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Republicans should be disgusted with the House Freedom Caucus

By Quin Hillyer

Published March 23, 2017 7:34pm ET

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Republicans should be disgusted with the House Freedom Caucus — The Freedom Caucus is clearly driven by outside groups such as Heritage Action, which has become such an all-or-nothing, my-way-or-the-highway outfit that it makes Patrick Henry look like a compromising squish. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) | Evan Vucci

Reports from Capitol Hill today indicate rising exasperation among old-school conservatives about the shifting, raise-the-ante, refuse-to-say-“yes” demands from most members of the House Freedom Caucus, with regard to the upcoming vote on the House Republican healthcare bill.

The exasperation is well-justified.

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