Dana Milabank: Intraparty fratricide looms over the GOP

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

I sure hope so.
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“We’re on the same page with our president-elect,” Paul Ryan said this week.

If he believes that, the young House speaker may be in need of a pair of Foster Grants.

On Wednesday afternoon, House Republicans from the hard-line Freedom Caucus assembled for the first time since the election for the monthly “Conversations with Conservatives.” In one hour, they served up enough intra-GOP disputes to last four years.

They differed with President-elect Donald Trump on a massive infrastructure bill that isn’t funded by cuts elsewhere in the government.

They split with Senate Republicans, and potentially with Trump, on whether to repeal Obamacare in its entirety.

They warned Trump, and Ryan, that they would rebel against any attempt to increase spending before Trump takes office.

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[elleng]

1. Sounds GOOD!

[MANative]

2. And the problem with that is...?

Insert Malfoy-like smirk here.

[Vogon_Glory]

3. I expect there's going to be a lot of blood spilled

I suspect that there's going to be a lot of blood spilled. Donald Fredrickovitch 's election era agenda would require a lot of government spending, money that the Tea-baggers won't give him.

Donald Fredrickovitch and his fellow Repuds got elected not just because of propaganda and racism, but by the promise of better economic times for middle-class and working-class white voters. That would require pump-liking that the Tea Party opposes, and good trade relations, which Donnie opposes.

Frankly I suspect that the Hillary-bashing block and the Obama-haters are going to find that they're going to join the rest of us in an economic downturn.

[DinahMoeHum]

4. Pass the popcorn and watch the nasty power play. . .

. . .going on between the GOP and TrumpleThinSkin from a distance.

[MFM008]

5. Can't wait

.......

[SleeplessinSoCal]

6. this is now what passes for good news?

[Skittles]

7. yes