Leaderless
October 3, 2023
So, for the first time in the history of our country, the House today threw out its speaker. All because he worked with democrats to keep the government open. All because of a history of personal animus between the dumper and the dumpee. All because of a psychopath who long ago hijacked and redefined the GOP and, unfathomably, continues to have a stranglehold on the entire party. All because of the tyranny of the minority. All because of a stupid rule that let one guy call the question. So many reasons.
What kills me is that the vast, vast majority of the country does not want any of this chaos. They (we!) want a functioning government. We want our reps to work — together — to address our country’s needs and problems. The majority of us wants that.. and yet.. we get this.
The republicans are a big hot mess.
Today was a sad and even tragic spectacle. But you have to admit, this is funny:
Life of Wry 