Aren’t Fit to Govern

House Republicans can’t take up issues like protecting voting rights or pass budgets on time. But it’s good to know they’re concerned with freedom for refrigerators. All told, House Republicans intended to take up such important measures this week as the “Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act,” and the “Liberty in Laundry Act.” Don’t forget about the “Clothes Dryers Reliability Act” or the “Refrigerator Freedom Act.” Then, step aside Affordable Care Act, Republicans wanted to advance the “Affordable Air Conditioning Act.” And they had intended to finish up their work with the “Stop Unaffordable Dishwasher Standards Act.” That was their original agenda, a rather June Cleaver-ish affair but apparently the best they could muster for the week that the leader of their party, their nominee to be President of the United States, will be a defendant facing criminal charges in a courtroom in Manhattan. They simply aren’t fit to govern.

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