Yes, and there have been ‘rumors’ of a palace coup before too. They come to nothing, of course.
I happened to flick on the tube yesterday as the first three-week DHS bill was circling the drain, and there was my state’s brand-new congressman (who voted FOR the extension) sitting directly behind the lying, cheating, adulterous scumbag Kevin McCarthy, truly one of the worst human beings in Washington, and they were both laughing it up like this was all just one big charade party to them.
Which I suspect it is.
I suspect you are correct. There is a quote something about when the ballot box cannot be used to effect change, revolution becomes inevitable. Boehner is building up a huge head of steam in a pressure cooker that could have unintended consequences. One could be a walkout of conservatives from the GOP to form a new party, or something else unexpected. The GOP cannot go on endlessly playing the same game and telling conservatives that they have no alternative but to vote for them. A breakup of some type is coming.