'Wholly irrational': Columnist says GOP shutdown 'love affair' sets them up for failure

After days of upheaval following tech billionaire Elon Musk strong-arming the House GOP into killing a bipartisan budget agreement and setting the stage for a government shutdown, a compromise was salvaged at the last minute with the passage of a slightly pared-down spending agreement — with the backing of House Democrats.

But the GOP's troubles are far from over, columnist Megan McArdle wrote for The Washington Post.

That's because this is merely the latest episode that proves Republicans...