Even Before the Shutdown, House Republicans Couldn't Get Anything Done

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The do-nothing caucus' greatest misses, from immigration reform to the farm bill


By Tim Dickinson

October 8, 2013 10:00 AM ET

For House Republicans, shutting down government has one distinct upside: It obscures how hapless the party has become at the basic work of governing the country.

In the months before they turned out the lights in Washington, House Republicans were in disarray. Hardliners were threatening Speaker John Boehner's job over immigration reform. Moderate Republicans were balking the spending cuts that would actually be required to implement Paul Ryan's budget. Trying to get something – anything – accomplished, GOP leaders went on a fishing expedition for Democratic votes on the Farm Bill. And when that effort collapsed, even the fallback position – intended to unite conservatives – ended up sparking a feud between House extremists and even extreme outside groups like the Heritage Foundation.

Here, a recap of the chaos that reigned in the House of Boehner:


http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/even-before-the-shutdown-house-republicans-couldnt-get-anything-done-20131008#ixzz2hAtR7kaF

[orpupilofnature57]

1. They all have 1 thing in common

http://www.gallup.com/poll/151310/u.s.-republican-not-conservative.aspx

[babylonsister]

2. So perversely, they're now getting something done.

Oye!

Haven't read this yet, but will-thanks!