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Excerpted from “Raging Boehner; Bullies GOP to back debt plan” By S.A. MILLER, Post Correspondent, NY Post, Last Updated: 9:36 AM, July 28, 2011
Posted: 1:57 AM, July 28, 2011
[SIZE="+2"]H[/SIZE]ouse Speaker John Boehner yesterday ordered House Republicans to "get your ass in line" behind his debt-limit plan -- and they did. …
But, as of Thursday evening, not enough of them were sufficiently intimidated or baited or otherwise convinced to allow the Boehner plan to come to the House floor.
“Members are advised that there will be NO VOTES in the House tonight. We apologize for the late notice.” — a message from House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy's office
The Tea Party really stuck it to their own leadership tonight.