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It’s hard to measure the accomplishments of former house leaker Kevin McCarthy. Seriously, how do you measure nothing? I’m genuinely asking. McCarthy announced this week that he will be taking his ball and going home at the end of this year and the very real question is if anybody will notice. McCarthy started off his brief stint as speaker by selling his soul to the far right faction of his party simply in order to get the gig. The moment he agreed to deal with the Matt Gaetzs’ of the world his fate was sealed. McCarthy dared to make a deal with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown and Ga…