Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-FL) decision to team up with every Democrat and a few other Republicans and boot Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from the speakership looks like a purely destructive act. It’s likely to hurt the GOP, help the Democrats, and harm conservative causes, not because McCarthy is the savior of the party or the champion of conservatism but because it is simply an act of chaos.
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