Republicans in Congress are fractured, worse than ever. All of the talk of a more unified group of House Republicans that was circulating right after the elections in November quickly evaporated after the Speaker of the House vote. Deep divides remain within in the Republican caucus, and the record number of defections from Boehner could be the first sign that the House Republican caucus will spend the next two years teetering on the brink of collapse. The big takeaway from the first day of the 114th Congress is how little things have changed. This group of fractured and divided Republicans stands no chance against an increasingly popular and powerful president who has the economic winds at his back and a Democratic congressional minority at his side. politicususa/2015/01/06/john-boehner-barely-survives-coup-attempt-elected-speaker-house.html
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 08:00:06 +0000