The dysfunctional GOP is failing to govern

[applegrove]

The dysfunctional GOP is failing to govern

By Eugene Robinson at the Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-dysfunctional-gop/2015/03/16/4dc69e2a-cc16-11e4-a2a7-9517a3a70506_story.html?tid=rssfeed

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It was only January when Republicans took full control of Congress, but already it is safe to say they have no earthly idea of what they want to accomplish.

What we’re seeing is not just a bit of sputtering before the GOP machine cranks up and begins to systematically fulfill its governing plan. There is no plan. Republican majorities in both the House and Senate are so out of control that they’ve managed a feat once thought impossible: They make the Democratic Party look like a model of unity and discipline.

House Speaker John Boehner (Ohio) has never really been in charge of his caucus. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) was supposed to be a masterful orchestrator, a consummate dealmaker, a skillful herder of cats. So far, he is looking, well, kind of Boehneresque.

McConnell should be deeply embarrassed that a mere freshman, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) could invite widespread ridicule by convincing 46 of his colleagues (including McConnell himself) to sign a dangerously inappropriate letter to the leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran. At once bellicose and patronizing, the letter threatens to undo any agreement President Obama may reach on limiting the Iranian nuclear program.



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[blkmusclmachine]

1. The GOP is doing what it's supposed to do.

[Kalidurga]

2. Water is wet

I really expect better headlines from Eugene Robinson, he is brilliant. Here is a headline "lack of adult supervision threatens the nation."

[madamesilverspurs]

3. The GOP is not failing to govern.

The GOP is refusing to govern. Failure can be inadvertent, refusal is deliberate.

[Chipper Chat]

4. Congress is a waste of the taxpayers' money.

I demand a refund.