Boehner's Betrayal

By Douglas V. Gibbs

The budget deal was hardly a deal, and it makes you wonder how quick Boehner will be willing to fold when the next fight, the one over the debt ceiling, comes up. The GOP victory last November was supposed to mean that we could bargain hard, and slam the leftists for their liberal policies. But Boehner gave away the advantage, fearing the tool we had in shutting down the government. No, the goal was not to shut down the system, but remember that the left is all about their love of government, and the very threat to shut it down was a vital tool - not something to fear.

Boehner feared the shutdown, and settled for spending cuts of the most modest nature.

The Republicans pledged $100 billion in cuts, and Boehner couldn't even stand firm for $61 billion. And we expect him to fight for Paul Ryan's 2012 budget?

What Boehner's spineless deal tells us is that in the fight to defund Obamacare, he will fold like a lawn chair. The EPA fight over unconstitutionally regulating carbon can't be trusted to him either. In fact, all of the leftist policies will not be stopped. Welfare will grow, the FCC will regulate the Internet, and before long the work accomplished in the 2010 election will mean nothing because Boehner has no spine.

Boehner, unfortunately, is a part of the Republican establishment, and therefore must be replaced. The Tea Party has already begun the process of replacing the RINOs with Tea Party candidates, and what Boehner did was help us identify more that need to be replaced. . . including him.

This is not to say that the whole Republican Party is suspect. There are good folks in there, and most of them are of the freshmen class. But the party hacks, the ones that place party above principles, need to be gone.

The GOP leadership, including Boehner, has failed to fight for what they allegedly believe.

The Tea Party's work is not done. . . yet.

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