Posted on 10/18/2023 1:43:01 PM PDT by Twotone
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — The Idaho GOP has released a statement regarding Representative Mike Simpson not voting with the Republican mainstream in electing Jim Jordan to Speaker of the House.
20 Republican holdouts voted for people other than Jim Jordan, splitting the vote and leaving Jordan 17 votes shy of the 217 needed to secure the speakership. The IDGOP says in a statement that they have been "inundated with emails and phone calls from registered Idaho voters expressing their profound disappointment with Congressman Mike Simpson's decision today."
The IDGOP joined the growing number of frustrated Idaho voters expressing their disappointment in Simpson. "We would like to express our disappointment in our Republican U.S. Congressman Mike Simpson (ID-2) for not voting with the Republican caucus for Jim Jordan for Speaker of the House today. Our party has always championed fair and open deliberation, and it is disheartening to see one of our own Idaho congressmen deviate from a fair process to emphasize the same message as the radical Democrat members of the House."
Detractors point to a growing list of urgent matters that require the House's attention, including wars in Israel and Ukraine and inflation that remains stubbornly high. The House has ground to a halt for more than two weeks following the ouster of Speaker McCarthy, and the IDGOP rebukes Simpson for engaging in "inside-the-Beltway political games rather than focusing on the pressing business that truly matters to our constituents is disappointing."
Not mincing words, they say, "Representative Simpson has served in Congress for decades. Perhaps all this time away from Idaho has caused him to lose sight of the real work that Americans need on the important issues that impact them and their families."
The statement from the IDGOP ends with, "We urge our Congressman to reconsider his position and refocus his efforts on addressing the significant issues confronting our constituents — rather than waste his time engaging in protest votes and parliamentary delay tactics. The people of Idaho expect Mike Simpson to represent their concerns and prioritize their needs above political games and partisan divisions. The true measure of his success will be in his steadfast defense of the Constitution and the tangible benefits he delivers to the hardworking families of Idaho. We will be watching."
Where is the TX GOP???
I’ve been calling them, all day, to an unanswered phone.
I’ve tweeted to them.
I have yet to see a letter, such as this fantastic Idaho GOP letter, being released, to Kay Biden Granger, Ellzy and Gonzales.
They’ve been getting death threats.
So they say.
Sheesh.
What about Gaetz? So Gaetz is the bad guy? You’re 100% ok with Corrupt DC, business as usual.
You’re 100% with the fact that McCarthy had control and did nothing but give Biden and the democrats everything they wanted for some fantasy in the future.
House Republicans could have actually drafted a real budget, something that hasn’t been done since, at least, 2007 and publicly challenged the Democrats to vote against it.
What did they do? business as usual. Last minute CR and we’ll do the right thing next time.
Watch this video and tell FR if you disagree with what Gaetz is saying
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cxf84BdrK-j/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
I forgot….death threats.
Says who? The person getting the threats. Really?
You actually believe anything these people say.
I would imagine the Capitol Police is going to be real busy investigating these “threats”.
On a side note, not much is anonymous anymore.
Burner phone? They’ll just track down where it was purchased and who bought it.
Comical that you would believe a thing out of any of them.
Gaetz bad guy? No way, he’s the savior of the nation. That’s why he should be speaker.
Well then I take it back. Try the petition, that might get Jordan the job.
Knowing how they work, I took a guess and bet Simpson is Mormon.
I guessed correctly.
When I worked for Intel in Portland, there was a story that if you ever wanted a promotion, convert to Mormon or magically become Chinese or Indian.
Turned out it was not a story.
This ahole RINO has been around way too long but the idiots in this state keep dredging up his corpse every 2 years.
Way too damn long. Simpson’s a joke. He needs to go.
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