SO ... WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH THESE TEABAGGERS IN THE HOUSE?

[defrog]

Yr grimly satisfying post-election lede of the day:

The tea-leaf reading of the Tea Party's role in the next Congress illustrates the delicate choice facing the incoming GOP House leaders: How, if at all, to acknowledge and reward the freshman lawmakers who call themselves tea partiers and were instrumental in returning the House majority to Republicans.

[...]

Bachmann's contribution to the GOP's election gains is undisputed and GOP leaders widely praise her fundraising prowess [...] But she's also made GOP leaders cringe multiple times in the last two years with over-the-top and uninformed statements.

So I guess it’s a good sign that they do cringe.

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