Boehner Betrayed His Party (great article...from Politico!!)

politico.com ^ | 9/25/15 | Michael A. Needham

[cotton1706]

Why the Speaker's resignation is great news for conservatives.

“We want to give Boehner a governable majority so the crazies you hate will be irrelevant.”

This is how the Washington Republican Establishment talks to its K Street allies. It’s a quote from last October when a Republican campaign operative told the business community why it was important for Republicans to capture 245 House seats. The establishment isn’t focused on marginalizing liberal lawmakers trying to grow the size and scope of government. They want to marginalize conservative lawmakers fighting to keep the reasonable promises they have made to their constituents.

The friction of the last several years has not been about differences in tactics. It has been about deep and irreconcilable disagreements over the goals the GOP should pursue. It has been a dispute over how much the center-right should try to disrupt the status quo. Armed with his 245-seat majority, Speaker John Boehner opted against pursuing any reform agenda. He ignored the hopes and dreams of those Republican voters who delivered the GOP control of the House in 2010 and the Senate in 2014 and instead pushed the agenda of Washington’s ruling class.

The legislative history validates this thesis.

Those within Speaker Boehner’s tight-knit circle will point to the “accomplishments” of the past nine months as reasons why he’ll be missed.

[upchuck]

Mike Needham bump!

[Publius]

I’m surprised you found that. The thoughts contained in that post percolated in my brain for the better part of 4 years. Then I fleshed them out into 2 separate Publius Essays.

Federalism: Yesterday and oday

Reflections on the 82nd Anniversary of the New Deal”

[No One Special]

I came across it a long time ago and saved it because I thought it described the situation very well.

I’ve posted it before and also pinged you then.

[Publius]

My memory must be slipping. (Should have taken my senility pill today.) Check out the two magnum opus essays that it generated.

[SJackson]

It raises an interesting question though. What is his party? Politico, no. The RNC, yes. Voters, not just Republicans (I'm not one), maybe. It seems as though he "betrayed", too harsh imo, the voters who elected the representatives who made him Speaker. They count, even non-Republicans like me. Who don't live in his district, since as Speaker he represents many districts.

Full disclosure, I voted for Poshard for Governor, pro life, pro gun, tax and spend liberal but honest as far as I could see. Have gotten flack for that on FR before, but I'd do it again. Issues matter, I'm not sure the GOP gets that.

[No One Special]

I read “Reflections on the 82nd Anniversary of the New Deal” and it is great. The other one I have started on and is certainly a major work. It will require some study. It is interesting to see that history shows us our quibbles among the parties sttarted so early. It’s my understanding that Hamilton got us off on the right track by insisting that we pay our war debts. He wanted us to be a major power, one that could teach France and Britain how to go about in the world. Paying our debts would give us this opportunity because nations would want to do business with us. Jefferson just wanted us to be an agrarian nation but then he went and purchased Louisiana. Love your last line and seems about right. Will we return to some form of the old constitutional republic or will we be fascist?

If you post another vanity like these, please ping me. Thanks