For purposes of moving absolutely essential legislation, the House is effectively being run by a coalition of Democrats and moderate Republicans. For all other purposes, it’s Romper Room. Johnson is giving the right-wing extremists the keys to the asylum to do anything they want in an effort to keep them on side.
It’s a very strange arrangement. Both sides tolerate it for now because they know the alternative could be worse, and the election is coming.
The acid test for the coalition is whether Johnson ever permits a vote on aid to Ukraine. If he does, the right may try to dump him; if he doesn’t, the Democrats will have to take action. They have to get something in exchange for their tacit support.