Must-Read: Tim Alberta: John Boehner Unchained

Must-Read: Practically everything that the Democrats have been saying about the insanity of the Republicans (and that much of the media has been ignoring), said here by Republican ex-Speaker John Boehner:

Tim Alberta: John Boehner Unchained: “After railing against the defund strategy, however, Boehner surveyed his conference and realized…

…it was a fight many members wanted—and some needed. Yielding, he joined them in the trenches, abandoning his obligations of governance in hopes of strengthening his standing in the party. But the 17-day shutdown proved costly. Watching as Republicans got butchered in nationwide polling, the speaker finally called a meeting to inform members that they would vote to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling. “I get a standing ovation,” Boehner says. “I’m thinking, ‘This place is irrational’”…