Posted on 12/20/2012 6:43:57 PM PST by jimbo123
Despite rumblings from some Republican backbenchers, Speaker John A. Boehner’s hold on the House’s top post appears secure after key conservative lawmakers said they don’t expect anyone to challenge him.
Several congressman who were booted from their committees last week have refused to commit to voting for Mr. Boehner when the House elects its speaker next year. But the discontent has not spread widely among their GOP colleagues, who generally give the Ohio Republican good marks for playing a difficult hand in the current budget negotiations.
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The four lawmakers who were booted from their committees remain angry, and they have gotten support from some conservative groups who say the purge shows why Mr. Boehner should go.
“If Speaker Boehner wants to come back to my district, he’s not going to be met with very much welcome,” said Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan, who lost his seat on the House Budget Committee. “You know, I spent a lot of time saying the stuff about, ‘Speaker Boehner’s doing the best job he can do.’ I did that, you know, for a year, year and a half. We’re not doing the best job we can do. I’ve been here for almost two years — it’s not acceptable to anyone.”
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This was before this Plan B debacle Bonehead and Cantor tried to force
on GOP members. All bets are off now.
Sweet Jesus, please help us!
Cantor sucks, too. A total fraud.
The GOP Establishment has brought the upcoming electoral disaster upon themselves. It is going to be a Tsunami.
The GOP will lose its House majority and Democrats will get a near-filibuster proof Senate majority in 2016.
What’s more - the majority of Americans will blame the GOP (and Bush) for the country’s economic problems.
And, it gets better - President Clinton in 2016!
Now is the time to SMASH the GOP, send it to the ash heap, and build a genuine, grass-roots, CONSERVATIVE party.
Now is the time to SMASH the GOP, send it to the ash heap, and build a genuine, grass-roots, CONSERVATIVE party.
Agreed. I am not going to vote holding my nose anymore. It does no good
Unbelievable, the GOP sinks farther into the abyss.
IMHO, Boner was easily bought. Giving America away, from behind closed doors, is not conservative American politics.
His actions speak the truth.
Screw the RINOs.
They’re done.
Time for 3rd party.
This BS piece is pure pr crap by k st i
Lobbyist insiders trying to prop up there money bag man !
He will be gone !
This was a vote of no confidence and rebellion for this crooked weasel ‘s secret meetings , purges , and gun grabbing comments !
Three weeks ago, this would have troubled me.
Now that I no longer give a smelly Obama about the RINOblican party, I ‘m fine.
Complete utter hogwash. He gave away the store in the opening round, proceded to negotiate feverishly with HIMSELF, then the committee assignment krap. The fact is he puppets the ∅bama class warfare rhetoric, can't articulate individual property rights and personal freedom, and generally is NOT a good speaker to begin with. Oh yeah, he also has no charisma nor imagination as to battling the 'rats... just making deals to get along.
CAN him!
Weimar Republic of 1933 redux.
Once Boehner opened the door to raising taxes on anybody, he should have been forced to turn in his GOP card and his man card.
After this fiasco NO ONE, NO ONE will go near his job.
He just proposed a bill that would keep our taxes from going up that was defeated by the absolutely false claim that it was increasing taxes.
Now our taxes go up after this so called *tax increase* bill was defeated???
NO_ONE will take that job after this. When voters taxes go up in a few weeks there will be mobs with ropes and torches after the House Republicans. (because the bill they defeated was really not a tax increase bill but stopped them )
I always said Bohner was lame but no one could win with these demands.
Boehner was defeated by 50+ conservative GOP house members who told him to take his purge and shove it.
Cantor said he had the votes to pass Plan B.
He lied.
Cantor has always been a fraud. He’s toast, too.
GOP establishment? It's past time blaming Boehner and the GOP Establishment. I blame House conservatives. The article said "Speaker John A. Boehner’s hold on the House’s top post appears secure after key conservative lawmakers said they don’t expect anyone to challenge him. " You mean there isn't one of them that will run against Boehner? Cowards - all of them.
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