I wonder what he offered her?
I wonder what he offered her?
The deal Boehner & McConnell gave them seems to be that they will use the kenyan as cover to open the spending spigots. The lobbyist payola will flow generously to those who play ball.
Sometimes friendship taints good judgement???
Exactly. Especially since she obviously squeaked back into office for her re-election this time. I'm not sure I would go so far to accuse her of being RINO based on this. She just understands the way power works on the Hill. I can still blame her, but the blame is not hers alone. Boehner should have been voted out in a landslide. That's one reason I submitted my paperwork to leave the Republican Party on the 2nd of January 2013. There are many more: Arrogance, stupidity, and mainly a distinct loss of conservative focus. I left after 37 years of being a Republican. My entire adult life. Actually, I see it as the party left me... a long time ago. Now I'm NPA.
Good question.
There may actually be a good answer. Clearly, Boehner did **SOMETHING** to convince some very angry conservative Republicans to vote for him, and we might actually like the terms of that deal.
Considering how much of a nuisance Bachmann has made herself to the Republican leadership, I'm guessing Boehner had to offer something pretty significant to get her to agree.
Time will tell. I'm not prepared to throw in the towel this early in the game.