Nancy Pelosi is mad as hell and she’s not going to take it anymore. That’s the message she’s sending in this article:

After losing a string of embarrassing votes on the House floor because of procedural maneuvering, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has decided to change the current House Rules to completely shut down the floor to the minority.

The Democratic Leadership is threatening to change the current House Rules regarding the Republican right to the Motion to Recommit or the test of germaneness on the motion to recommit. This would be the first change to the germaneness rule since 1822.

In protest, the House Republicans are going to call procedural motions every half hour.

In other words, Pelosi is ordering closed rules because much of her legislative priorities are getting dumped by procedural votes and motions. So much for this being the most open, ethical congress in history. Frankly, she’s acting like a spoiled little brat who’s upset that she isn’t steamrolling her opponents.

The ugly little truth is that their agenda isn’t appealing. Here’s the test for Republicans. They should exploit this situation to highlight their agenda, contrasting it with the Democrats’ status quo agenda. This is exactly the moment that highlights the ineptitude of the House GOP leadership, which is essentially a status quo team. They’re utterly lacking in fresh ideas.

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