Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

The Boehner for speaker whip count [14 against so far]
Washington Post ^ | January 5, 2015 | By Aaron Blake

Posted on 01/05/2015 11:10:43 AM PST by Jim Robinson

~~snip~~

Voting against Boehner (10)

Gohmert*

Yoho*

Rep. Steve King (Iowa)

Rep. Jim Bridenstine (Okla.)*

Rep. Dave Brat (Va.) (freshman)

Rep. Walter Jones (N.C.)*

Rep. Gary Palmer (Ala.) (freshman)

Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.)*

Rep. Paul Gosar (Ariz.)

Rep. Marlin Stutzman (Ind.)

Said prior to 2014 election that they would vote against Boehner (2)

Rep. Jody Hice (Ga.) (freshman)

Rep. John Ratfliffe (Tex.) (freshman)

Voted against Boehner in 2013/haven't weighed in (2)

Rep. Steve Pearce (N.M.) (spokesman says he's "undecided")

Rep. Justin Amash (Mich.)

Voted against Boehner in 2013/will support him (3)

Rep. Mick Mulvaney (S.C.)

Rep. Raul Labrador (Idaho)

Rep. Tim Huelskamp (Kan.)**

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Alabama; US: Arizona; US: Florida; US: Georgia; US: Idaho; US: Indiana; US: Iowa; US: Kansas; US: Kentucky; US: Michigan; US: New Mexico; US: North Carolina; US: Ohio; US: Oklahoma; US: South Carolina; US: Texas; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 114th; aaronblake; alabama; arizona; boehner; dumpboehner; elections; fireboehner; florida; georgia; idaho; indiana; iowa; johnboehner; kansas; kentucky; liberaltarians; louiegohmert; memebuilding; michigan; newmexico; northcarolina; ohio; oklahoma; southcarolina; speaker; speakerjohnboehner; tedyoho; texas; virginia; washingtoncompost; washingtonpost
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 341-360361-380381-400 ... 481-487 next last
To: ozarkgirl
Matt Boyle for Breitbart has a story due out in a few saying that the House leadership conference tonight was "brutal for Boehner" and someone else tweeted this:

Rep. Paul Gosar says there'll be more than 20 Republicans voting against Boehner tomorrow. On the prospect of retribution? "Bring it."— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) January 5, 2015


361 posted on 01/05/2015 7:19:26 PM PST by leapfrog0202 ("the American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery" Sarah Palin)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 358 | View Replies]

To: ozarkgirl

If they dethrone Bhoner, its just step one. The machine will not accept it and bull ahead causing as much hassle as possible. Thats why it is crucial to stop sending them money and manpower every 2 years.


362 posted on 01/05/2015 7:19:54 PM PST by Norm Lenhart (1000...and climbing.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 358 | View Replies]

To: ozarkgirl

Add Daniel Webster to the growing rebellion.

Steve King said Webster is throwing his name in the hat for speaker, along with Gohmert and Yoho.

http://webster.house.gov/


363 posted on 01/05/2015 7:26:05 PM PST by freepersup (Patrolling the waters off Free Republic one dhow at a time.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 358 | View Replies]

To: shove_it

Let’s rephrase that thought:

What has Boehner Promised Pelosi should it become necessary for her to deliver a required number of dems votes?


364 posted on 01/05/2015 7:27:08 PM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 18 | View Replies]

To: Norm Lenhart

Oh Norm. You’ll find a problem in every solution! :)

I’ll wait until tomorrow to get my bubble burst. I think it will get burst around 1 pm Eastern??, then you can tell us how all this won’t work.


365 posted on 01/05/2015 7:27:43 PM PST by ozarkgirl
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 362 | View Replies]

To: ozarkgirl

I hope your bubble remains whole. But will you honestly be surprised if it pops?


366 posted on 01/05/2015 7:31:12 PM PST by Norm Lenhart (1000...and climbing.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 365 | View Replies]

To: Norm Lenhart

Honestly, no. I will be very disappointed but no, I really don’t expect him to be ousted.

Heading to bed, having still not read the original article (leapfrog will understand that one).


367 posted on 01/05/2015 7:33:15 PM PST by ozarkgirl
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 366 | View Replies]

To: ozarkgirl

Sweet dreams ;)


368 posted on 01/05/2015 7:34:25 PM PST by Norm Lenhart (1000...and climbing.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 367 | View Replies]

To: ozarkgirl

Sleep well.


369 posted on 01/05/2015 7:46:28 PM PST by leapfrog0202 ("the American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery" Sarah Palin)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 367 | View Replies]

To: Protect the Bill of Rights
Let’s rephrase that thought: What has Boehner Promised Pelosi should it become necessary for her to deliver a required number of dems votes?

Good call. You've taken it to the next higher order of unipartyism (if that's a word) --- also see my reply #65.

370 posted on 01/05/2015 7:47:35 PM PST by shove_it (The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen -- Dennis Prager)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 364 | View Replies]

Couple of recent tweets:

Robert Costa Robert Costa @costareports
A second ballot: very unlikely at this pt. But tonight at Cap, mbrs. priv. say it’s on their mind. Would be chaos.

Retweeted by Matt Fuller

2h
Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree

Rep Ted Yoho R-FL: “I expect we’ll have a second round” of voting for Speaker on Tuesday “


371 posted on 01/05/2015 7:52:12 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat Party!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 370 | View Replies]

To: Eva
As I said before, what I am seeing is that an awful lot of Congressmen that ran as Conservatives are really Libertarian.

Given that the libertarian philosophy is against using government force to coerce unless absolutely required, and the Constitution's restrictions are on using government so such a degree that there's only a few genuinely legitimate federal crimes (treason, counterfeiting, felonies/piracy on the high seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations) I don't really see a problem with putting libertarians in federal government positions.

Heck, that might be the only way to get States back into national politics as more than pawns/figureheads.

The idea seems to be to push the conservatives out of the party and make the conservatives the third party.

That's the idea, but do you honestly think that libertarians are contrary to the spirit of the Constitution? // It seems to me that a really libertarian bloc in Congress would be a bane to the elites, both Democrat and Republican, in their Statist ambitions.

372 posted on 01/05/2015 8:01:44 PM PST by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 338 | View Replies]

To: Cowboy Bob
technically, Texas is southwest

Not really. If anything, Texas is the extreme Southern-Midwest, but at the end of the day, it's just Texas. It's sorta what that 'Lone Star' is all about. We don't fit with anyplace else but ourselves.

373 posted on 01/05/2015 8:23:45 PM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies]

To: DrGunsforHands

amash hasn’t weighed in ....


374 posted on 01/05/2015 8:42:57 PM PST by campaignPete R-CT (-They will believe in hell when they get there.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: tennmountainman

I can’t wait to move there. 4 weeks and counting.

I could send you some gorgeous pictures of the property, the Appalachians in the background, the lake 10 miles way - but you probably see all that out your backdoor too ;)


375 posted on 01/05/2015 8:52:44 PM PST by Hardens Hollow (Formerly yorkiemom. I couldn't find Galt's Gulch, so created our own Harden's Hollow. Join us!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 335 | View Replies]

To: afraidfortherepublic

Can’t find any info with a search. Still shows up as Petri. Gee ya think the MSM might have a blackout? bwaaa.

Perhaps call the switchboard and ask for his office. I’ll try that tomorrow, too.

U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 224-3121

yes....... you’re right about Jim. I told the fellow that Boehner (ahem......) is over the hill and time for new young blood. haw. my jab.


376 posted on 01/06/2015 12:07:23 AM PST by WaterWeWaitinFor (Would Winston Churchill stand still for all this nonsense? Cruz our new Churchill?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 133 | View Replies]

To: Patton@Bastogne; leapfrog0202

Do you have a link to the “scores (143) of House GOP representatives” agreeing to vote for Gohmert ?


377 posted on 01/06/2015 1:07:55 AM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2001)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 245 | View Replies]

To: campaignPete R-CT

via Twitter:

Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree · 12 minutes ago

Rep Justin Amash R-MI says he will not vote for Speaker Boehner
0 replies 12 retweets 4 favorites


378 posted on 01/06/2015 5:25:23 AM PST by SuperSonic (If I had a dog it would look like the one Obama ate!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 374 | View Replies]

To: SuperSonic

He also had this one who I don’t see on the list:

Rep Randy Weber R-TX says he will not vote for Speaker John Boehner; that’s 12 public votes against the Speaker


379 posted on 01/06/2015 5:35:04 AM PST by FR_addict (Boehner needs to go!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 378 | View Replies]

To: SuperSonic
I guess Dupree’s count is 13. I hope it is lucky 13.
380 posted on 01/06/2015 5:38:17 AM PST by FR_addict (Boehner needs to go!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 378 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 341-360361-380381-400 ... 481-487 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson