Dems Want to Empower Boehner
23rd March 2015
And why not? He’s been a good friend. Republicans … not so much.
House Democrats fighting for leverage in the GOP Congress are hoping they can empower an unlikely ally: Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio).
‘Unlikely’? Only if you haven’t been paying attention.
By banding together in veto-sustaining majorities against conservative proposals demanded by Boehner’s right flank, Democrats hope to both sink those GOP measures and grease the skids for more moderate compromises.
Which makes you wonder why Boehner is being such a pal.