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Notable & Quotable: A liberal 'suicide'?
U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) walks to the House Chamber for a vote October 16, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. On the 16th day of a government shutdown, the House has passed a bill to reopen the government until January 15 and raise the nation's debt ceiling until February 7, 2014. Credit: Getty Images

Notable & Quotable: A liberal 'suicide'?

Via National Journal:

"When your opponent is committing suicide, don't shoot him." That's advice Speaker John Boehner frequently offers to House Republicans, and it appears especially timely in the GOP battle to defeat Obamacare.

Amid the drip-drip-drip of problems surrounding the Affordable Care Act, House Republicans appear to be seriously considering the notion that the best course may be to pipe down and allow Obamacare supporters to continue bleeding.

"To put it in context, we should just try to get out of our own damn way for now," said one House GOP leadership aide.

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Meredith Jessup

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