Fitting that Republicans can’t govern. Note that most of their problems are internal, but when necessary, Democrats can apply techniques they observed the Republicans use. Apparently the public won’t notice or doesn’t care who keeps things from getting done.

Republicans discover that it isn’t easy running Congress – The Washington Post By Dana Milbank Opinion writer January 27 at 6:52 PM

“Yes, there have been a couple of stumbles,” John Boehner acknowledged Tuesday.

The House speaker had spoken with dry understatement.

What has happened since Republicans took full control of Congress three weeks ago has been less a stumble than a pratfall involving the legislative equivalent of a banana peel, flailing arms, an upended bookcase, torn drapes and a slide across a laden banquet table into a wedding cake.

Republicans discover that it isn’t easy running Congress – The Washington Post