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kleinbl00 · 3358 days ago · link · · parent · post: House Republicans in chaos as favorite McCarthy quits Speaker race
I think that's short-sighted. Tom Foley. Newt Gingrich. Dennis Hastert. Nancy Pelosi. They got shit done - it was ugly and unpleasant to watch, but they led. As time went on they led less and less; I think Gingrich taking down Foley was the start of ugly-ass divisive politics and it's coming to a head. but it isn't so much failure by design as sowing dragon's teeth. The institution doesn't have to be completely dysfunctional, it just is these days because of how we conduct elections.