I wonder if the GOP fear of their base is not just losing primaries

[ThoughtCriminal]

to some Teabagger upstart. I think they are actually afraid that their base is a little too enthusiastic about "2nd Amendment Solutions". They have truly created a monster.

"He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount"

[Andy823]

1. Yes

It's the primaries they are worried about, and they have to cater to the "nuts" in order to try and keep from having some other "nut" run against them who might just win! If the lose their primary then the odds are the "nut" that beat them will be like the ones who ran last year, and lost to the democrat in the general election!

What is funny is that the "nuts" have already decided to take Boehner down come the primaries, and the same with some of the other long time republicans. Of course Cantor has been kissing ass big time to try and prevent him from having a primary against some tea party clown, but if we get lucky, they will take him out also!

[AlinPA]

2. And we will end up with 80 more teabaggers in the House.

[PDJane]

3. I think so, yes.......

I think the other part of it is that so many of them have signed 'pledges' of one kind or another that they are afraid to defy. They are afraid of losing their funding from the rich and greedy too.

[kestrel91316]

4. Of course. But they'll get not one whit of sympathy from me. They

knowingly created this monster to go after US. That it has turned on its creators is not my concern.

[theoldman]

5. The monster that the wing nuts have created is much larger than a tiger.

Let's hope that enough sane people vote in the next election to reduce the number of Republicans in the House.