GOP Needs Training Wheels

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Republicans lost control of Congress. Sen. John Kennedy brought bathroom instructions to the discussion.

Congress writes federal laws. Voters elected Democratic majorities in both its chambers, the House and Senate, but those members take over in January.

Until then, Republicans still control Congress. That remaining stretch is called a lame-duck session: the outgoing team still has the keys.

Kennedy wants his fellow Senate Republicans to use that time to pass bills rather than dismiss the defeat as normal.

On the Senate floor, he said: "A smart man washes his hands after he urinates. A wise man doesn't urinate on his hands.

We need to stop urinating on our hands."

He repeated the analogy on Fox News that night, ending that version with: "We Republicans in the Senate need to stop thinking we're so smart."

The target was his own party, not voters. The voters had already completed their part of the exercise without requiring a sink demonstration.

Kennedy identified priorities including banning stock trading by members of Congress and increasing home sellers' tax-free profit. Those are proposals he wants advanced, not laws this speech passed.

The useful test is what Republicans actually accomplish before January. A bathroom metaphor can explain self-inflicted mistakes.

It cannot vote a bill through Congress.

Repost if you prefer legislation with fewer care instructions.

Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sen-john-kennedy-urinate-take-on-gop-losses_n_6af58ef4e4b09e0b5c551ec1

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