http://www.nytimes.com/...
WASHINGTON — Representative Mo Brooks of Alabama knew his own power when he stood face to face with Speaker John A. Boehner in the cloakroom off the House floor.
On Friday morning, Mr. Brooks got the call...his demands had been met, the House whip told him. Off he went to high-five his chief of staff, who preferred, he said, to shake hands.
The scope of (the Republican freshmen) victory in reshaping the debt ceiling bill to reflect the fiscal hawkishness of the most conservative House members cannot be overstated.
The power of the 87 freshmen appears sealed, at least for now.
“Certainly there’s satisfaction in it,” Mr. Brooks said of his legislative victory. “That’s why I ran for office.”
Mr. Brooks read the bill and (said, in effect, 'fuck this'), because there was not a balanced budget component. So did a lot of his colleagues, a great many of them, though not all, freshmen.
But the freshmen have more to consider than their own party. They also felt the heat from Tea Party activists, including FreedomWorks, which is considering its options for 2012.
I will reserve detailed comment on this sick fuck - at least for now anyway - although this article speaks for itself.