If Republican 'moderates' ever acted, plenty could get done
House Republicans — in a spasm of dysfunction, nihilism and self-destruction — have revealed the consequences of letting the MAGA Republicans have power. Blowing up their own leadership brings their anti-government hysteria to a new level. Their conservative apologists (who insist Republicans can govern) are again left with egg on their faces as former speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) proves his caucus is unmanageable.
But make no mistake: It’s not the MAGA Republicans who are responsible for the House’s descent into chaos, nor is it the responsibility of the minority party that has been lied to by McCarthy and his ilk.
The culprit is the famed “moderate” Republicans we keep hearing about. They are supposedly distinct from and temperamentally saner than the MAGA clique that blew up the House. Doesn’t Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) get that label affixed to her name whenever she appears on TV to bemoan the MAGA faction (before voting in lockstep with them)? Doesn’t Rep. Michael Lawler (R-N.Y.) run around condemning dysfunction in his caucus?
Fine, now is their time. If they and a supposed majority of House Republicans want to prove they are more responsible and more serious than their MAGA counterparts, they can either advance a sober contender for speaker or, better yet, place conditions on their support for any speaker (just as the far-right did with McCarthy).
https://wapo.st/3ZNRUOn
Are there any moderate Republicans left?
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