Some House freshmen getting comfortable with Washington ways

A massive voter rebellion against Washington business-as-usual in 2010 produced a freshman class in the House that included 80 Republicans and nine Democrats, many of whom were elected with support of local Tea Party groups on explicit promises to upset the political applecart in the nation’s capitol.

And more often than not, most members of the House Freshman class of 2010 have been a thorn in the side of House leaders, especially for House Speaker John Bohner. As a result, on multiple occasions on major issues like the federal budget, Boehnher has been forced to depend upon finding enough Democrats to join with establishment GOPers to pass spending measures.