Leaking and sniffling to the end, Orange John Boehner took his soggy tissues and went back home to Ohio for good. Which is good, sort of. Another Ohioan, Rep. Jim Jordan, had a lot to do showing the former Speaker the door. Jordan heads the ultra-right wing "Freedom Caucus," the cabal of 40 members of the House dedicated to pure conservative ideology, no compromises tolerated, no prisoners taken. Invigorated by Boehner's departure, the Freedom Caucus will now insist that their crazy ideas see the light of day as resolutions, bills, and even -- yikes! -- laws. Which is not good, at all.
Ronald Reagan once said, "I'd rather get 80% of what I want than go over a cliff with my flags flying."
These guys would rather go over a cliff.
New Speaker Paul Ryan is in for an interesting ride. Good luck.
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