[tanknetter]

Oh, I don’t disagree.

I just disagree that what she said was inadvertent. It was deliberate and planned to help splinter off a significant chunk of the GOP base and encourage them not to vote in November.

[kabar]

It was meant to put additional pressure on Boehner to come across with whatever he agreed to. No doubt, they probably have it recorded somewhere.

The fact that Boehner is making voluntary, relatively public remarks about getting an immigration bill out of the House this year in front of Rep donors should tell you something. Doesn't that help splinter a significant chunk of the base off? And Boehner just won his primary easily.

House Speaker John Boehner and his Republican leadership team are telling donors and industry groups that they want to pass immigration legislation this year, despite the reluctance of other party members to tackle the divisive issue before the November elections.

Many lawmakers and activists have assumed the issue was off the table in an election year. But Boehner, R-Ohio, said at a recent Las Vegas fundraiser that he was "hell-bent on getting this done this year," two people in the room told The Wall Street Journal.

A Boehner spokesman didn't dispute the account but said no action is possible until President Obama proves himself a trustworthy partner to Republicans.