I'm watching the DHS temporary funding vote in the House and at the moment — a very extended moment — it's failing, 204-222. Boehner's head-counting operation did its usual crackerjack job.
CNN's Dana Bash is reporting that the speaker has no Plan B.
What else can one say? This is GOP governance for you: inept, fractious, and harmful.
On the upside I salute House Democrats. They mainly held firm, only 12 Yeas in support of Boehner's governance in three-week tranches; 172 opposed (some voting is still in progress). This was precisely what they needed to do to further expose GOP as the party of perpetual anarchy.
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Of course it could be that Boehner knew he lacked the votes, but had to demonstrate the obvious to his moronic majority. Should he proceed to a full-funding vote, he'll finally be doing his job.