YOUR GOP: WORKING DILIGENTLY TO PROTECT FREEDOM-LOVING AMERICANS FROM THE PURELY SYMBOLIC

Politico reports:

A simple resolution recognizing National Train Day would seem to be a sure bet to roll through the House.

But conservative Republicans nearly derailed the non-binding tribute Wednesday because they objected to passages praising Amtrak.

Under expedited House procedures, the measure needed a two-thirds vote for adoption.

It barely won, 296-119, meaning it would have failed if 18 of the 50 Republicans who voted for it had voted against it....

In a related development, Republicans blocked a non-binding resolution in the House praising the cuteness of puppies, noting that puppies regularly beg for treats, a habit that encourages a Marxist, anti-American redistribution of wealth.