People who are laughing about the #SpeakerElection fight showing that Republicans are #IncapableOfGoverning are missing the point. The goal isn’t to govern at all; rather it is to make governing as difficult as possible, and if that means not governing, that’s just fine with them. Showing the government to appear “broken” makes people more willing to chuck #Democracy aside.

People who are laughing about the #SpeakerElection fight showing that Republicans are #IncapableOfGoverning are missing the point. The goal isn’t to govern at all; rather it is to make governing as difficult as possible, and if that means not governing, that’s just fine with them. Showing the government to appear “broken” makes people more willing to chuck #Democracy aside.