WSJ columnists are already worried about how the new "rulers" will squander their win
First, Karl Rove
But the GOP can’t focus on oversight alone at the expense of legislating on the urgent issues that led 54.3 million Americans to vote Republican in midterm House races. Voters didn’t give the GOP its majority, thin as it is, merely to lob grenades at Democrats. They expect Republicans to work to reduce inflation, strengthen the military, put Washington’s fiscal house in order, restore prosperity, and get the country on the right course.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-oversight-has-two-meanings-committees-gop-republicans-2024-agenda-hunter-biden-partisan-11669845451
From Kimberley Strassel - a super rabid columnist
Self-awareness isn’t one of the modern GOP’s strong suits, as House Republicans proved again this week. If the party is still confused as to why voters didn’t trust them in greater numbers, it might consider that it isn’t trustworthy.
Then came Wednesday’s first test of whether this was all hot air, and it turns out a fleet of dirigibles wouldn’t have held the gas. California Rep. Tom McClintock moved to repeal the recent party rule allowing earmarks. The caucus routed his motion, voting it down 158-52. Commitment to America? More like Commitment to Spoils.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-gop-spending-poseurs-budget-house-republicans-leader-congress-taxpayer-federalism-wasteful-11669934943
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