This “Freedom Caucus” should be in total revolt now instead of just nominating its candidate for Speaker and sitting on its hands.
They should all 40 of them revolt against Boehner’s leadership and force Boehner to step down or depend on Democrats to hold his chair.
That group is a pressure relief valve just like the rest of the GOP. They exist to string folks along ‘just a little longer’.
Bhoner is still there. And they found a way to keep him there while making people think they nailed him to a wall. Is jonbon doing what jonbon always does? Yes. Will/is he helping Obama? Yes. Will the playactors say “Well we tried” without actually mussing their hair? Yes.
Same song, different chorus. Same radio personalities giving their audiences raw meat for book sales/listenership. Same outcome as if none of this had been done.
Except the voters are appeased because ‘well, we tried...’
Had people LISTENED when some of us said “Don’t elect lesser evils”, Bhoner and Mitch would not be there assisting Obama forward his agenda and the playactors in this Kabuki would not be there covering their asses. Hamilton was correct. Better an enemy in their camp than yours/ours.