The way I understand it John Boehner could get a vote to fund the government if he would be willing to let it happen. The problem is that he is deferring to the demands of his Tea Party colleagues. He wants to get majority votes in the House that gain the support of all his Republican colleagues. So he would be glad to have the support of the Democrats in the House if he can get them but he dare not allow his Republican colleagues to split. The Tea Party guys won’t budge.
So what if [and when] he allows a vote to fund the government to be held? Could he then be splitting the Republican Party? Doesn’t it look like we now have three parties, not two? But the charade that the Republican Party is a more or less united group may be losing its appeal: the reality is too evident. Congressman Devin Nunes told CNN "I'm going to continue to support our leadership. Even if we have entered the valley of death, when you enter the valley of death you have to keep running and the whole team has to stick together."
The valley of death. I wonder if in truth the GOP is risking a split. How can they be hostage to the most extreme elements of their party and remain a serious force in American politics? By extreme shutdowns?
If politicians who call themselves Communists were trying to shut down the government there would be a groundswell of outrage in this country. Does anyone else have the feeling that a tiny anarchic cabal is trying to bring down not only the Republican Party but the economy of the United States?
So what if [and when] he allows a vote to fund the government to be held? Could he then be splitting the Republican Party? Doesn’t it look like we now have three parties, not two? But the charade that the Republican Party is a more or less united group may be losing its appeal: the reality is too evident. Congressman Devin Nunes told CNN "I'm going to continue to support our leadership. Even if we have entered the valley of death, when you enter the valley of death you have to keep running and the whole team has to stick together."
The valley of death. I wonder if in truth the GOP is risking a split. How can they be hostage to the most extreme elements of their party and remain a serious force in American politics? By extreme shutdowns?
If politicians who call themselves Communists were trying to shut down the government there would be a groundswell of outrage in this country. Does anyone else have the feeling that a tiny anarchic cabal is trying to bring down not only the Republican Party but the economy of the United States?
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