Sad to watch them give in so easily, but they did at least engage in a bit of brinksmanship this time.
I think the EBT snafu is what really made up their mind. That was a shot across the bow and an indication of how far Obama would go if they pushed him on this.
In the end, they feared what the madman would do. So they folded.
When I heard about that I immediately knew it was a demonstration to Boehner & McConnell about what would happen on a larger scale if the usurper's agenda were thwarted in any way. Serfdom here we are.