God Told Republicans to Spare Boehner

The Washington Post has a fascinating piece on the House GOP breaking into factions after the fiscal cliff vote and how Speaker John Boehner ultimately held onto his job.

“Barely 36 hours after the caustic New Year’s Day vote, Boehner faced a coup attempt from a clutch of renegade conservatives. The cabal quickly fell apart when several Republicans, after a night of prayer, said God told them to spare the speaker. Still, Boehner came within a few votes of failing to secure his speakership on the initial vote, an outcome that would have forced a second ballot for the first time in nearly a century.”