Reporter's Notebook: Dem rebels expose cracks in Jeffries House leadership

Rep.Jared Golden, D-Maine, may retire from Congress next year with a reputation that is anything but gilded among his fellow Democrats.Rep.

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., is seeking reelection in a competitive district.But some of her colleagues may consider "MGP" to be notorious if she returns to Capitol Hill in January.The House of Representatives is now out — again — until Sept.

14.That follows a six-week sabbatical over the summer.

But were it not for Golden and Gluesenkamp Perez, House Republican leaders may have had no other choice but to send members home early a few days ago.The duo committed something close to a parliamentary heresy, handing the GOP the necessary votes on a procedural matter to unlock the floor for the majority.Republicans lacked the votes to do it on their own – had Golden and Gluesenkamp not intervened.JEFFRIES THREATENS 'SERIOUS RESPONSE' AFTER DEMOCRATS HELP GOP ADVANCE ANTI-SOCIALISM VOTEReps.

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Jared Golden are among the Democrats who voted to rebuke Rep.Jesus "Chuy" García despite House Democratic leaders urging against it.

(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images ; Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)However, the most schismatic betrayal was that neither one briefed Democratic leaders on what they planned to do.Congressional leaders from both sides are never pleased with members who stray from the party line.

Especially on a procedural vote, which is almost always the responsibility of the majority to pass.But at the very least, leaders like to be clued in.

They might give someone a pass if they understand the reasoning."Did they give you a heads up that they were going to vote with Republicans on that rule?" asked Fox News' Kelly Phares of House Minority Whip Katherine Clark, D-Mass."They did not.They surprised us," answered Clark.Yours truly observed to Rep.

Tim Kennedy, D-N.Y., that in politics it’s always best to "stab someone in the front" r...