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To: kabar
We know what we have to do at the polls and we have been moderately successful. We advocate conservative candidates and help them all the way.

It's harder to deal with the likes of a Boehner who can only be removed by a small number of voters in his particular district in Ohio a year from this coming November.

Until then I don't see any alternative than trying to deal with him. What am I missing there? If we still have to deal with him,and I still don't see an alternative,all I can think to do is to advocate things that will help his decision making on such issues as the debt ceiling. That comes up in a few weeks by the way.

Perhaps we would be better off suggesting moves he can make. Demands we can make from the regime before we sign on to any debt increase. Let's give him some ammo and then hope he uses it.

Other than that I don't know how to approach the problem. If you have any other ideas....

83 posted on 03/17/2013 8:25:03 AM PDT by rodguy911 (FreeRepublic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin our secret weapon)
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To: rodguy911
If the vote for the Speaker was a secret vote rather than being made publicly, Boehner would have been gone. When you control the assignments to committees, you have a lot of leverage over the folks in your caucus. Boehner has been ruthless in that regard.

Gingrich was pushed out of his position. It will take some behind the scenes courage to move against Boehner. If he continues to ignore the Hastert rule, he will hurt Reps in their reelection in 2014. He is forcing them to be on the record on issues that their opponents will seize upon whether it is amnesty or gun control or tax increases. If the majority of your own party is against something, why do you help the Dems pass it? A small minority of Reps with the Dems are now running the show in the House. It undermines any rationale for a Rep-controlled House.

99 posted on 03/17/2013 8:46:10 AM PDT by kabar
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