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Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, has openly questioned whether the GOP deserves to keep the House majority, lamenting the lack of accomplishments this Congress. He’s not alone.

When Congress began the new year, Rep. Andy Biggs gave a television interview and made a startling confession: House Republicans have done nothing they can run on.

“We have nothing. In my opinion, we have nothing to go out there and campaign on,” the Arizona Republican said on the conservative network Newsmax. “It’s embarrassing.”

Anchor Chris Salcedo responded with a bemused chuckle. “I know,” he said. “The Republican Party in the Congress majority has zero accomplishments.”

The exchange captured a dynamic that looms over Republican lawmakers heading into the 2024 election: They’ve passed little substantive legislation since winning the majority in 2022 and struggled to do the basics of governing with a Democratic-led Senate. Their first year was instead marked by fractiousness and chaos, complicating the party’s pitch to voters this fall. The challenge is accentuated by likely GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump making “retribution” against his enemies, rather than shared policy goals, the centerpiece of his comeback bid as he continues to spread fabricated claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him.

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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 177 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

To be fair, they do have achievements. They’re just incredibly unpopular with the general public.

The got abortion banned, they brought back child labor in some states, they blocked support for Russia’s invasion of Europe, they’re blocking bipartisan legislation on immigration so they continue to campaign on it, they got America’s Credit rating dropped again, and they’re about to make it so federal regulators can’t keep food, water, and workplaces safe.

They were able to do a lot with their court appointments, local officials, and good old fashioned obstruction.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 58 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

and they blocked support for Russia’s invasion of Europe

I know what you meant, but it reads as the opposite.

Now if you’ll excuse me I’m going to go donate towards children’s cancer.

[–] Corngood@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago

You monster!

[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And to move the goal post on culture wars. Trans are the new browns, who were the new gays, who were the new blacks and women.

I'm sure I forgot a few boogiemen. Native Americans slot in there somewhere too.

It's astounding to me that my conservative friends, who were raised in the 90s and totally fine with gay people, are now falling for the "Trans are a danger to their kids" bullshit.

[–] Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Yeah it's the exact same shit they did with gay people. When are people gonna drill it into their thick skulls that the GOP wants to divide people with culture war bullshit to keep us distracted while they rob us blind?

[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You forgot to mention giving Hunter’s junk more exposure than he ever did. MTG is proud of that one.

[–] IamSparticles@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As a fan of Magic The Gathering, I really wish people would stop referring to Ms Green using her initials.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 92 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Are they actually capable of embarrassment?

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

sure.

Just ask them to hold up their hand and compare sizes.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They don't see reality, so every hand would be the biggest and the best hand.

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[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Only when they get caught having a gay hookup in a gray hound bathroom... Which has happened several times unsurprisingly

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[–] ForestOrca@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I was assuming the article said, "the GOP is embarrassing." It's embarrassing, Republicans - seems self evident. I mean, it's not like 10 minutes when by and they didn't get anything done. Weeks, months, years have gone by with GOP demonstrating no interest in governing; of course they haven't accomplished anything.

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[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 69 points 1 year ago (4 children)

That's NOT true! They have MANY accomplishments!

They forced raped 10 year olds to give Birth! They forced poor people to pay back predatory student loans! They protected Rich CEOS who poisoned American Citizens! They ROLLED BACK Child Labor Laws! They banned the Bible and Dictionary! They made Healthcare ILLEGAL! They protected Cops who killed Kids or watched Kids DIE! They KILLED and TRAFFICKED people! They haven't passed a Budget!

These are EXACTLY why Republicans keep voting for them! To do EXACTLY this!

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[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They could start by passing a clean Ukraine lethal aid bill in the House that exceeds what Biden is asking for. Funding for high paying American jobs always sells well. And it's a win-win that those high paying American jobs are to produce modern weapons like PrSM to upgrade the US Army's capability, enabling them to pass old ATACMS to Ukraine to dispatch Russian invaders.

[–] heyitsmikey128@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

More military spending? Is that what we're supposed to be routing for?

[–] Jaderick@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think that guy is right though, strategically speaking. It would be in their (garbage republicans) best interest to pass some benefit for the military industrial complex that’s kept them in power, because right now they have nothing.

It’s kind of hilarious that Russia was a US conservative’s worst enemy until 2015. 10 years ago a Ukraine bill would have basically no opposition (assuming post Maidan), but Russia has clearly made inroads with the far-right grifters lol.

[–] kaitco@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Russia has clearly made inroads with the far-right grifters

This is why they won’t pass any massive military spending bills, especially those that have to do with Ukraine. They’re all being paid by the Russians, and allowing Ukraine to continue to do well hits them in the pockets more directly than all the other super PACs combined.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Putin bought them out after we started supplying/selling weapons to Ukraine after the 2014 Crimea invasion, with Obama and everyone pushing hard to get Ukraine out of Putin's sphere of influence. (complete with supporting the Euromaidan, and "the revolution of dignity"... )

[–] Tom_Hanx_Hail_Satan@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

100% Putin made an investment in the republican party. It's paying off wonderfully for him.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I think we should ship Putin everything he paid for. Air drop them into that village they built, just for expats...

[–] Tom_Hanx_Hail_Satan@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

I'm personally more hawkish than others on the left, i feel. Even if we cut the military budget in half we'd still have the strongest military by a large margin. If Ukraine isn't a situation for the richest country in the history of the world to support, what is?

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

In general, no.

When it supports to defend itself and to drain Russia's military capabilities through attrition, YES.

[–] Garbanzo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Not necessarily, but it really demonstrates that they can't deliver even when their base and Dem colleagues would support it.

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"We just wish we could have destroyed a bigger part of society and caused additional policy disasters... Sometimes I wonder if we are really evil anymore..."

[–] jeremyparker@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"The Republican Party is a caucus, representing many different viewpoints. Some of my colleagues wish to worsen the lives of poor people. Others prefer to focus on worsening the lives of minorities. Still others prioritize their personal financial well-being. With this diversity of opinions, it can be hard to find common ground."

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[–] asteriskeverything@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Guess they can't really brag about where they actually focus energy: stonewalling any and all progress and poisoning the public's opinion and trust of "the Other", whatever the target may be.

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[–] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bragging about accomplishments and compromise is the old way to campaign.

The modern form of getting elected is not to actually do anything. Because if you solve a problem then you can't scare your voters with that problem in the future.

An example of this is abortion. Conservatives could always count on the one issue, "pro-life" voter to give them their vote to ban abortion. Now that it's become easier for states to restrict abortion there is less incentive for these one issue voters to come out to the polls.

I fear that the left is starting to see the effectiveness of the "scare the voter" strategy and will drag their feet on certain hot topic issues like abortion so they can get more votes.

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[–] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Who needs achievement when you have fascism on the menu for 2024?

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[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

What?

Attempting to restrict medical care and the rights of gay people not sitting well with you?

[–] marx2k@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What, cant run on grievances in perpetuity?

[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It really seems like they can, which is why the headline is kind of bizarre.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They can't go on indefinitely. It works because they attack each other in purity contests; the fight over speakers (twice) was one major front in this. Eventually, you run out of people to purify and need to invent a whole new issue. If you don't, your support evaporates as people look for actual solutions to their problems.

There's a strategy here that I don't think has been fully utilized. If you can get the right to speedrun their purity contests against each other, you might be able to watch them eat each other quietly in a corner rather than dragging the whole country into fascism.

[–] numan@lemmy.l0l.city 21 points 1 year ago

Isn't that what they wanted?

[–] donuts@kbin.social 20 points 1 year ago

Having no achievements never stopped them before.

[–] Suavevillain@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

They have a base of people who don't care about material change or want any policy that is net positive in their lives.

[–] DarkGamer@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

Seems like they've gotten pretty far just by scapegoating and peddling grievances, would be odd if they suddenly started caring about accomplishments.

[–] moon@lemmy.cafe 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There never has been, that's why they focus on just dumb ass culture wars. They'll probably find weird obscure incident from a single trans kid in school and run their entire platform on that, about woke or some shit.

[–] theodewere@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

aww come on, they've destroyed just as much if not more than they usually do

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

Welp, guess it's time for them to fabricate another crisis to try to pin on Democrats!

[–] Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago

Don't feel bad champ, you held the second most votes for Speaker of the House, that's almost a record, you took the most basic part of your job, something that has been done 129 times, and only taken more than 1 vote 16 times (once since the civil war) and turned it into an international embarrassment, twice, in January it took 15 rounds to select McCarthy, then 10 months into the 2 year term you did it again!

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Republicans ~~worry they~~ have no achievements to run on in 2024, and their voters don't give a fuck

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] JoMomma@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Fuckin Embarrassing

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

Don't be upset, Republicans. You also have no positive achievements in the 40 years leading up to 2024 as well.

[–] Tarkcanis@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Odd, they never cared before.

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