[kabar]

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.

[rodguy911]

Like I said I just don’t have all the answers. Seems there was a group that almost got rid of Boehner as speaker not too long ago?

[Chgogal]

“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. “

Names, please. They need to be called out.