Is the Republican health care drama just an Arrested Development reboot?
1. That time a novice chief executive made a foolhardy promise, his erstwhile allies rushed to get it done—and it all fell apart in the end.
2. Of course, I’m talking about ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT’s classic episode, “The One Where They Build a House.”pic.twitter.com/UdWOL7jtvM
3. To recap episode · GOB vows to build house, fast · GOB doesn’t have a plan · They instead make a *fake* house · It falls apart—literally
4. Still — for a moment — it looked like they actually could pull it off.pic.twitter.com/j13oRbWwlE
5. Until it literally collapsed — and everyone saw that while it looked like a house on the outside, it was actually a cynical, empty shell.pic.twitter.com/X5dQrCFUF2
6. Nobody knew that building a house could be so complicated. Especially GOB.pic.twitter.com/gBzm9YVLEs
7. The relationship between blustery GOB and wonky Michael reminds me of a power dynamic in D.C., but I can't put my finger on who.pic.twitter.com/RmauSU7nB3
8. Of course, the failed house-build was just one in a series of screw-ups that came to define the Bluth family.pic.twitter.com/asroIyhpQo
9. Not to spoil the show, but it turned out the Bluths had bigger problems than failed construction projects.pic.twitter.com/Wddwsc61Dv
10. To be clear — I’m just talking about ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT. The story of a wealthy family who … wasn’t actually that wealthy.pic.twitter.com/CJvm4SIUmu
11. The story of a family with a few unsuccessful product lines.pic.twitter.com/9KUnADsRwj
12. Sure — maybe they couldn't always close the deal.pic.twitter.com/hRKb1NeFI1
14. But despite the dysfunction, everyone agreed: It all turned out well in the end.pic.twitter.com/f0YjZYstdZ