No, they are scared of being Speaker. Bohner is the goat and they don't want that job. It is very safe and fun for them to vote their No against bills that go into law, and Yes for bills that never do. Most are in safe districts where that works great.
As Speaker you have to worry about races all around the country, not just in deep red states. You think any of them want that headache?
I see the few symbolic votes against Bohner as Speaker didnt scare him much, did you see that pork ridden disaster relief bill he passed with Dem votes? What a pile of crap. Remember the 'we have a spending problem' jingle?
Oh, and Newt who I am no fan of has already come out and said that Rs will lose the upcoming debt limit fight. Pretty easy to picture.
I know I am negative, I didnt buy the 'Romney will win a landslide' talk either.
I missed that.
I thought it was a straight-up $9B for the flood insurance program that some Republicans objected to only because there weren't offsets in other budgetary items. What pork was in this bill?