Delay tactics and procedural shenanigans by the minority party are generally harmless and often entertaining traditions in the House of Representatives, but guess which party is way better at them?

Here, from Roll Call, are two paragraphs that usefully sum up the important differences between the way Democrats and Republicans run Congress:

During the 110th Congress, Republicans were occasionally able to employ procedural tactics to trip up debate or force Democrats to pull legislation from the floor.

Over the two-year period, Republicans were able to use procedural tactics to pass legislative alternatives 25 times. By contrast, Democrats were only able to pass 14 such motions in the 12 years while they were in the minority.

Yes, well. There are more differences along these lines. When Republicans were in the majority in Congress, their whip and eventual majority leader was nicknamed The Hammer. Democrats have the nicknameless Steny Hoyer and Jim Clyburn. (But one thing that congressional Democrats and Republicans have in common is that both allow their most conservative members to dominate debate and legislation.)