I think Boehner's breaking of the so-called "Hastert Rule" reminds me of the old saying about a man who slips by breaking his marriage vows while out of town: "once is a mistake, twice is an affair."
If Boehner is seen frequently siding with Democrats and a minority 'rump parliament' of his own GOP, he will lay himself open to severe payback down the road----like losing his Speakership.
Democrats have already demonstrated their spinelessness by frequently re-electing the deeply partisan Pelosi as Speaker and then Minority Leader. The Republicans should not fall into the habit of splitting every time a contentious divisive issue comes up for a vote.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
"Much have I seen and known; cities of men And manners, climates, councils, governments, ...the fortune of us that are the moon's men doth ebb and flow like the sea, being govern'd, as the sea is, by the moon" [Henry IV, I.ii.31-33] HISTORY NEVER REPEATS ITSELF, BUT IT OFTEN RHYMES "There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America." Otto von Bismarck
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