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Welcome to the clown show. 15 ballots in January for this. Republicans need to get their house in order. Its embarrassing. Or, at least, it should be. First time in history the Speaker’s been ejected like this.

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But this is exactly what so many of them want. How many conservatives are convinced that a deadlocked or obstructionist congress is "better" for whatever reason, as if PURPOSEFUL government incompetency is a virtue

They either need to make peace with the Democrats and lose their primaries in 2024 to total MAGA nutjobs, or make peace with the MAGA nutjobs and lose the Biden districts in 2024. Either way, they lose the House in 2024.

Making peace with the Democrats would allow them to retain some dignity, but after 2016 that's not been a high priority for them. So I expect the clown show to continue.

The things they needed to do to avoid this scenario are all in the past, they're in the "Find Out" phase of the program now. Going with the Southern Strategy, then amping it up over and over, the chicanery around W.'s election, and then throwing it all in on Trump and the Tea Party.

These were all choices that set the stage for this meltdown and loss, and now it's too late to both win AND persevere.

It's my understanding that he didn't live up to his side of the bargain struck with Gaetz & Co. to become speaker, so Gaetz acted accordingly.

The notion that Gaetz is in any way a good guy here is a little bizarre.

But he didn't live up the bargain he struck with the Democrats either.

I don't see where I implied that Gaetz is a good guy.

Politics is a clown show for me period - both sides. I like the chaos. The government that governs best is the one that governs least - so I’m always rooting for shutdowns, gridlock, automatic spending cuts, etc.

This is a small child's view of how things work.

Only a small child thinks one side is “good” and the other is “bad”

Yes but it is naive to put equal between the things. Lazy even. Do you know concepts like gradients or degrees?

Hitler: good or bad? Millions of dead Jews: good or bad?

I'm somewhat in agreeance. I don't want a government that's in such lockstop that everything passes.

Most of Europe happens to work just fine under that model.

That's why I said I and not in the second person. I'm not interested personally.

Are you Ron Swanson?

No Ron Swanson was cool

It’s a representative government, so in a way, we’re all clowns here.

Only those who voted for the morons that can't keep a government actually running.

Fair enough.

To be fair, albeit not charitable, those are the only people getting what they voted for.

I'd be amused if we just sent the border patrol and military home. I suspect that would be a bit too small government for a lot of people.

Too cool for civilization?

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