John Boehner Is Not a Man to Be Crossed (vindictive oligarch!!)

nationalreview.com ^ | 6/21/15 | Joel Gehrke

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Voting against the speaker’s reelection may have cost one Iowa Republican his seat.

John Boehner has found ways to punish the fractious conservatives who have formed into a thorn in his side since attempting a coup at the beginning of the year.

Through means both petty and significant, Boehner has made his displeasure felt while trying to lead the broader conference in a series of high-profile legislative fights. A number of rebel backbenchers have had their overseas travel curtailed and their committee posts threatened or even taken away. But the treatment of one lawmaker in particular stands out: Colleagues worry that a vulnerable Iowa freshman who crossed the three-term House speaker may receive the political equivalent of the death penalty.

Of the 25 Republicans who opposed Boehner’s reelection as speaker, leadership was particularly galled by Representative Rod Blum, whom Boehner had stumped for in the homestretch of his bid to replace Democrat Bruce Braley in Iowa’s first district just months earlier. “I was elected by Iowans to stand up to the status quo in Washington, DC, and I refuse to turn my back on them with my first vote,” Blum said in a statement after breaking with Boehner.

[Olog-hai]

The same way all the other RINOs are Republicans, of course.

[COBOL2Java]

Cross dressing Jenner is more a man than The vindictive little be...ich Boeahner. How is he a Republican?

This is NOT - repeat, NOT - your father's Republican Party...

[prof.h.mandingo]

First off. I hate Boner's guts. But he managed to stay the Speaker with the help of gutless RINO’s. Every Speaker does this to his flock who get out of line. We need to develop some perspective and understand how the beast called Congress operates under any party and any administration. The seniority system is the root cause of this crap. Congress is so corrupt that at this point we would have to gut the entire place and even that may not be enough.
WE need to understand that ANY Speaker will not remain long if he/she cannot crack the whip. That is the nature of the beast.

[jch10]

Too powerful to lose in 2016. He is there until the GOP loses power or he gets blackmailed for something.
My spineless representative always votes for him.