Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) admitted earlier this week, in a press briefing before the State of the Union, that Republicans are no longer committed to pushing tax reform this year because the effort might be a waste of time. “There’s a debate going on about whether we can get to the kind tax reform we want given the outcome of the election,” Boehner said, adding that the GOP would “love” to simplify the code and lower rates for all. Yet, in doubting the end result, Boehner is questioning the merits of the effort, and asked “why go through all of that effort if it isn’t going anywhere, or why go through that effort if the outcome would be unacceptable?”

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