Alexander quits leadership

His desire to get something done incompatible with being repugican leader. Ouch.

Politico:

Sen. Lamar Alexander will resign from his influential repugican leadership post in January, according to a letter obtained by POLITICO - a stunning decision by the former two-time presidential candidate who has played a central role shaping repugican strategy during President Barack Obama’s time in office.

But his affable nature and calls for bipartisanship also could prove to be a liability at a time when repugican politics has shifted markedly to the right, with tea party agitators demanding that their party adhere to strict wingnut orthodoxy that has inspired a new breed of fire-breathing lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

Yes, being a nice guy and wanting to get things done for the good of the country is inimical with being a repugican nowadays.