Once Boxed-In, Boehner May Finally Be Master Of The House

NPR ^ | December 08, 2012 | FRANK JAMES

[danielmryan]

There's a little more to it than that, at least from my reading. Notice the bias of the "expert" that the reporter brought in? It's the typical court-historian bias. A "great" Speaker becomes "great" by accumulating power. Boehner stands out in that expert's eyes because he's increased his power, not diminished it, over the course of his term.

Now, what would happen if a Tea Party Speaker accumulates such power?

Give that court-historian bias, the NPR lefties would be in a quandary. On the one hand, they'd want to knife the guy. But on the other hand, their court-historian side would incline them to sing the guy's praises and even lick his boots. After all, their metric of success is power, isn't it?

There's a good chance they'd end up stumbling all over each other, with the head NPRer calling it "balanced."

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

There is not only official endorsement, but also voters lists, soft money, and party organization. Added up, it is a huge bonus for an endorsed primary candidate.

In the primaries of the last election, it took an enormous amount of grassroots effort and outsider organization to overcome such endorsements. The party openly supported incumbent RINOs and went so far as to disparage Tea Party candidates.

[gotribe]

He’s the last Republican Speaker.

[wizkid]

All my child molesting friends at NPR are just tickled to death with the House redecorating:

[CriticalJ]

“The left loves Boehner now.”

and Judge Roberts

“That tells me all I need to know.”

Yep.

[piytar]

Hey Tear Boner, NPR applauds your recent moves. That ought to tell you something, scumbag.

[TBP]

This is not good news. Boner is not one of us.

[FreeReign]

Some of those wins came at the expense of the Tea Party, the conservative movement whose affiliated House members have been very willing to stand up to Boehner.

The article documents no Republican Tea Party member who actually lost a seat.

Meanwhile Obama lost 7 million votes.

Why on earth are house Republicans so timid.

[holyscroller]

So now as Republican precinct workers, we are to kill ourselves in two years to get Conservative candidates elected to the House so Boehner can emasculate them and deny them a decent assignment? Sure, I’ll knock myself out for that.

[sickoflibs]

RE :”Not long ago, it seemed to many observers that the House of Representatives was a case of the tail wagging the dog, with Speaker John Boehner unable to keep in line many of his fellow Republicans, especially freshmen who came to Congress riding the 2010 Tea Party wave.
Now, however, the big dog seems back in control.
Some of the signs are subtle, some not. But as he faces off with President Obama during fiscal cliff negotiations, Boehner enjoys a stronger position with House Republicans than he had during earlier showdowns with the White House.
In a paradoxical way, Obama’s re-election victory coupled with congressional Democrats adding to their numbers may have helped Boehner. Some of those wins came at the expense of the Tea Party, the conservative movement whose affiliated House members have been very willing to stand up to Boehner.
In recent weeks, Boehner has seen his preferred candidate for a House Republican leadership position win and has gotten his entire leadership team to sign his tax-raising, fiscal-cliff counteroffer. “

NPR cheer leading for Bohner (Obama's bitch) ping!

[Terry Mross]

I wonder how much money the GOP donated to the Tea Party’s democrat opponents.

[AdaGray]

Boehner is in the process of destroying the GOP’s last chance. RIP GOP.

[Joe Boucher]

boehner is RINO garbage and is causing me to leave the pubbie party after 40 years.
Going to try to find a true conservative one.

[Georgia Girl 2]

This guy lives in a dreamworld. Tammy Faye is flirting with getting ousted. Conservatives are sick of him.