GREAT questions! Keep it up!
In case I missed you on this comment see : #21
Well I have the answer. I had it when I posted those challenges late last year to get someone to challenge Bohner when it was time to.
Lets use Lou as an example because he didn't vote for Bohner for Speaker so it cant be claimed he is scared of him.
Lou's job is pretty nice. He votes for stuff, or against stuff, generally his votes are the opposite of what passes into law and he is a hero in his district, and no dramatic cuts or shutdowns etc, his voters see no cuts in their lives, He is the hero and yet inconsequential
Now what if Lou got the Speaker's job?
Now Rush, Levin, DeeMint, ....and on... would accuse him personally of being the key man in executing the lefts agenda because he doesnt personally shutdown the government until Obama and Reid accepts all these cuts that Reagan never dreamed of forcing himself.
Alternatively the MSM and left would accuse him of starving the kids, stopping the troops checks, throwing babies and grandmas out of hospitals for shutting it all down to get cutting surrender from Obama.
Lou would be hated by most and pitied by the rest,
That is why everyone stays on the safe backseat driver side, always acting surprised that Bhner does the same thing over and over.
We need real heroes who step up to beat Dems on these issues, not just those who get called heroes by Rush for barking just like him and playing it safe and get rewarded for it.