Republican leaders in New York's suburban Nassau County made an impressive show of political leadership when several of them called for the resignation of admitted "embellisher" Rep. George Santos. And why would Santos resign when he knows someone like McCarthy has his back? The newly sworn-in speaker did not even criticize Santos when CNBC reported that Santos’ political team had impersonated McCarthy’s own chief of staff when calling donors to seek campaign contributions for Santos during his 2020 and 2022 runs for Congress. The truth is that if Santos does resign and there’s a special election, a Democrat would likely win the seat. Republican leaders in Washington, from McCarthy on down, need to take a lesson from the local GOP officials in New York's Nassau County.

Source: CNN January 16, 2023 18:20 UTC