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And while it might be the inclination of those on the right to levy disdain at fellow “Republicans”, we should keep in mind that government is a game of majorities… And the 193 Democrats who voted for the bill are the priority target for Conservative activism in 2014

This author is an idiot. We should support the republicans...why? Because they cave in, because they're spineless, because they can mimic a liberal?

Hastert Rule? EXCELLENT POINT!

If Boehner will throw the debt ceiling to the Democrats+15 liberal Republicans, what's to prevent him doing exactly the same with Amnesty?

In other words, he'll be the speaker of Democrats+15 Rinos. And they'll pass whatever they want.

[Paine in the Neck]

If Boehner will throw the debt ceiling to the Democrats+15 liberal Republicans, what's to prevent him doing exactly the same with Amnesty?

This is a very great danger. Joe Straus, the supposedly 'Republican' Speaker of the TX House, controls that body with a minority of GOP support allied to the 'Rat caucus. He uses that control to block conservative agenda items over and over.

[Theodore R.]

Speaker Straus in TX is like this too; he need about 30 RINOS to add to the Democrat minority to pass liberal measures. Some votes though require 100 out of 150.