House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, joined by other House GOP leaders.
The House of Representatives recently voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act. On its own, such a vote would be unremarkable. Republicans control the House, they oppose President Barack Obama's health reform law, and so they voted to get rid of it.
But here's the punchline: This was the 32nd time they voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Holding this vote once makes sense. Republicans had promised that much during the 2010 campaign.
But 32 times? If doing the same thing twice and expecting a different result makes you insane, what does doing the same thing 32 times and expecting a different result make you? Well, it makes you the 112th Congress.
Hating on Congress is a beloved American tradition. Hence Mark Twain's old joke, "Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself."
But the 112th Congress is no ordinary congress. It's a very bad, no good, terrible Congress. It is, in fact, one of the very worst congresses we have ever had. Here, I'll prove it:
- Article by: EZRA KLEIN , Washington Post
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