Letters to the Editor: Speaker fight shows Republicans don't care about governing

Letters to the Editor: Speaker fight shows Republicans don't care about governing (via latimesopinion )

brought to mind the bar scene in the first “Star Wars” film. They are making quite clear they don’t give a damn about governing.

Where better to start than by hamstringing Congress? Bannon must be overjoyed, as he slurps some Dom Perignon and fires up a Cohiba.Most Democrats would be justified in relishing the House Republicans marinating in their own juices on national TV — up to a point. We mustn’t lose sight of our most pressing issues that have been on hold.

If they were strategic as opposed to reactive, they would know they had a perfect opportunity to create a functioning government. The Democratic leadership should have gone to House Republican leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield to negotiate providing the votes to make him speaker, with concessions on committee assignments and leadership.

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