By Meaghan Ellis Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) may want to be seen as a fierce, unwavering leader but a new op-ed is offering a critical assessment of the top-ranking Republican lawmaker. In a new piece published by The Bulwark, Tim Miller described the California lawmaker as a “spineless suckup.” “The truth about Kevin McCarthy is that he’s a toadying, spineless suckup,” Miller wrote. “He’s a Scar who thinks he’s a Simba. A Saul Goodman who thinks he’s a Gus Fring. A gimp who thinks he’s a master.” Miller pointed to a recent Washington Post piece titled, “How Kevin McCarthy’s political machi…