tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post5751313006406291771..comments2024-03-28T10:49:14.510-05:00Comments on Horizons: How the Republican House Majority gets brokenNancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-44082127784011455692013-03-01T12:30:50.704-06:002013-03-01T12:30:50.704-06:00I think it is a safe bet that the reason Boehner a...I think it is a safe bet that the reason Boehner acquiesced to the demands of those 19 "moderate" Republicans was that they told him that if he didn't then they would sign a discharge petition with the Democrats. Doing so would have been a (possibly fatal) blow to Boehner's authority over his caucus.<br /><br />But the mere thought that those 19 might have felt emboldened enough to even make that threat is already an indication that the Republican caucus is cracking up.Chris Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18139817527808942227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-55745071481203378322013-03-01T11:57:16.386-06:002013-03-01T11:57:16.386-06:00The Hastert Rule is rapidly becoming, as the quote...The Hastert Rule is rapidly becoming, as the quote from Pirates of the Caribbean put it, "more of a guideline." Besides Hurricane Sandy, one of the things that was a serious lesson to various Northeastern Republicans was Hurricane Irene in 2011. The Tea Party Republicans who hewed to the conservative mantra were shown the door in 2012, while the one (Gibson) who suddenly decided he represented a district rather than an ideology ended up being re-elected. Norbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383422747683493947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-10293589212255663882013-03-01T11:04:14.435-06:002013-03-01T11:04:14.435-06:00This Post is so important...this give me hope and ...This Post is so important...this give me hope and a strategy to work from....thank you so much for bringing this into focusAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495861806403242783noreply@blogger.com