It’s interesting to read about last night’s debacle from a Republican point of view. It doesn’t seem like there was any attempted coup or backstabbing from Boehner’s leadership team. It doesn’t even look like there was any concerted plan by Tea Partiers to act as a group. It looks more like too many members wanted Plan B to pass, but without their vote. Everyone appeared stunned that Boehner didn’t have the votes and that he was just pulling the bill and sending everyone home for the holidays. For a group that acts with a hive-mind mentality, there was no central control of their behavior. The only thing that seemed in control was raw political fear. Bush and Cheney seemed to be able to get their congressional members to do their bidding even when it conflicted with party orthodoxy. Those days are over.
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