Posted on 06/10/2014 10:08:07 PM PDT by FlJoePa
WASHINGTON — The House Republican leadership, so solid in its opposition to President Obama, was torn apart Tuesday by the defeat of its most influential conservative voice, Representative Eric Cantor, the House majority leader. His demise will reverberate all the way to the speaker’s chair, pull the top echelons of the House even further to the right and most likely doom any ambitious legislation, possibly through the next presidential election.
Conservatives who have helped fuel some of the most contentious showdowns over the last three years on issues such as immigration and raising the federal debt ceiling are likely be emboldened by Mr. Cantor’s shocking loss as they seek to replace him with someone even more closely aligned with their views.
Further, House Republicans began to immediately plot a new leadership structure that before Tuesday night had hinged merely on whether Speaker John A. Boehner would seek to keep his post next year.
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Sorry. There is no way I can stomach reading the New Yeccch Slimes. Can’t do it. I get the gist, but like all Slimes articles, it will wind up with the ever childish “TEA Party = Crazies.”
Tell me .. exactly WHEN was the GOPe in opposition to 0BowMao?! All I see is trumped up hearings which result in exactly ZERO action, while back-slapping with 0BowMao in the Cloak Room over a couple of cocktails and telling him that "we need to make a deal on shamnesty yesterday!"
Like every good Conservative around here, I **WISH** that we actually HAD an "opposition" Party!
Even when they get it, they still don't get it.
This guy was no Conservative. IDIOTS!
You saved me the trouble of posting just that.Thank you.
Maybe some of the GOP-e will start to realize they’re getting way too comfy with the enemy and the voters are sick of it. Hopefully this will punch a hole or two in their D.C. cacoon.
That is succinct and very true my friend.
Very considerate of the Old Gray Whore to point out in a mere 12 words that there's no point in reading the rest of the "article".
bkmk
Most conservative voice? Conserving what?
WASHINGTON — The House Republican leadership, so solid in its opposition to President Obama
Where was Cantor last fall during the shut down? How did he vote on the bill? What was his vote on the debt this spring?
Who was the weasel that went to floriduh to conspire against the tea party?
Cantor got what he deserved. A nationally reported political ass kicking for selling out the Base of the Republican Party!
They’re both good and so right. :)
Good! That is why it was worth the effort to defeat Cantor.
Look at the leadershit of the demoncrap party, all of them are from very dark blue states. No red states moderates to be found.
The GOP expects conservatives to be satisfied with blue state RINOs calling all the shots. Cantor’s a$$ whoopin’ wasn’t a shot across the bow, it was a water level direct hit!
The article actually cites anti Semitism. It says the district became more rural, more gun oriented, more conservative (ie more racist). So Cantor’s “religion can’t be overlooked.” Amazing.
Yep, I saw that too.
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