U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry is a political carnivore, some observers say.
After a contentious Republican primary win, he went on the attack in office, defending Tom DeLay and attacking Nancy Pelosi, the Char-O reports.
"They turn repeatedly to McHenry because he'll give them red meat," Arrington says of the media and the national GOP. "He's viewed by the Democrats as outrageous and by the Republicans as just great, 'give them hell, McHenry.' "
On the House Financial Services Committee, he frequently spars with chairman Rep. Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat.
As the youngest of five children, McHenry says his feistiness is just part of his personality.
Video of McHenry arguing with Frank over parliamentary procedure after the jump.
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Embarrassed
Even more remarkable, he doesn't have the good sense to be embarrassed by being used as a tool by his Party. What is he doing for North Carolina? Worse than nothing as near as I can tell.