It seems weird to pre-emptively cut Peterman without having the corresponding move already lined up--can you not do these moves simultaneously?--but this at least makes a little sense
The idea that Ds should have bailed out McCarthy is a codicil of the larger logic of DC punditry in which R bad behavior/destruction is assumed, a baseline like weather, and Ds managing the consequences of that behavior is a given. It’s part of DC being hardwired for the GOP.