This is something of a shocker because the GOP leadership in the House put everything they had into passing it. But in the end, 64 Republicans joined all but 24 Democrats in voting against the massive trillion dollar farm bill. Most farmers will not be pleased. The bill would have replaced most subsidies with crop insurance. And it would have boosted exports - a big selling point in the Midwest. The GOP leadership just got its head handed to it and are asking, "What now"? The Hill: The vote is a blow to Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and other Republican leaders who for two years have failed to move farm policy forward. The issue has badly divided Republicans.  Immediately after the vote, Republicans were apoplectic at what they characterized as a betrayal by Democratic leaders, who did not deliver the votes they promised.  "The Democrats walked away from this," Boehner, who cast a rare vote in favor of the bill, told The Hill as he walked off the House...(Read Full Post)