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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

With Boehner's Resignation, Who Are the Real Losers?

John Boehner's Last Deal (Molly Ball) from the Atlantic
"The House speaker’s resignation symbolizes the frustration of the GOP’s governing wing.  "
"If he had a constituency at all, it was the ever-more-powerless Beltway Establishment, its own isolated and isolating club. ... His resignation is the ultimate frustration of the GOP's status-quo-oriented business wing. ... There are two rules of John Boehner, John Lawrence, a former chief of staff to Nancy Pelosi, told me recently: One, he always wants to make the deal; two, he can never deliver the votes for the deal."

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