Another day, another failed attempt to elect a Speaker of the House. Contestant No. 3 lasted just four hours, not even long enough to be doxxed by MAGA World, so Republicans are going to try again today with Mike Johnson – if that’s his real name – of Louisiana. Given their proclivities, I expect them to start suing each other over this any day now.
Does the level of Republican dysfunction in the House portend the final breakup of the party? One historian thinks so, detecting in the caucus’ irresolvable differences the kind of rancor that in the past has led to parties realigning. Maybe the Republicans could merge with a more moderating party – the National Socialists, perhaps.
I’ll say this for Nixon – Watergate was easier to follow than the unholy clusterfuck of lawsuits against Trump. Another of his F Troop of lawyers has copped a plea, and at this point we need to print them all on a deck of cards to keep them straight. I think this one was the seven of hearts.
As if you needed another reason to hate on Boomers, the news is they’re getting old and failing to die quickly. So as the Largest Generation slouches toward decrepitude, caregiving is falling to their already overworked and overstressed children. What the article doesn’t mention: Some of those Boomers are still caring for nonagenarian parents. Which brings up the question I saw an internet wag post the other day: What kind of world are we leaving for Keith Richards?
The floor’s yours.