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Republicans Go To War . . . With Themselves

As we plunge headlong into the end of the year, less than two handfuls of Republicans have practically guaranteed that nothing will get done at the federal level. The last time anything so entertaining took place, the President was impeached for lying about sex, the Speaker of the House resigned, and his likely successor gave up his House seat due to his sexual infidelity. Back in the 20th century, Republicans knew how to Party.

This bit of showmanship is credited to Matt Gaetz, a junior congressperson from Florida who appears to aspire to Newt Gingrich's level of pirate politics. Newt was widely known for pettiness and carrying a grudge, along with ethics violations and a lengthy affair with a woman young enough to be his daughter. Newt topped it off by telling his first wife, who was dying of cancer and about to have surgery, that he was leaving her because "She is not young enough or pretty enough to be the wife of the President. And besides, she has cancer." As one might guess, Newt was one of the first to support The Donald for President (both have had three wives).

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