What Kevin McCarthy’s Benghazi Gaffe Tells Us About the GOP Posted on Sep 30, 2015 By E.J. Dionne Jr. http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/kevin_mccarthys_truthful_gaffe_what_his_benghazi_revelation_tells_us_about_ Bill and Hillary Clinton have been lucky over the years in having a cast of characters arrayed against them who always overplayed their hand. McCarthy, who kept a poker table in his Sacramento house during his days in the California Legislature, went all in a bit too early.