Monday's Magnificent Absurdities: Kevin McCarthy Has Promises to Keep, and Miles to Go to Keep Them

The big political news over the weekend came in the form of Kevin McCarthy, apparently the next Speaker of the House, confirming that he will remove noted anti-Semite Ilhan Omar from her committee assignments:

That story from PJ Media has a headline indicating McCarthy also renewed his similar promise related to Democrat national security risks Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell, but the story itself doesn’t really say that.

Here’s a key excerpt:

On Saturday, McCarthy spoke at a Republican Jewish Coalition event in Las Vegas, during which he announced he would follow through on his promise to boot the notorious anti-Semite, Rep. Omar, off the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

“I’m keeping that promise,” he told them.

Sources close to McCarthy told The Washington Times that Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell can expect to be kicked off the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence as well. Schiff falsely claimed to have seen intelligence that Trump colluded with Russia, and he heavily promoted the debunked Steele Dossier. Swalwell’s relationship with a Chinese spy had many in the GOP calling for him to be removed, but the Democrat-led House refused.

Last year, House Democrats removed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) from their committees. It was an unprecedented move, as the House majority had never before meddled with the minority party’s committee assignments.

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Ok, so, sources “close to” McCarthy confirmed the action related to Schiff and Swalwell, but not McCarthy himself. I’m thinking we really need to hear this from the horse’s mouth or it isn’t really real. How about you?