Bridging the Compassion Gap
JAN. 7, 2014
Thomas B. Edsall, NYT
What’s going on with John Boehner, the speaker of the House?
On Dec. 12, Boehner broke with hard-line conservative groups, accusing them of “misleading their followers” and charging that “they have lost all credibility." It was evident from the context that Boehner was referring to right-wing powerhouses like Freedom Works, Heritage Action and the Club for Growth.
At a news conference a week earlier, on Dec. 5, Boehner declared that if the president “has a plan for extending unemployment benefits I’d truly entertain taking a look at it.”
More strikingly, Boehner has signaled that he now supports incremental immigration reform. He recently hired Rebecca Tallent, a former chief of staff for Senator John McCain, a strong backer of immigration reform, and he has encouraged aides to tell reporters that he is prepared to challenge the anti-immigration wing of his party.
There are several theories about Boehner’s unexpected turn.
(More here.)
Thomas B. Edsall, NYT
What’s going on with John Boehner, the speaker of the House?
On Dec. 12, Boehner broke with hard-line conservative groups, accusing them of “misleading their followers” and charging that “they have lost all credibility." It was evident from the context that Boehner was referring to right-wing powerhouses like Freedom Works, Heritage Action and the Club for Growth.
At a news conference a week earlier, on Dec. 5, Boehner declared that if the president “has a plan for extending unemployment benefits I’d truly entertain taking a look at it.”
More strikingly, Boehner has signaled that he now supports incremental immigration reform. He recently hired Rebecca Tallent, a former chief of staff for Senator John McCain, a strong backer of immigration reform, and he has encouraged aides to tell reporters that he is prepared to challenge the anti-immigration wing of his party.
There are several theories about Boehner’s unexpected turn.
(More here.)
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