Libertarians Think the House is Finally Working Like Founders Intended

Of course, they don't believe there should be a government at all. If you believe that the government shouldn't govern then you have a lot to cheer for watching the House these days.

The Federalist is pleased with  chaos:

"Relax. This Is Exactly How Congress Should Work"

"When it comes to the House, 'chaos' can be preferable to lockstepping."

http://thefederalist.com/2015/10/09/relax-this-is-exactly-how-congress-should-work/

They call themselves the Federalist, and I'm sure this is what Hamilton and Madison had in mind when they wrote The Federalist Papers. 

http://www.amazon.com/The-Federalist-Papers-Signet-Classics/dp/0451528816

If anarchy is the goal this is good stuff. 

"No one in America is going to change his or her mind about anything because Kevin McCarthy won’t be Speaker of the House."

A misleading way of framing it. The issue here isn't ideological but procedural. The Republican party is now unable to run itself to an even minimal degree. 

"Chaos! Majorities in the House and Senate are now useless. You know those 31 Republican governors and 31 GOP-controlled legislatures? Dead. Lincoln’s party is over because it couldn’t agree on a speaker this week."

http://thefederalist.com/2015/10/09/relax-this-is-exactly-how-congress-should-work/

For starters you can't even run the House without a Speaker. But this has been a real tell as well. The GOP can't convince anyone it can lead the nation if it can't even lead itself.

I myself have noted that the GOP is in many ways the majority party-outside of the Presidency. But that doesn't prove it isn't doomed. That's the beauty of it-all these victories are a mirage and belies the fact that they are in danger of becoming a mere regional power.

But look I'm fine for him to be so complacent. No doubt he will be the last to know when the war is over and he's lost.

The establishment GOP understands what has happened here which is why they were sobbing when McCarthy bowed out. 

I'm not surprised that libertarians will laud anarchy as democracy though demanding that noting gets done without all 247 Republicans signing on is hardly democratic-it's pure tyranny by the minority. 

The Freedom Caucus lacks the power to elect a Speaker but has the power to veto candidates who have the support of 200 Republican Reps. 

So no need to worry I'm relaxed. Much like I'm relaxed about Trump leading across the board. But then, I'm a Democrat. 

So let him enjoy his own handwaving. 

"There are many reasons floating around about McCarthy’s change of heart, but here’s how CNN put it:"

"A source close to McCarthy told CNN the decision to drop out came down to ‘numbers, pure and simple,’ adding that ‘he had the votes to win the conference vote, but there just wasn’t a path to 218′ — the number of votes needed to lock down the speakership on the House floor."

"For whatever reason, he didn’t have the votes. Don’t worry, Republicans can find 50 other politicians with the exact same skill set to take his place."

http://thefederalist.com/2015/10/09/relax-this-is-exactly-how-congress-should-work/

So don't worry just hold 50 different votes on 50 different candidates? By then it will be 2017. 

"Fact is, Republicans have gained 69 House seats since Barack Obama became president. That hardly sounds like rock bottom to me. Many of those seats were won without any help from Republican leadership in Washington. Some of the victims of conservative success have been Eric Cantor, John Boehner, and now McCarthy. So perhaps the majority leader meant that so-called institutionalists were hitting rock bottom."

Again who is it that he thinks doesn't know this? Although he evidently never heard that Pride goeth before the Fall.

Logically if you've gained 69 seats in 7 years there is nowhere to go but down anyway. The 247 House members the GOP currently have may well turn out to be their nadir. You're more likely to gain seats after losing 69 seats in previous elections than gaining 69 seats in previous elections. 

But political scientists like Sean Trende now argue that with the resignation by Boehner the GOP  may now have a shot act losing its House majority-something that has seemed impossible before 2020 and a new Census. 

So at least we see the kind of thinking that got the GOP here. I wonder what Harsayni would need to see to think there was a problem. Probably if they had lost 69 seats in previous recent elections. He should stay out of the prognostication business.