Boehner chosen as new Majority Leader

NRO ^ | 2/2/06

[ZGuy]

IT'S BOEHNER, 122-109

[Howlin]

but I'm not optimistic.

Well, look at it this way; you'll have a lot more to bitch and moan about! You should be thrilled about that; you can come on all the threads and tell everybody how disdainful you are of the rest of us and how you're a "real, true" conservative" and we're not.

[B4Ranch]

When I saw the explosion on TV, I said a quick prayer that you had him safe at home or at least in town.

[ExSoldier]

He apparently has an A rating with the NRA. Are you sure you're not confusing him with someone else?

jmc813...YES! THANK YOU! You other guys, will you PLEASE read my post #199? Sheeeesh. You know, I was wrong and I admitted it. Why did you two guys (BigSkyFreeper and B4Ranch) have to sound so snide in your replies? I've been around here awhile. I'm no newbie. I treat folks with respect and courtesy (unless I can positively ID a troll and that's something else) why can't y'all?

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

What's the current rate of pay
to RINO's who refuse to do anything
about hanoi kerry?
The Brothers and Sisters on The Wall
Will be asking what YOU did
when it's your turn to meet them


I VOW to the 58,000 + Brothers and Sisters on
The Viet Nam Wall who never came home
and to those who died at home from injuries and
from broken hearts.

"I will do everything I LEGALLY can
to expose Hanoi Kerry once and for all.

I will not tire, I will not falter,
and I will not fail.

I solemnly vow to do all I can to restore your honor
until I give my last breath on earth."

[cgk]

Boehner voted against the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act. See http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll661.xml

It isn't as cut & dry as that it seems. His office put out a press release on that. Boehner camp fights back on immigration. Turns out he had a problem with one small section, and wasn't able to express his concerns about it.

Plus: He voted in favor of many/most of the Amendments to the same bill:

Boehner's Scoresheet.

[DTogo]

Which means, an open borders (business as usual) Chertoff clone??

[Howlin]

He was up that way, just not that close.

And thanks for the thought.

And see how fast that can happen to anybody?

[Soul Seeker]

Fair enough...but I differentiate from cowardice and conservatism. :-)

[nickcarraway]

Don't hand me that. I never said anything like that. I'm not a complainer. But I'm not delusional either. You wouldn't like it if the GOP had a little restraint on spending or a little chutzpah when dealing with Democrats?

[Gipper08]

Do not be fooled.I am from Boehner's hometown and Iknow him very well.We have been pushing for YEARS to get him to do ANYTHING regarding illegals and he will not.At least now he pays us lip service.He knows he can't sustain his open border stance.He is somewhat solid on most other issues though.

[cgk]

I see you found it first - thanks!! :)

[WalterSkinner]

..I'm not excited at all...

The House Repubs may have just traded in a hammer for a pair of tweezers...

[BigSkyFreeper]

Why did you two guys (BigSkyFreeper and B4Ranch) have to sound so snide in your replies?

I wasn't snide. I did your homework for you apparently.

[Reagan Man]

Boehner believes that employers shouldn't have to pay the cost for background checks on possible new hires. IOW, Boehner doesn't want employers held accountable for hiring illegals and violating the law. At the heart of the IRCA of 1986 was that very provision. To prosecute and punish employers who violate the law by hiring illegals.

How did this issue and Boehner's vote sneak by? Not good at all.

[Kellis91789]

'Unlike many of his colleagues, Boehner does not propose pork-barrel projects that are not necessary for his Ohio congressional district.'

What kind of phrasing is that ? Does it mean he DOES propose pork-barrel projects as long as they ARE "necessary" ?

Every Congressman will tell you that their home district projects are "necessary".

[Howlin]

Never mind all that now; never mind the facts; they've got it in their "bit" and they're going to run with it.

Facts do NOT apply.

[right-wingin_It]

I don't know all the votes, but I do know that it was Blunt, not Boehner, who got the vote of Chris Shays, one of the biggest RINOs in the House.

Thank's for the info.

[ExSoldier]

Do you have something different?

Whups I SCREWED UP again! I'm sorry it's been a long day in my classroom. This was not a snide comment, merely a question. I guess it was only BigSkyFreeper who was snide. My apologies B4Ranch.

[cgk]

Mine too :)

[Soul Seeker]

Ditto.

If you want a new election, fine, by all means, call it. But don't call it because the Dems are on a political witchhunt. The whole way they conducted the axing of Delay still sickens me, and makes me look at talk of "reform" with a jaundiced eye. They didn't even have the character to stand up to the Dems and treat Delay with the respect earned for how well he did the job.

And, also, if some folks are unhappy with the new selection? Tough. Some of you helped drive Lott out, who I agree should have gone but NOT in that way under the cloud of being a "racist", and got Frist.

When you drive people out under MSM cloaked clouds, you deserve what you get. If you want to conduct an above board election call one when the MSM doesn't have the individual's head on a chopping block so it's entirely focused on issues and ideas. This race wasn't. It was a reaction to Abramhoff which is NOT the way it's supposed to be.