This disconnect is why voters still don't trust the GOP. It's time for Mike Pence as House Republican Leader.
Boehner presided as Majority and then Minority Leader over two consecutive historical losses for the GOP. It is insanity that he is still leading the Republicans in the House. He is the reason the GOP appears directionless.
The GOP desperately needs new leadership, particularly in the House, if they hope to capitalize on the public discontent with 0bama and the Democrats.
Mike Pence for leader NOW! Before the Republican party -- and the American people -- miss their opportunity.
Boehner showed where he stood when he voted for the bailout he himself called a crap sandwich. He goes along to gets along, and that works in some situations. It doesn’t work well when the house, senate, and white house is controlled by the most militant democrats in the modern era. Reid, Pelosi, and Obama.
Call your doctor immediately if you have a Boehner that lasts more than four years.
Boehner and the NRSC’s support of Crist: two reasons I cannot call myself a “Republican”.
And that my FRiends is precisely what the problem is. There is no TRYING to find middle ground with the Socialist/Democrats of today.
This ain't your fathers Democrat Party we are dealing with today.
The Democrats of today are under the rule of Socialist forces that weren't in days of yore. The House has approximately 70 members declared as Progressive Caucus. That's code speakey for Commie's. Those that aren't members of the Progressive Caucus are mostly sycophants with a few of the Blue Dogs all that are left of what could have been once considered a reasonable Political Party.
LucyT where's that link my friend? I misplaced it. Sorry 'bout that heh heh.
When was the last time Democrats compromised or tried to move away from their base in a phony pursuit of moderation? I am so sick of this garbage I can just projectile vomit. Another obligatory BS piece whining that Republicans are moving “too far to the right,” along with the stupid comment from RINO Shays. It’s all so pathetic and contrived it’s not even funny anymore. One thing liberals fear is Republicans who stand on their principles. Imagine if Wilson did not apologize at all he would have raked in $10 million by now. When and if Politico interviews Reid or Murtha on why they don’t denounce the moonbats that are running their party then wake me up.
As far as I am concerned Boehner is a creep. Him and the rest of the Bush era Republican Party leadership did their best to force amnesty for millions of illegal aliens on the American People.
Obama’s plan is to transform America. If Bush, Boehner and the rest had succeeded the result would have transformed the nation too. Twenty-one million Mexicans with dual citizenship would have been voting the Democratic Party ticket.
That makes the Republicans position on amnest even worse. They also refused to close the borders. We have no idea who entered America illegally and that is criminal after 9/11.
Now Boehner wants Wilson to apologize? Wilson was right. Obama is a monumental liar. He lies every day and is apparently oblivious to the fact that his lies often contradict each other.
I am disgusted by the flowery nonsense that these politicians adopt when perpetrating their betrayals of the American people. “My honorable friend” used to describe a politician on the other side of the aisle who is definitey not a friend is particullarly disgusting.
In fact there is absolutely nothing honorable about most of these parasites. I applaud Wilson. The truth is something in short supply in Washington. He spoke the truth and apologized for stating it in that format. Now Boehner wants him to grovel. Like I said. Boehner is a creep.
As I see it, Boehner is the House version of the dearly departed/retired Trent Lott.
Mike Pence is a great guy but I think the GOP in the House would send a much clearer message to the treasonous ‘Rats if they made JOE WILSON their leader!
Any seconds?
I keep telling the RNC that I won’t give them a dime until I see some true conservatives stands.
Perhaps Michelle Bachmann should replace Boehner, not Pence.
Perhaps Michelle Bachmann should replace Boehner, not Pence.
Wilson. $1.5 million war chest. I wonder how many Republicans now wish they had yelled “you lie!”
It's hard to lead when you have to keep yelling "wait up so that I can lead". Boehner needs to step down as leader. We need a war time Consigulari.
Well said. The DC elites have totally lost touch with the conservative base. The average Joe/Jane is waking up and moving hard right or at the least more to the right after seeing what obama and the rest of those nazis are capable of doing to this country.
What has amazed me for several yrs now is how the GOP/RNC misread the base.
Sources say they have been especially wary of the possible damage inflicted on the party’s reputation by bomb-throwing Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), who last fall called for an investigation into whether members of Congress are “pro-America or anti-America.”
I don’t think Boehner has said anything about Maxine Waters wanting to investigate private citizens and weather or not there racist.
John Boner has such an unlikeable aura about him, I don’t know how he got elected dogcatcher let alone to a leadership position in Congress. The guy reminds me of one of those cocky (yet incompetent) upper management types who tries to tell you how to do your job yet has never worked a day in his life.
Pence is just another useless corporate schill.
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/p000587/votes/
He's a good man.