Payroll tax cut fight ends ugly year for Boehner

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Today Republican House Speaker John Boehner stands firm.

Half an hour later, Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell publicly throws Boehner to the wolves, and says Boehner better just pass the damn thing as Reid presented it to him.

Politicos are speculating that McConnell is creating this public Republican brawl trying to get Boehner out as Speaker, so he can get Eric Cantor in. But no doubt, the party is being hurt terribly in public opinion due to the infighting. Boehner has been attacked by the conservative Wall Street Journal and Karl Rove. He continues fealty to the destructive Tea Party.