Kevin McCarthy's diverting high wire act - The Boston Globe
Kevin McCarthyâs diverting high wire act Heâs as audacious as the Great Blondin, but nowhere near as skillful. By Scot Lehigh Globe Columnist,Updated April 27, 2021, 4:20 p.m. Email to a Friend As he tiptoes toward his goal of becoming the next speaker of the House of Representatives, minority leader Kevin McCarthy is trying to balance the weight of Donald Trump on his shoulders.Alex Wong/Getty Back in the heyday of daredevilry at Niagara Falls, no performer was more renowned than the Great Blondin, a tightrope walker of breathtaking bravado and bravery. Charles Blondin, or Jean-Fra...