Which allowed the GOP controlled house to elect a much more fashy religious zealot who will be waaaaay worse for the country?
Am I missing something here? How is this not the biggest "own goal" they have pulled in recent memory? Now we get to listen to endless whining by liberal media outlets about how evil the new anti-daddy of the week is?
I don't think many people want to work with the new speaker, either. He's like the fifth choice, right?
And if the goal was to keep them from doing anything, they got nothing done while the whole leadership crisis sorted itself out.