Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'
As recently as a few hours ago, Rep. Jim Jordan was prepared to accept a plan he did not like. After two failed votes on his bid for House speaker, and facing poor prospects, the far-right House Judiciary Committee chairman eyed an off-ramp. Under the plan Jordan was willing to endorse, the House would empower acting Speaker Pro Tem Patrick McHenry until early January. This would, among other things, allow the chamber to function, vote on legislation, prevent a government shutdown, etc.
In fact, what’s left of the House GOP leadership — Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, and House Conference Chair Elise Stefanik — all announced their opposition to the plan to empower McHenry on a temporary basis. They had plenty of company. Over the course of the day, I had trouble keeping up with the number of conservative House members condemning the idea with varying degrees of apoplexy.
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