There are 192 Democrats in the House of Representatives.
Since John Boehner has said himself that he has 60 Republicans who won’t vote for a debt ceiling increase under any circumstances, why doesn’t every question about his debt limit proposals revolve around whether he can get Democratic support for them?
Do the math for him: why haven’t you asked him about the reality that he will have to get at least 36 Democrats on board with any bill he wants to pass the House?
Why haven’t you asked him about the possibility that he might have to get 30-40 Republicans on board with Nancy Pelosi’s Democratic caucus to get something passed, since his own caucus is very clearly set on ignoring him?
Why aren’t more conversations among the pundits and talking heads focusing on the fact that Boehner might just be the weakest Speaker of the House in our nation’s history, since he’s obviously unable to whip his caucus in support of the deals they’ve already been offered—deals that any Republican in years past would’ve happily taken in a heartbeat?
Whose agenda are you serving?