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  The Republican Party has long been the party of chaos and obstruction.  Newt Gingrich introduced the rhetoric and tactics that have shaped the Republican Party for the last three decades.  And then the Tea Party added fuel to the fire.  
  By the time Trump came on the scene like a wrecking ball, the Republican Party was toxic.  Kevin McCarthy had a brief moment of clarity following the January 6 attack, and then swiftly switched gears and headed to Mar-a-Lago to make a deal with the Devil.
  The Republican party has no one to blame but themselves. In their quest for political power, the GOP
  has played to the MAGA base and then largely was silent about Trump’s criminal behavior. This is the Republican Party - a party of culture wars and obstruction, and a party that is willing to take away a woman’s right to choose while also planning to dismantle Medicare and Social Security for millions of Americans.
context: The chaos that’s engulfed congressional Republicans is truly impressive in its scope. 
  Not impressive at all. We the American people suffer!  These United States suffer.  Our standing on this Earth will suffer. What do we gain by this?  I want to know!  Anybody??? >
  
  and, our founding fathers are rolling in their graves if they could see what this country is becoming. >
  
  The founding fathers were wealthy business people who built this country for wealthy business people. >
  
  k, if thats what you wanna think... >
  
  I mean Washington himself had well over 100 slaves that he personally owned… >
  
  And ensured that only landowners could vote. >
  
  So what your telling me is they’re planning not to make any changes to their platform? >
  
  What platform? Their only goal is to "own tha libz lol". It's not Adam Smith caliber material. >
  
  The GOP is the party of the rich and the racist. The rich keep the racists racist. The racists keep the rich rich.
  Pretty much it. >
  
  Can’t forget the stupid! >
  
  Of course they are. Republicans have no platform other then their power, their ego, their pocketbook, and revenge/.oppression of others*. It's who they and their base are so I expect nothing less.
  Others*: Women, gays, minorities, immigrants, non-Republicans, non-Christians, middle-class, and poor. >
  
  
  non-Christians  
  
  Also the wrong type of Christians, apparently. >
  
  Watch their first attempt at a bill.  I think they are going to be just like 2014 congress where they shove a bunch of extremists together to get numbers and can't get it together to do anything.  That year the GOP took congress and first thing attempted to pass an anti abortion bill.  It failed immediately and they got nothing done.  
  This year the GOP is fracturing.  Trump is the de facto lead, but has no ability or interest outside of personal grifting.  If they stick their necks out for him for 2 years, they likely won't get rewarded. If they align with any of the dozen other contenders, Trump will target them.
  I would not at all be surprised if sometimes we get divisions so deep that some will break away and work with the Democrats to the point where basic governing can happen. >
  
  I really do wish I shared your optimism, but I have to disagree. GOP constituents want (or think they want) chaos. They want clown show investigations and they want all legislation stonewalled. Even the most milquetoast, common-sense piece of legislation that’s passed under the Biden admin is a failure for them because it’s a win for the other team. And make no mistake - in two years, the entire GOP will fall in line behind who they need to simply to follow that R. I really hope I’m wrong. >
  
  I'd agree with you, but things are happening in front of us.
  Some of that chaos is playing out with MTG and  Boebert aiming their hate artillery at each other with the same vitriol that used to be used for communists, Muslims, and Democrats.  
  This time they have to really unite to cause chaos.  They can't get a house leader elected because the extremists or moderate would hold too much sway.  That is far more fractured than when Boehner was put out to pasture for not being able to muster an antiabortion bill.