A newly-formed coalition is hoping to prevent Congressman Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from becoming the next speaker of the House.



FireMcCarthy.com is backed by a growing number of conservatives and conservative organizations who are convinced that a dramatic change is needed in the House leadership. They also believe that replacing current Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) with someone who will continue to carry out his failed legacy, one that has stifled conservative progress for six years, is not something the country can afford.

"The truth of the matter is that we have a situation where we're being force-fed another RINO, another establishment Republican who scores below 50 on most of the conservative score cards," reports Larry Ward, chairman of the Constitutional Rights PAC and one of the spearheads of this effort to prevent McCarthy from becoming speaker. "He scores a 42 on Madison Project, a 46 on Freedom Works -- This is not the guy who is going to stand up to Obama. This is a guy who's going to rubber stamp Obama."

Ward insists there must be a conservative alternative.

"We found water on Mars; we can find a conservative for the speaker," he contends. "It's not that difficult. Daniel Webster is running, and quite frankly, he would be a great improvement over Kevin McCarthy. But there are others we could tap on the shoulder."

Naming a few, the coalition spearhead includes Jim Jordan of Ohio, Mark Meadows of North Carolina, and even Benghazi Special Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy of South Carolina, whose office has denied reports that he is retiring in 2016.