Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'
It’s no secret that House Republicans have spent the year struggling. Party leaders made promises they couldn’t keep, failed to count well, pushed vulnerable members to cast difficult votes for no benefit, focused on foolish trivialities, and never learned the value of making plans, preferring instead to “wing it” in the hopes of surviving the day. The chaos and infighting culminated in a historic first: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted in early October.
They quickly discovered, however, that too many of their own members were not on board — several GOP representatives balked at proposed Amtrak cuts — forcing the party to abandon its plan. Two days later, House Republican leaders were prepared to approve a different appropriations bill, this one dealing with financial and general government services.
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