Trey Gowdy’s not running for House majority leader.  Never mind Speaker.  Seems that even John Boehner urged Gowdy to run for the two-slot.  Boehner likely wants to mollify conservatives, who won’t be electing a Speaker.  The top job’s going to establishment favorite Kevin McCarthy, the current majority leader and Boehner protégé.  It’s a big surprise if McCarthy’s slip of the tongue stops him.  Jason Chaffetz and Daniel Webster are also-rans.       Gowdy is staying put on the Benghazi committee.  In Gowdy’s words: "What I said [to the House Republican Conference] is, 'I'm not your person. I don't have the qualities that are necessary to be an effective leader. I'm very content where I am,'" Gowdy told The Hill Thursday, recalling his message to the group. Chatter is that Gowdy may leave DC after 2016, though Gowdy denied the...(Read Full Article)