment rate to zero through the magic formula of driving millions out of the workforce. In a world where everyone is living off of welfare or a trust fund, and no one is looking for a job — there are officially no unemployed people.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/gregorymcneal/2012/10/13/labor-force-participation-under-obama/

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Labor Force Participation Rate under President Obama.  The rate dropped from 65.7% in January 2009 to 63.6% in September 2012.  The chart below depicts the decline during President Obama's time in office, and it demonstrates that the job situation became worse under his leadership.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterferrara/2012/02/09/dont-be-fooled-the-obama-unemployment-rate-is-11/
 

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When Barack Obama entered office in January, 2009, the labor force participation rate was 65.7%, meaning nearly two-thirds of working age Americans were working or looking for work.

When the recession supposedly officially ended in June, 2009, the labor force participation rate was still 65.7%.

In the latest, much celebrated, unemployment report, the labor force participation rate had plummeted to 63.7%, the most rapid decline in U.S. history.  That means that under President Obama nearly 5 million Americans have fled the workforce in hopeless despair.

 

You are incredibly stupid and ignorant if you somehow believe that Kenyan illegal alien did ANYTHING positive for the economy of the United STates. And his unelected lackey is making things even worse.

But I'll bet your welfare checks still come once a month, CREEP.

[BeaverFever]

On 12/30/2022 at 9:33 AM, reason10 said:

Just about EVERY Democrat has a worse criminal record than Santos.

That is an objectively false statement. You fail. Again. 

[reason10]

2 minutes ago, BeaverFever said:

That is an objectively false statement. You fail. Again. 

Nope. Democrats are criminals who believe laws do not apply to them.

[BeaverFever]

16 minutes ago, reason10 said:

Nope. Democrats are criminals who believe laws do not apply to them.

That is just your rabid kook opinion. And pretty hilarious considering you worship a tax-cheating seditious crooked businessman who had to pardon a boatload of his own criminal buddies to cover his own backside. True it’s not the dozens of crooked Reagan-Bush officials who Bush Sr pardoned for their Iran-Contra crimes but it’s more than Richard “Actually I am a crook” Nixon I believe. 
 

And regardless of how dishonest you think democrats may be, it is an objectively FALSE statement to say “just about every democrat” has a “criminal record”. Or perhaps you don’t know what a “criminal record” is…

[Nationalist]

10 hours ago, robosmith said:

No one FORCED Trump to ADMIT the virus to the US.

Esp NOT WITHOUT TESTING, TRACKING, NOR QUARANTINE.

Trump was RESPONSIBLE for the FIRST SUPER-SPREADER in the US.

"SUPER-SPREADER"

Every time I read or hear that...I giggle.

Man I hope you wear Depends...

[Nationalist]

8 hours ago, TomT said:

All this agnst!

What some of you fail to realize, Santos is a poster boy for the MAGA party. He is being attacked by the Leftist/Communist Democrat media talking heads. That gives Santos street cred in MAGA world. MAGA finds these opportunities to stick their finger in the eyes of the Leftist media great fun. They have an entire echo chamber dedicated to attacking anyone attacking a MAGA branded individual.

The Only requirement in MAGA world is fealty to the party. MAGA Republicans are world famous for their ability to ignore or even celebrate lies. The only truth in this party is victory. Every MAGA lie is an opportunity to attack!

What lies? Who are you whining about?

[BeaverFever]

“Hey Santos: HOLD MY BEER”

The Republican cesspool really has no bottom  

New Georgia House member arrested on drug and theft charges

 

WINDER, Ga. (AP) — An incoming Georgia state representative has been arrested after investigators said he stole prescription narcotics at the retirement complex he manages.

Danny Rampey, 67, of Statham, was arrested Thursday, jail records show. He was charged with six counts of obtaining drugs by misrepresentation or theft, six counts of exploiting an elder or disabled adult, five counts of burglary and one count of drug possession.

….Rampey, a Republican, faced no general election opposition in his November victory in House District 119, which includes most of Barrow County. Rep. Terry England, the current officeholder, is retiring. Rampey easily won an earlier GOP primary.

…Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said Rampey is believed to have burglarized a house that is part of the complex. Officials said the investigation began about two weeks ago after missing prescription narcotics were reported. Deputies said they arrested Rampey as he was leaving an unoccupied unit on Thursday.…

 

https://apnews.com/article/georgia-e99dff016732c29a5c17ddc21db3e9b7

[robosmith]

14 hours ago, Nationalist said:

"SUPER-SPREADER"

Every time I read or hear that...I giggle.

Man I hope you wear Depends...

It is PATHETIC that you not only "giggle" about 10s of thousands of deaths, but are proud enough of that to brag about it here.

Grow up.

[Nationalist]

35 minutes ago, robosmith said:

It is PATHETIC that you not only "giggle" about 10s of thousands of deaths, but are proud enough of that to brag about it here.

Grow up.

Oh give it a rest Laura. Did anyone die as a result of those rallies? No.

[BeaverFever]

Hey speaking of republican criminals…from Florida no less…

 

Republican former congressman arrested over ties to Venezuelan government
WASHINGTON —  

A former Miami congressman who signed a $50-million consulting contract with Venezuela’s socialist government was arrested Monday on suspicion of money laundering and representing a foreign government without registering.

David Rivera, a Republican who has been marred by scandals dating back to his days in Congress from 2011 to 2013, was arrested at Atlanta’s airport, according to the U.S. attorney’s office in Miami.

The eight-count indictment alleges that Rivera, at the start of the Trump administration, was part of a conspiracy to lobby on behalf of Venezuela to lower tensions with the U.S., resolve a legal dispute with a U.S. oil company and end U.S. sanctions against the South American nation — all without registering as a foreign agent.

…

 

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-12-06/former-gop-congressman-david-rivera-arrested-venezuela-probe?_amp=true

 

[BeaverFever]

Confirmed:  Republicans literally kick puppies  The dog must have “provoked” him. Maybe it’s one of those Bio-Labs we’re hearing souch about za?

 

A top Republican operative in Georgia with ties to Trump was arrested and charged with kicking a dog

 

A veteran Republican Georgia operative, Brandon Phillips, was arrested last month on allegations that he kicked and injured a dog, according to police records obtained by Politico. 

The documents said Phillips was arrested on November 17 on misdemeanor charges of animal cruelty and held on a $1,200 bond.

…

In 2016, Phillips resigned as the head of Donald Trump's Georgia campaign after reports emerged that he had faced charges in 2008 of battery and felony criminal damage, and had pleaded guilty to a criminal trespassing charges, WSBTV reported.

According to the report, he was placed on probation for 36 months and ordered to pay $1,500 in restitution. …

 

https://www.businessinsider.com/pro-trump-gop-operative-charged-with-kicking-dog-arrested-2022-12?amp

[BeaverFever]

And here’s a good one; YET AGAIN MORE REPUBLICAN PEDOPHILES AND SEX OFFENDERS

 

Two GOP Candidates Arrested on Sex Crime Charges Could Win Their Races

By Gerrard Kaonga On 11/08/22 at 9:45 AM EST

Two GOP candidates standing in elections have been arrested on charges of sexual crimes but could still go on to win their races.

Republican State Senate candidate Joel Koskan was arrested on November 3 and has been charged with felony child abuse following allegations that he groomed, molested and raped a female member of his family, according to reports.

In Arizona, Republican candidate for the Maricopa County Community College District's governing board, Randy Kaufman, was arrested and charged with public sexual indecency after he was allegedly found masturbating near a preschool on October 4.

Koskan was charged in Mellette County with exposing the child to "sexual grooming behaviors" after the Assistant Attorney General Mandy Miller reviewed an investigation conducted by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, according to a Fox Newsreport.

He allegedly groomed and abused the girl for at least six years starting in 2014, when she was 12 years old.

….

 

https://www.newsweek.com/gop-republican-randy-kaufman-joel-koskan-sex-crimes-south-dakota-arizona-1757817?amp=1

[Rebound]

On 1/2/2023 at 1:55 PM, Nationalist said:

No. You report what your "pose" tells you to report.

This is such a silly thread. You "posums" are trying to make this dumb-ass Santos a surrogate for Orangemanbad. That's just nonsense. 

But what's really pathetic is, conservatives are agreeing that he should be removed.

Silly...

I don't think there is anything liberal or conservative about it. 

Here is what I understand: 

First, Santos had to be seated. The Congress cannot Constitutionally prohibit him from becoming a Congressman, but they can hold hearings and kick him out with 2/3 vote. 

Second, Kevin McCarthy needs every vote he can get, so he's not going to criticize the guy until after he's elected. 

Third, some conservatives have called for his removal and others have not, so we will see what happens. A 2/3 vote in Congress is not easy to get. The vote to kick him out of Congress should be unanimous. 

[reason10]

On 1/2/2023 at 1:00 PM, robosmith said:

Too bad ^this is ONLY your FANTASY.

It WAS the best since he inherited FULL EMPLOYMENT from the Obama Admin.

But then HE DESTROYED it with his incompetent response to the virus; the introduction of which to America occurred ON HIS WATCH.

FULL EMPLOYMENT was NOT "a mess." That is just another FANTASY of YOURS.

There was no full employment, LIAR.

[Nationalist]

15 hours ago, Rebound said:

I don't think there is anything liberal or conservative about it. 

Here is what I understand: 

First, Santos had to be seated. The Congress cannot Constitutionally prohibit him from becoming a Congressman, but they can hold hearings and kick him out with 2/3 vote. 

Second, Kevin McCarthy needs every vote he can get, so he's not going to criticize the guy until after he's elected. 

Third, some conservatives have called for his removal and others have not, so we will see what happens. A 2/3 vote in Congress is not easy to get. The vote to kick him out of Congress should be unanimous. 

It's a shitshow for sure.

[robosmith]

21 hours ago, reason10 said:

There was no full employment.

You don't UNDERSTAND the definition of "full employment," which occurred under Obama.

 

 

Definition of Full Employment Rate:

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Detailed Explanation:

Economists estimate that the full employment rate is between 94 and 96 percent (meaning the unemployment rate is from 4 to 6 percent). Some unemployment is inevitable – even healthy.  An unemployed person must meet three criteria: 1) not have a job, 2) be willing to work, and 3) demonstrate that he or she is actively looking for employment by performing at least one job search task within the last four weeks. 

 

Edited January 5, 2023 by robosmith

[herbie]

You should support Santos. He'll cover the deficit by writing bad cheques and then running away.
After this latest debacle, it's obvious the MAGA Republicans have no interest in governing or the good of the country, only in obstructing and blocking anything they can.

So long as there are crowds of halfwits cheering them on for publicly cutting their noses off to spite their own face.

[Rebound]

11 hours ago, Nationalist said:

It's a shitshow for sure.

We have an elected, democratic government. It’s designed so that no single person can have all of the power. This small faction of 20 should not have all the power; they clearly do not represent the wishes of most of the American public. 
 

If this continues, there is a strong chance the Democrats will throw their full support behind a moderate Republican. If they can find one. 

[Nationalist]

34 minutes ago, Rebound said:

We have an elected, democratic government. It’s designed so that no single person can have all of the power. This small faction of 20 should not have all the power; they clearly do not represent the wishes of most of the American public. 
 

If this continues, there is a strong chance the Democrats will throw their full support behind a moderate Republican. If they can find one. 

That's possible. It would be a bad decision, but it's possible. 

I do sympathize with the 20, but at some point ya gotta shit or get off the pot.

And maybe that applies to McCarthy too.