Johnson Is an Ironic Target for Republicans

Mike Johnson, speaker of the House of Representatives, is under fire from all directions — from Democrats, naturally, but also from fellow Republicans angry with him for, well, just about everything.

My bill didn’t pass: Blame Johnson. My bill was ignored: Blame Johnson. The perennially broken appropriations process is still broken: Blame Johnson. The process of vetting legislation in committee before proceeding to a debate and vote of the full House, colloquially referred to as “regular order,” is sporadic to nonexistent: Blame Johnson. Republican leadership refused to circumvent regular order to grant my legislation a floor vote: Blame Johnson. I’m feeling mistreated by Senate Republicans, President Donald Trump and the White House legislative affairs team: Blame … Johnson? That’s right; blame Johnson.