New York Occasions: “Over the previous two months, McCarthy has given the lifetime of a rank-and-file member a tough look and found it to be a painful existence…”
“Nowadays, Mr. McCarthy, well-known for his preternaturally sunny California disposition, has been onerous to cheer up… He has additionally struggled to make peace with the concept it’s time to go, at the same time as California’s Dec. 8 submitting deadline to run for re-election attracts close to and his colleagues count on him to go away.”