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Bachmann, Garrett, and Blackburn votes re-elect Boehner
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Posted on 01/03/2013 10:31:45 AM PST by Perdogg

What drama: Bachmann, Garrett, Blackburn wait till LAST MIN to cast vote for Boehner, bring the vote from 17 defections down at final second— Robert Costa (@robertcostaNRO) January 3, 2013



TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bachmann; blackburn; garrett; whigs
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To: lodi90

“The deal Boehner & McConnell gave them seems to be that they will use the kenyan as cover to open the spending spigots. The lobbyist payola will flow generously to those who play ball.”

Bingo.


141 posted on 01/03/2013 1:19:36 PM PST by RKBA Democrat
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To: 9YearLurker

Yeah, that’s why Rove gave her no money. What if the alternative was Cantor? Is he any better than the crying creep Boehner? I think not. If the alternative was a Louis Gohmert or Steve King, THEN her vote would have been shameful. Bob


142 posted on 01/03/2013 1:20:23 PM PST by alstewartfan ("You looked like a still From Cecil B DeMille When I saw you Waiting at my door." Al Stewart)
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To: Perdogg

Boehner got picked again because there was no alternative. Pelosi would be a worse disaster.

The only way to change the political dynamic is to start a third party, one with no baggage.


143 posted on 01/03/2013 1:21:41 PM PST by popdonnelly
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To: KevinDavis

Shame on Bachmann!

Now I know she is a faux conservative.


144 posted on 01/03/2013 1:24:02 PM PST by miserare
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To: presently no screen name

“She always was. She, merely, used conservatives as her stepping stool. The big mouth is a deceiver.”

*****

Bingo. We have a winner. Remember that she had no problems working for the IRS shaking down people prior to being elected to Congress.


145 posted on 01/03/2013 1:26:23 PM PST by peyton randolph (FUBO and his wookie beard)
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To: SoFloFreeper
Is Boehner the enemy of our freedom? NO.

Huh? Are you that naive? Are you part of the GOP-e machine? Boehner has more often than not strongly side with those who push Tyranny.

Anyone who can view objective reality can easily see that Boehner is an enemy of Liberty.

Boehner has shown himself to be 100% of the side of those who worship at the Alter of State Power.

146 posted on 01/03/2013 1:29:18 PM PST by sand88
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To: Norm Lenhart

I agree with much of that. But that’s the problem. conservatives are like cats and won’t unite. Although the field wasn’t very strong perry, newt, santorum would have been far preferable to romney. Yes they had weaknesses and none of them were pure. But we are a long way from pure. We are down into deep RINO turd.

Our only hope of defeating RINOs like boehner and romney is to unite around conservative alternative candidates. Nine house members voted for six different alternative candidates to boehner. Pathetic.


147 posted on 01/03/2013 1:33:10 PM PST by plain talk
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To: DYngbld
Yeah blame the voters. It has worked so well in the past. How dare people expect a candidate representative of their values to vote for in a representative government.

When that doesn't work, please switch to the next Stupid Party talking point of 'we need a bigger tent' and tell us all the rest of the values we can cave to.

When all else fails call everyone a liberal because they refuse to support liberal pandering members of the Stupid Party.

148 posted on 01/03/2013 1:38:48 PM PST by Repeat Offender (What good are conservative principles if we don't stand by them?)
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To: Tenacious 1; napscoordinator
Enlighten me.

Trust me, napscoordinator can't enlighten you. He has no conservative current, dim is dim.

149 posted on 01/03/2013 1:40:40 PM PST by presently no screen name
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To: plain talk
Conservatives couldn’t even pick between santorum and gingrich and helped get romney in.

Wrong! Conservatives picked Newt. Those against Newt picked santorum, the one who is KNOWN for taking one for the team/GOP. They learned nothing and,thus are not unteachable. The reason why santorum didn't drop out was to prevent Newt from winning against THE TEAM/GOP/Romney.

150 posted on 01/03/2013 1:53:21 PM PST by presently no screen name
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To: fortheDeclaration
A 3rd Party vote is simply a protest vote. I am done voting GOP.

I understand the frustration. Just be aware that voting 3rd party will elect more democraps and get ready for more socialism, more free stuff, higher taxes, devalued dollar, gun control, abortions on demand paid by tax payers, open borders for more importing more democrap voters, etc etc.

We are already headed that way any way. Electing more democraps will just hasten the process. If that makes you relieve your frustrations, I can understand it also.

151 posted on 01/03/2013 1:53:44 PM PST by entropy12 (The republic is doomed when people figure out they can get free stuff by voting democrats)
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To: popdonnelly

Agreed, but not as much as the enemy within. A conservative house could have kept a lot of this from happening. The leadership is a disgrace. They allowed Holder to escape, Clinton to dodge, and Reid to intimidate. Now they have allowed this tax increase by voting for a bill they did not read. Not my kind of people.

When you consider the GOPe defitiion of a republicans, it was clear that I was the RINO. Left the party 2 years ago. It was the day Boehner was elected house speaker and started tearing up. Phony as a 3 dollar bill.

Boehner and company are the republicans. The conservatives that still have an (R) beside their name are the RINOs.


152 posted on 01/03/2013 1:54:26 PM PST by nomobs
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To: deport

Thanks!


153 posted on 01/03/2013 1:55:38 PM PST by itssme
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To: GeronL

The Speaker of every legislature has power over the individual members in Washington and at state capitols.

A former Speaker of Florida’s House happens to be a guy named Marco Rubio.

I have stated that over 90 percent of the Republicans we elect have no principles. I am more convinced of that than ever.


154 posted on 01/03/2013 2:00:56 PM PST by Nextrush (PRESIDENT SARAH PALIN IS MY DREAM)
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To: Perdogg

No real conservative would ever vote for the weeping Boner.


155 posted on 01/03/2013 2:05:44 PM PST by RB156
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To: Perdogg

Marsha Blackburn is my representative and it’s time for her to go. She’s all hat and no cattle.


156 posted on 01/03/2013 2:12:26 PM PST by Fledermaus (The Republic is Dead: Collapse the system. Let the Dems destroy the economy!)
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To: Perdogg

So, even without these three voting for Bonehead, he still had a majority of votes, so all the pointless bashing of these three is ridiculous. They could have voted present, and Bonehead would have won. They could have voted for Pelosi, and Bonehead would have won.

This looks like resigning one’s self to the realization that Bonehead was going to be speaker regardless, so they pretty much had to get on board or lose their influence.


157 posted on 01/03/2013 2:15:42 PM PST by Big Giant Head
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To: Red_Devil 232

A total impossibility. With 217 required to “win” and not enough Dems to get that number she’d need GOP votes and wasn’t going to get any.

But enough votes to keep Cry-baby from getting 217 would just create another vote. These so-called conservatives proved to be cowards yet again.

What happens to “conservatives” and “Tea Part Conservatives” once they get to Washington? They all seem to cave.


158 posted on 01/03/2013 2:16:49 PM PST by Fledermaus (The Republic is Dead: Collapse the system. Let the Dems destroy the economy!)
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To: exit82
It is time let the GOP Whig out, and have our own party, our own convention, our own candidates.

How's that constitution party working out for you?

159 posted on 01/03/2013 2:18:25 PM PST by newzjunkey (bah)
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To: napscoordinator
You are a “zero tolerance” type....Mr. or Ms. Goodie Goodie who has to have their own way. Well grow up and start supporting conservatives like the GREAT Michele Bachmann who I hope and pray will be our President someday!!!!

You need your prescription refilled. Quit worshipping at the alter of pretend conservatives who NEVER back up their rhetoric. Oh, btw, Santa Claus isn't real either.

160 posted on 01/03/2013 2:21:59 PM PST by Fledermaus (The Republic is Dead: Collapse the system. Let the Dems destroy the economy!)
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