By Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent
Republicans are back to square one. It’s a game of congressional snakes and ladders, where every space on the board is a serpent.
More than two weeks after a handful of House conservatives ousted Kevin McCarthy from the speaker’s chair, the party is still looking for a someone who can successfully reach the top of the board.
No one yet has even come close.
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Because they have no interest in governing, they want to rule. They want a rigid hierarchy with a strong white man at the top who rules by decree. They want to be able to do whatever they want while dictating how everyone else lives their life. Religion is the primary driver of this type of thinking, thus the reason it’s a cancer to modern society.