Over the next week we will see various fictional "moderate" Republicans attempt to flee the consequences of their party's catastrophic actions. "It wasn't me", they will cry, "I am appalled", they will plead.
They are lying. They were part of this debacle from the beginning. They only bailed out at the end, without substantive votes or action or consequence. Just to save their hides.
Look at the unanimous GOP votes, if you want. There were MANY. Look at the chances they had to prove their "moderate" status. They didn't. They just looked at the most extreme members of their party and said, "okay, me too, I'm a coward, I'll vote for it".
Cowards are the stuff of Shakespearean tragedy. They can be funny, they can be villainous. But the end of the play doesn't bring anything good for them. Because no one roots for someone who does something wrong for the wrong reasons.
The whole Republican party did this to the country. They voted unanimously time and time against to do it. They thought their "id", the Tea Party, would be contained. They made a mistake. It was hubris...and now we're on to Greek tragedy.
Take every unanimous vote this GOP House has had. Take every appeasement of its radicals who are attempting to destroy the American economy. They will try to break free of it, when they're running for re-election. They can't break free of it, if it's clear enough how much they contributed to it. Which they did.
It's proper governance, in 2015, if you want it.