The GOP Meltdown in Congress | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: There were a few times the Hastert rule was set aside, the most important being to extend the Bush tax cuts for the bottom 98% (still too many people) while letting them go up for the top 2%. He essentially surrendered to Obama. He did not make out so well, but the nation as we have the kind of recovery you get when you limit how much the rich can steal from workers without getting higher taxes.
I think he was tired and only stayed around to make history with the Pope's Address to Congress. Its only symbolic, but it is a nice counter-point to the bloviations of Donald Trump.
It would be interesting to see a multi-fight for Speaker later on - indeed, the winning candidate may have to get some votes from the other side and share power. Imagine Nancy Pelosi as Majority Leader. Of course, I don't think the Liberty Caucus (aka Tea Party) is that stupid, but we've been surprised before. I hope the new starts playing hardball and withholding perks, subcommittee chairmanships and access to amendments by anyone trying to treat him like they treated Boehner.
On the Benghazi Committee, no Democrats were shocked that it was political, its the GOP who tried to keep up the facade that they were after good government. They were shocked he told the truth.
If the Liberty Caucus stays out of control, and it is not clear they aren't real libertarians, then the GOP will melt down and not just for Fall 2016. There is no recovering from craziness. It seems the conservative party in America must implode every so often to be renewed as a new party. Its happened before and is likely in the near future.
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