The speaker and his members are caught between two competing forces: conservative eagerness to target the president and skittishness from members in battleground seats.
They have nothing to contribute because they have no higher priority than themselves.
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That was shortly before we had a Civil War, so I don’t think that’s an era we should hope to recreate nowadays.
Seems nothing the Republicans want to do is worth fighting for the vast majority. I wonder what would actually get people to stand up and fight back.
When the iPhones and fast food are gone, people will stand up and fight back. Until then it seems most people can’t be bothered to care.