Anti-Tax Conservatives Kicked off of Budget Panel

I guess this might be the GOP moving slowly back toward the center.

Two of the most conservative Republicans in the House of Representatives have been kicked off the House Budget Committee, a rare move that could make it easier for the panel to advance a deal with Democrats to cut fiscal deficits.

I think this is Boehner flexing his muscles and trying to play the Tip O'Neil role in reverse. I think he has done the political calculus and figured that if we go off the cliff or bungee jump (go off the cliff and fix it when they come back from recess after Jan 1) the GOP is going to get hammered.

I figure there will be a 30% sell-off in the stock market if we go off the cliff and the GOP does not want that pinned to them because of two congressmen that won't listen to common sense.