Today is a sad day for the House of Representatives. The Republican party is at war with itself, and although an extreme minority of ideologues has won this battle, the American people are losing. Yesterday, the Pope urged Congress to work together, but today Speaker Boehner apparently determined he cannot achieve this goal, particularly in the face of relentless and reckless attacks by extremists in his own party whose actions will lead to more chaos, not compromise.
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