In a lengthy article in the Rolling Stone, "Meet the Right Wing Rebels Who Overthrew John Boehner," reporter Tim Dickinson spotlights several of the leading lights of the Liberty Caucus, including Idaho's Raul Labrador:

Labrador views his establishment colleagues as corrupt — selling out small-government principles for PAC donations — or, at best, mindless: "Any monkey can do what we do here, if all we're going to do is what our leadership tells us to do." He isn't bothered by being labeled an obstructionist: "When we stop bad legislation, it's just as functional as when you pass good legislation." And he couldn't care less if you think he's not a GOP team player: "I came here to represent my constituents," he tells Rolling Stone, "not the party." Get Labrador rolling, and he reveals open contempt for GOP leadership: Contrasting the competence of Boehner and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy to Nancy Pelosi, Labrador insists, "She's smarter than our leaders." More here.

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