Some make comparisons between the #House Republicans being frustrated by a few fringe members and the #Senate #Democrats being frustrated by their two dissenters last year, but there is a HUGE difference in the circumstances:

The Senate Republicans strategically let that situation unfold because it pulled the Democrats toward them. It was in Republicans' interests.

This time the drama is pulling Republicans AWAY from Democrats' position. It was in Democrats' interests to intervene, and they are dropping the ball by letting the situation unfold in a way that makes them worse off.

It's amazing how many miss this distinction in #USPolitics