For good reason, conservatives lamented the fact that House Republicans on Thursday voted to replace Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., as majority leader with his hand picked successor, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.

Cantor suffered a shocking defeat in the primary that was seen as a backlash against a leadership that had been out of touch with its voters, yet McCarthy’s record is further to the left of Cantor and he’s just as cozy with corporate special interests.