This is going to end it tears for the Republicans. It turns out that Messers Boehner, Cantor and Ryan are just as bad as the clowns they replaced.
We are so screwed. Bust it up, bust it all up.
At Contentions, John Podhoretz sees this all going downhill for Boehner and the GOP in general very quickly: "Already there are indications that a great many House members are going to vote against the deal. What we don't know, or can't know, is whether grass-roots velocity has sped up to such a degree over the past several years that we could be looking at a major meltdown of support when the votes are cast, as Republican members honestly balk at the clear deceit of the negotiators in making non-existent cuts in federal spending -- and as they fear the wrath of the voters (particularly tea partiers). Meanwhile, Leftist Democrats who feel betrayed by Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid might also decide to teach them a lesson by withholding support. And then, all of a sudden, there will be a shutdown. And no plan to end it. And make no mistake -- the public will blame the GOP."
Worst of both worlds: the grassroots think Boehner sold them out and the public at large getting increasingly frustrated with a government shutdown.
Hattip Jim Geraghty
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