C'était à prévoir... Top House Republicans Caught Off Guard As Tea Party Flexes Muscle

Situation difficile à gérer au Congrès, mais également pour la prochaine campagne électorale...

" The clout of tea party advocates and other hard-line conservatives in Congress has caught top Republicans by surprise, raising questions about whether GOP leaders can impose enough discipline in their House majority to pass tough measures, such as raising the debt ceiling.

Within 24 hours this week, House Speaker John Boehner's team had to pull a trade bill from the chamber floor, suffered an embarrassing setback on a USA Patriot Act vote, and failed to recoup money paid to the United Nations."

Sur le site du Huffington post:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/09/top-house-republicans-cau_n_821123.html