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THE NINE REPUBLICANS WHO DIDN'T VOTE FOR PAUL RYAN
Vanity | 10/30/2015 | Self

Posted on 10/30/2015 4:02:25 AM PDT by Nextrush

I wanted to post this so everyone who wanted to could see just how bad things are in the Republican Party and in Washington .

As Representative Thomas Massie said last week only five were willing to oppose Boehner on January 6th and yesterday only he and eight others were willing to oppose Paul Ryan.

The nine voted for Daniel Webster of Florida, who actually told his supporters not to vote for him and Webster ended up supporting Ryan. More proof of the phony baloney nature of the "House Freedom Caucus".

The nine are:

Thomas Massie-Kentucky

Dave Brat-Virginia

Louie Gohmert-Texas

Randy Weber-Texas

Paul Gosar-Arizona

Walter B. Jones-North Carolina

Ted Yoho-Florida

Curtis J. Clawson-Florida

Bill Posey-Florida

As for the rest who supported Ryan in the GOP (236). I guess we just have a big pile of excrement to clean up.


TOPICS: US: Virginia; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: 114th; belongsinchat; paulryan; ryanspeaker; ryanspeakervote
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To: Nextrush
THE NINE REPUBLICANS WHO DIDN'T VOTE FOR PAUL RYAN

The "election" (annointment) of Paul Ryno is a cry for TERM LIMITS!

21 posted on 10/30/2015 5:43:32 AM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (Charter Member of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy and Lifelong Enemy of Hillary Clinton!)
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To: wita

Checked with my social secretary on the spelling of Aisle and Isle a same pronunciation different meaning word that at the moment I could not remember. It should be aisle above as in the other side of the aisle rather than the other side of the island.

Always something to learn while watching folks apparently disregard their oath of office and their loyalty to the C O N S T I T U T I O N rather than Party, People and process.


22 posted on 10/30/2015 6:06:02 AM PDT by wita
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To: Nextrush

Gohmert and Yoho are solid!


23 posted on 10/30/2015 6:08:04 AM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: Rockingham

RESPECT?????

When is the last time they earned respect??

Please tell me......


24 posted on 10/30/2015 6:08:32 AM PDT by Guenevere (If.the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do....)
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To: ilgipper

United in collapsing the United States with ever increasing spending and debt....that’s not something to be united about.


25 posted on 10/30/2015 6:17:39 AM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: wita

Those words are called homophones. My granddaughter and I are working up a list of them. So far we have close to 100. I’ve picked up a few of them from booboos here on Fr. We already had isle and aisle!


26 posted on 10/30/2015 6:20:16 AM PDT by buckeye49 (HOPE IS NOT A STRATEGY-TED CRUZ FOR PRESIDENT!!)
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To: Fantasywriter

Club for Growth is GOPe disguised as “conservative”.

My senator Pat Toomey, who worked on Wall Street, used to head it up.

Their real name should be the 21st Century Rockefeller Republican Club.


27 posted on 10/30/2015 6:20:38 AM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: Nextrush

I may wax a bit to philosophical about this, but I think the reason why few true conservatives were willing to step into the speaker’s race was that the speaker is, by definition, a moderating position. An individual representative can wield more influence outside the speakership, IMO.

Now, Ryan is no core conservative. He has demonstrated that in the past. However, he does listen to others - and the freedom caucus and its members seem to understand the power they have, as well as some of its limits. Perhaps there is a balance to be had between the new speaker and his party’s most conservative firebrands. We will see.

I wish others had stepped in to run, but they did not. Therefore, the remaining germane question is whether the rest of the house GOP, especially the conservatives, and we the people can steer this new speaker on an acceptable path or not. We can either choose to accept the challenge or we can choose to whine about it. If Ryan proves to be unacceptable, then we have to foment another revolution against the power structure in the house. If he proves to be acceptably steerable, then we have to choose our battles and draw our lines in the sand wisely.

We should also start grooming some of the more conservative members of the house for eventual leadership. Thrusting someone - even a rock-ribbed conservative - into leadership when they are mentally unprepared for it is almost a guarantee of disaster.

Please feel free to dissect my opinion here, FRiends.


28 posted on 10/30/2015 6:30:24 AM PDT by MortMan (The rule of law is now the law of rulings - Judicial, IRS, EPA...)
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To: buckeye49

Thanks buckeye49. That would be a good list to publish right here as all of us have witnessed the misuse. English ain’t exactly easy. Fortunately my social secretary is a whiz at it.


29 posted on 10/30/2015 6:34:16 AM PDT by wita
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To: Nextrush

Could HOUSE GOP kick Ryan out if he does a bad job?


30 posted on 10/30/2015 6:36:36 AM PDT by 4rcane
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To: Guenevere

Yep, Posey is my congresscritter too. Bravo Zulu, Bill.


31 posted on 10/30/2015 6:38:16 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (In a Time of Universal Deceit, Telling the Truth Is a Revolutionary Act)
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To: buckeye49

To and too and two. Bet those are on the list.


32 posted on 10/30/2015 6:39:58 AM PDT by wita
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To: Guenevere

As a matter of human courtesy and good will and for the sake of an essential level of trust and cooperation, in public office, you have to respect the people on your side. That does not require one to be blind to their failings or even to like them as individuals. And only fools try to slake their appetite for spite by consuming their futures and the best hopes for their larger cause.


33 posted on 10/30/2015 6:40:08 AM PDT by Rockingham
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To: Nextrush

Finding conservatives to run against these corrupt representatives is a big problem for us. Staying a conservative in DC is a big problem for them.


34 posted on 10/30/2015 6:48:52 AM PDT by jch10 (Hillary in the Big House, not the White House .)
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To: Rockingham

Nice words....
...too bad THEY don’t reciprocate


35 posted on 10/30/2015 6:59:33 AM PDT by Guenevere (If.the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do....)
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To: Nextrush

‘Their real name should be the 21st Century Rockefeller Republican Club.’

Haha. Yes, catchy and accurate.

+1


36 posted on 10/30/2015 7:02:21 AM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is frauhght with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: Nextrush

Say it is not so, Justin Amash.....


37 posted on 10/30/2015 7:02:50 AM PDT by GSWarrior (Click HERE to skip this tag line.)
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To: wita

#1. Lol


38 posted on 10/30/2015 7:04:39 AM PDT by buckeye49 (HOPE IS NOT A STRATEGY-TED CRUZ FOR PRESIDENT!!)
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To: Guenevere

I suspect that Ryan, at least for now, will try to reconcile with his internal opponents. He will also avoid contentious issues with the GOP caucus through the 2016 election, hoping to improve his support and add to his count of seats through an effective campaign operation. How Ryan acts after that will depend on who is President and on the partisan balance in Congress.


39 posted on 10/30/2015 7:09:27 AM PDT by Rockingham
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To: Candor7

Glad to see Randy Weber’s name on the no list. He was our area state rep and is a really great Conservative Christian. Wish we had him for our Congressman instead of Pete Olson. We need to get rid of Pete as well as Cornyn. Both have really huge warchests and lots of support from the Chamber of Commerce.


40 posted on 10/30/2015 7:11:43 AM PDT by Grams A (The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
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