>>>> “They don’t get it.” Another senior member told me that Boehner was always going to struggle with the whip count since most House conservatives have little interest in seeing the speaker strike any kind of deal. “Boehner was trying to play chess and the caucus was playing checkers,” he said, sighing. “Boehner is willing to lose a pawn for a queen. I’m not sure about the rest.” <<<<<
Tell me again, what would Boehner gain?
Boehner’s problem is that he THINKS he’s trading a pawn for a queen. Who esle with a sane mind thinks that?
And let’s get it through once and for all,
It is not ‘conservatives won’t deal’, it is OBAMA.