Why Is John Boehner Letting House Republicans Be Mitch McConnell’s Toy?
Here is what is going to happen unless House Republicans stage an immediate revolt against their own House leadership.
Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi are going to win. They have managed to cut the legs out from under John Boehner and the House Republicans. In fact, the House Republicans have taken on all the appearances of Mitch McConnell’s basement gimp.
I’m not sure why we need them any more if the McConnell-Reid-Pelosi Pontius Pilate Act passes.
See, John Boehner ceded authority to Mitch McConnell. Instead of embracing the conservative “Cut, Cap, and Balance” plan or even pushing forward with Paul Ryan’s plan as an alternative, Boehner let McConnell move forward and cut Boehner’s legs out from under him. It was a willing sacrifice on Boehner’s part because he’d rather be legless than fight.
Now here is what Boehner and McConnell have agreed to do.
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