Last week, the American public was treated to the spectacle of members of the U.S. House of Representatives acting in an especially combative mode.
And, of course, the prolonged episode of electing a Speaker was one in which Republicans were more at odds with each other than Republicans and Democrats.
Freedom Caucus members, a particularly stalwart and conservative faction within the GOP, were holding out in delivering the votes needed to hand the gavel to Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) unless he conceded to at least some of their demands.
McCarthy made the concessions and secured the needed votes—but not before a lot of anger and vitriol was spilled, and maybe—one physical altercation narrowly averted….