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Boehner to GOP members: 'Get your ass in line'
CNN ^ | July 27th, 2011 | CNN Congressional Producer Deirdre Walsh

Posted on 07/27/2011 5:13:31 PM PDT by Tulsa Ramjet

Washington (CNN) – House Speaker John Boehner leveled tough words at fellow Republicans Wednesday, telling conservatives who are unhappy his bill doesn't go far enough to "Get your ass in line."

Boehner's admonishment came during a closed-door meeting, during which House GOP leaders sought to rally support for their debt bill, according to two Republican sources who attended the meeting.

The Ohio Republican told members he was working hard and didn't want to turn around and not see an army behind him.

House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia also said it was time to pull together and pass the House GOP debt bill, instead of feeding a storyline that pits Republican against Republican.

But the meeting turned into exactly that-a venting session with Republicans turning on each the other-and exposing an ugly split among the rank and file.

(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: boehner; congress
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To: Rome2000

Correct, and that all happened with D’s in the House, Senate and WH. Now the GOP comes to put huge restraints on it. Good, this is all good and we all support them.

Here’s the only problem, that money spent in the last 5 years is just that...SPENT. We owe it, we have to pay for it, we already consumed it. Those are obligations. Water under the bridge, whatever you want to call it, we OWE IT.

Too many people here do not understand that which is quite interesting. We have to pay for what we bought.


61 posted on 07/27/2011 6:02:30 PM PDT by SideoutFred (B.O. Stinks...it really does)
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To: Tulsa Ramjet
The conservatives in the House need to tell Boehner this:

“I cannot support something I have not read. That is old Washington, I am not. I will not support phantom, 10 year spending cuts. I will support substantial, immediate spending cuts. You say the Rats & Obama have the power, so we must deal. Well, let them propose & see what passes. Without real spending cuts, we will let the debt limit do the job Congress refuses to do.”

“This is what my constituents expect of me. They do not expect me to make empty deals with spendthrift Rats. They will rightly vote me out if I violate this trust.”

See, Mr. Boehner, many have only been in WDC 7 months, yet you would have them commit political suicide to satisfy your desire to maintain power.

62 posted on 07/27/2011 6:12:29 PM PDT by Mister Da (The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
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To: Mister Da

Hobbits will resign Bonehead soon.


63 posted on 07/27/2011 6:18:08 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reducation Camp?)
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To: PDMiller
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64 posted on 07/27/2011 6:21:40 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common anymore.)
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To: Tulsa Ramjet; All
If Bachmann doesn't win the primary or the Presidency, she should be the one to replace Boehner.

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65 posted on 07/27/2011 6:28:52 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common anymore.)
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To: Tulsa Ramjet

We know the dems won’t do the right thing. You Republicans have been every chance in the world to do the right thing and you won’t either.

Boy does Washington DC need some heavy disinfecting.


66 posted on 07/27/2011 6:29:45 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: Lando Lincoln
The Republicans control one house of Congress. One. With such high stakes, limited true power, the press ready to pounce and the 2012 election cycle around the corner, I just wonder how much he can really accomplish.

But that ONE house of Congress is the House of Representatives -- the one body with a veto-proof stranglehold on federal spending. All spending bills must originate in the House, period. While the Senate may reject a House bill and the President may the veto a bill passed by both houses, not a penny can be appropriated unless it was first authorized by the House.

Here's the really beautiful part... Let's say those scary, mean Senators reject the House budget. So what? The Senate can't originate its own version -- so if it won't ultimately go along, NOTHING gets appropriated. And let's say the big bad, President vetoes a bill passed by both houses. So what? He can't spend what hasn't been appropriated. While the President may veto a bill, he cannot veto the absence of a bill -- so if the House fails to appropriate funds in the first place, the President can't do a damned thing about it.

The House of Representatives holds the ultimate power of the purse. The simple problem is that GOP "leaders" lack the courage to wield that power as the Founders designed it. We have chosen poorly, and we are about to suffer terribly for our poor choices...

67 posted on 07/27/2011 6:44:42 PM PDT by Always A Marine
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To: Beaten Valve

The only time they are not fresh meat, is when they are putting on their cave suits.


68 posted on 07/27/2011 6:44:55 PM PDT by itsahoot (--I will vote for Sarah Palin, even if I have to write her in. --He that hath an ear, let him hear.)
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To: Tulsa Ramjet
Boehner your ass is ours. Some Tea Party patriot run against him and I'll contribute. It will be money well spent even if we lose.
69 posted on 07/27/2011 6:47:01 PM PDT by McGruff (Don't go wobbly on me now GOP leadership)
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To: SideoutFred
we need to retain the House as a check against Obama and libs

Playing to not lose never makes you a winner.

I used to think like you, checking the rats is better than losing it all. But we are past the point where we can play the compromise game and live for another day. Look at where it has gotten us.

We don't have a second chance, government size and spending is totally out of control. It will devour us even if we try to compromise. We need to draw the line in the sand and hold it this time. If not now, then when? How many more trillion dollar debt increases can we handle before it becomes a problem in your eyes?

You call it "Conservutopia". Utopia is a lefty dream of perfection, fairness, and equality. Conservatives live in reality, where people, things, and outcomes are not fair or equal by nature. That reality is imperfect but necessary for the continued health of this nation. If demanding government be responsible is Utopian, we truly are in trouble.

70 posted on 07/27/2011 6:51:46 PM PDT by SteamShovel (Smart Grid is Stupid)
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To: SteamShovel

In politics,the game is always playing not to lose. That’s the reality. You know why? Because when you play to win and you lose, you have to wait 2, 4, 6 years to get another chance at it. So it’s a game of containment, small victories. Big reaches lead to defeat. Study your history. Big victories usually lead to squashing defeats soon after.


72 posted on 07/27/2011 7:01:17 PM PDT by SideoutFred (B.O. Stinks...it really does)
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To: SideoutFred

Mostly they need to keep the pitchforks in the barns along with the dopes that vote for them.

Do you know where your pitchfork is? I think yours is still in the barn.


73 posted on 07/27/2011 7:09:23 PM PDT by itsahoot (--I will vote for Sarah Palin, even if I have to write her in. --He that hath an ear, let him hear.)
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To: SideoutFred
Because when you play to win and you lose, you have to wait 2, 4, 6 years to get another chance at it.

And when you play to not lose, you never win.

WWII wasn't about not losing, it was about winning over an intolerable enemy.

The Revolutionary War wasn't about not losing, it was all or nothing.

There are times when the stakes are too high to compromise. I think this is true now. As I said, I used to think as you do. But things are different now.

And yes, I do read history, thank you.

74 posted on 07/27/2011 7:13:39 PM PDT by SteamShovel (Smart Grid is Stupid)
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To: Lando Lincoln

The Golden Rule.

He who holds the gold, makes the rules.


75 posted on 07/27/2011 7:14:35 PM PDT by itsahoot (--I will vote for Sarah Palin, even if I have to write her in. --He that hath an ear, let him hear.)
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To: jla

Forgot about that one. That’s a Newt with Nancy moment. Seared in my mind now, though.


76 posted on 07/27/2011 7:30:27 PM PDT by gatorhead
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To: Tulsa Ramjet

Mr. Speaker, get your ass out of the way.


77 posted on 07/27/2011 7:30:38 PM PDT by depressed in 06 (I'll follow an eloquent Allen West out of hell.)
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To: SteamShovel

Really...we’re comparing WWII to policy fights? Really?


78 posted on 07/27/2011 8:31:15 PM PDT by SideoutFred (B.O. Stinks...it really does)
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To: itsahoot

I live in California where my conservative leanings mean squat, unfortunately. Nothing I can do about it. This state is gone. The rest of the country, not so much. You have an anti-conservative press willing to do their bidding. They will do everything in their power to pin this craphole economy on the GOP. I say, get a deal done, don’t let these jerkoffs do it. Do your biggest battle in 2012. Take a minor victory, take a major victory when we win the presidency in 2012 and the Senate, then you can get real reform done.


79 posted on 07/27/2011 8:36:02 PM PDT by SideoutFred (B.O. Stinks...it really does)
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To: Beaten Valve
Why not pass a bill that cuts $4 trillion automatically from the budget in the next 12 months?

No matter what bill the House passes, it's DOA in the Senate. Boehner is incompetent, and he must be replaced.

80 posted on 07/27/2011 9:15:19 PM PDT by Carling (At some point, those surrounding Obama have to realize that they are working for a psychopath)
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