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Given the self inflicted wound suffered in the defeat for funding the DHS on Friday it is readily apparent that Boehner is not the leader of at least 50 House members. If you subtract them then the GOP is actually a minority party that has been forced into a "coalition" with the "crazy people".
The "Gang of 50" sided with the Dems on Friday and refused to budge because their demands were not being met by the Speaker. Boehner offered no incentive to the Dems either so he was effectively neutered by what can best be described as RINO's.
If the Speaker does not have a majority that will do his bidding then the GOP doesn't have a de facto majority either.
There are 2 paths that Boehner can take going forward. He can continue to pander to the Gang of 50 and take the hits or he can form a working coalition with the Dems and actually get something done.
Right now the Gang of 50 have the Speaker by his privates and are calling the shots. That can't be a comfortable situation for him given that it exposes the GOP to criticism that it "can't govern" going into 2016. Forming a bipartisan coalition would negate that criticism and it would protect Boehner from losing his Speaker position because a condition of that coalition would be Dem support if it came up for a vote.
IMO the GOP does not have a majority in the House. Instead it has a coalition with the "crazy people" and that is going to be a heavy burden to carry going into 2016.
The "Gang of 50" sided with the Dems on Friday and refused to budge because their demands were not being met by the Speaker. Boehner offered no incentive to the Dems either so he was effectively neutered by what can best be described as RINO's.
If the Speaker does not have a majority that will do his bidding then the GOP doesn't have a de facto majority either.
There are 2 paths that Boehner can take going forward. He can continue to pander to the Gang of 50 and take the hits or he can form a working coalition with the Dems and actually get something done.
Right now the Gang of 50 have the Speaker by his privates and are calling the shots. That can't be a comfortable situation for him given that it exposes the GOP to criticism that it "can't govern" going into 2016. Forming a bipartisan coalition would negate that criticism and it would protect Boehner from losing his Speaker position because a condition of that coalition would be Dem support if it came up for a vote.
IMO the GOP does not have a majority in the House. Instead it has a coalition with the "crazy people" and that is going to be a heavy burden to carry going into 2016.