[rollo tomasi]

When was the last budget passed, lol? Ryan never seriously got the ball rolling on that because of "winning elections" and the perceived moderate image that ultimately lead to losing/failing to perform basic duties (Emphasis on basic duties for all those who bitch about those wanting "perfection").

Politics is power, governing is responsibility and many Republicans only crave politics, not responsibility. Good government often gets rewarded as it should.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

The new Republican Party is a much, much better party than the mess Trump inherited. But it’s also marginally weaker, having lost an institutional beachhead to the socialists. It will be a chaotic two years of complete government gridlock and bitter fighting. That will reduce the MAGA gains in this next two years to some more narrow things. No Wall. No more tax cuts. No healthcare fixes, no immigration law fixes. Complete standstill and open conflict on those things.

The House is going to unload every trick and weapon at Trump...and remember, the bureaucracy in D.C. will fall in hard lockstep with the House...Trump will not even have the loyalty of the Executive Branch. This is going to be true Hell as far as governing goes.