A MAJORITY OF THE MAJORITY

The problem with the "Hastert Rule" is that the Republican House majority CAN'T pass anything (except symbolic ideological crap like the abortion bill)

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/house-votes-down-farm-bill-that-would-cut-food-stamps-by-2-billion.php 
The House has rejected a five year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill
that would have cut $2 billion annually