It was a momentary stand to hold a line on principle, with a hint of a modest result, maybe. Certainly the weight of the Tea Party element was felt.
But, moving on from here it will mean nothing if the conversation does not advance to particulars of immense waste, fraud, taxation, corruption and pernicious regulation. Certainly the collectivists are not going to fall asleep and discontinue their agenda.
One thing the Tea Party needs to do now is track all the money that is going to be used for the debt ceiling and see where it goes. I’d bet it goes to friends of the WH.