How does this article contain no mention of the Hastert Rule? From my vantage point, that is what killed Congress. The Republicans were in the minority and vo

How does this article contain no mention of the Hastert Rule? From my vantage point, that is what killed Congress. The Republicans were in the minority and vowed to never vote, not even a single vote, on any proposal supported by a Democrat no matter its contents. This is why Republicans will vote against measures that are identical to measures they voted for only weeks or months prior. Expect this to return in full force after they get booted next week. Their policy is total and complete obstinate refusal to vote for anything which is not solely originated by the Republican Party. This makes sense from the view of politics that the primary distinction between conservative and liberal boils down to conservatives being willing to cheat and break any rule so long as it is in service of their in-group, while liberals are willing to have their in-group lose if it means keeping the 'game' fair.