The political theme of recent months has been that Tea Party lawmakers in the Republican Party would drive a huge wedge into the GOP and possibly undermine Speaker John Boehner.
I keep reading in the newspaper and listening to people talk on TV and radio and on the internet about how it is happening.
But I just don't see evidence of it as I walk the halls of the Capitol.
Yes, there is the desire of more conservative Republicans, freshmen Tea Partiers and others in the GOP to have huge budget cuts.
But right now, Boehner seems to have most of those people on his side, judging by the enthusiastic response from many of those same freshmen last week as the Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown.
"The freshmen have worked well with him," said Rep. Jim Lankford, who was elected last November from Oklahoma.
"He's been pushing along some other members of the Republican Party who have not been as eager to cut spending."
Lankford is a good example to look at. A Tea Party type lawmaker, he wants to cut the budget and cut deep. He wants big reform. And he does not want to nibble around the edges.
But Lankford and many of his new colleagues see in Boehner someone who wants what they want. And for now, the fights of recent weeks have only made them stronger supporters of the Speaker.
"We found the Speaker to be someone who has never requested an earmark in 20 years, who has been very focused on cutting spending, "Lankford added.
"Speaker Boehner worked very hard to do what we came to the Congress to do, and that is to cut Washington spending," said Rep. Steve Austria, a neighbor of Boehner's in Ohio.
Boehner will be tested again in a few weeks on a measure that will be needed to raise the debt limit, especially since it has been cast as a major showdown on the budget.
But while a lot of my colleagues keep writing stories about the schism in the Republican Party in the House, it just seems to be more of a Democratic talking point than something real.
Yes, I see and hear a lot of talk and a lot of bravado from a few Republicans, some of whom voted against the one-week agreement and said they will vote no on the longer term budget as well.
But there are always a few disaffected lawmakers who argue they would run things differently from the person in charge.
If anything, Boehner may be in an even stronger position after this budget deal with the White House, especially since he negotiated this deal on his own, without the involvement of his lieutenants like Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA).
Boehner mocked his critics during a meeting with freshmen Tea Party lawmakers last week, noting how various news articles had said the rash demands of Tea Party members had painted Boehner into a corner in the budget debate.
"Thanks for painting me into the corner with you," Boehner said to huge cheers from GOP freshmen.
And for right now at least, they are on his side - and the budget momentum is with Republicans as well.
