Thread: BOEHNER TO CONSERVATIVES: WE'RE 'WATCHING' YOUR VOTES

BOEHNER TO CONSERVATIVES: WE'RE 'WATCHING' YOUR VOTES



by TONY LEE 6 Dec 2012, 7:12 AM PDT

After purging four conservative House members from key Committees, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) threatened Republican members of Congress on Wednesday by telling them Republican leaders are “watching” their votes to determine future committee assignments.

Boehner's remarks are a sign that the moderate House Republican leadership will be less tolerant of conservative dissent.

Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), who was removed from the Budget Committee, said Boehner warned those in his conference that "there may be more folks that will be targeted" and the Republican leadership is "watching all of your votes."

“It was a message to the Republican Conference in general, especially the comment today that there may be more punishment coming if you don’t vote the right way,” Huelskamp told The Hill.

Breitbart News investigative reporter Matthew Boyle broke the story that House Republican leadership used a secret list of votes in a closed-door meeting to decide to remove Huelskamp and Reps. Justin Amash (R-MI), Walter Jones (R-NC), and David Schweikert (R-AZ) from their Committees.

According to The Hill, Boehner “addressed the firestorm over the removal of four lawmakers from plum committee assignments at the weekly GOP conference meeting.” His remarks may be a sign that Boehner is willing to adopt the tactics of former Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX), who was known as “the hammer” last decade for his ability to whip Republicans in line.

Some of DeLay's former aides now work for Boehner.

Conservative lawmakers wanted answers to the “crimes committed” by the four members dropped from their committees. Huelskamp was furious that the the purge happened behind closed doors.

“Where I come from in Kansas, if you want to stab a guy, you look him in the eye,” he said. “You don’t go behind a closed door.”

Rep. Steve King (R-IA) said he wants the list of votes that was used to purge the members from the committees to be made public.

“I’m most troubled because independent voices will not be as vocal as they might as well have been … some of them are going to be intimidated,” King said.

Boehner's moves upset many prominent conservatives -- and some are calling for him to be removed as Speaker.
Ned Ryun, the president of American Majority Action, on Wednesday urged conservatives “fire” Boehner as House Speaker, noting that only 16 Republicans needed to abstain from voting for him for Speaker to get the process or removing him started.

“Speaker Boehner has been an abysmal failure as speaker, and his latest purge is the nail in the coffin for conservatives,” Ryun said. “Boehner has never won a negotiation battle with the White House or Senate—and he’s been nothing short of an embarrassing spokesman for the Conservative Movement. It’s time for him to go.”

Boehner to Conservatives: We're 'Watching' Your Votes

Speaker John Boehner (R-OH)

This broke a@@ is 0 - 2 on Budget battles with the Democrat's... and getting ready for another MAJOR loss once again

after the second loss you would think the GOP would get the idea that a Lemon has been sold to them

Here's a HINT: 0 - 3 is NOT something to be proud of and at some point you have to cut your losses and send the fools packing

Boehner's moves upset many prominent conservatives -- and some are calling for him to be removed as Speaker.

Ned Ryun, the president of American Majority Action, on Wednesday urged conservatives “fire” Boehner as House Speaker, noting that only 16 Republicans needed to abstain from voting for him for Speaker to get the process or removing him started.

“Speaker Boehner has been an abysmal failure as speaker, and his latest purge is the nail in the coffin for conservatives,” Ryun said. “Boehner has never won a negotiation battle with the White House or Senate—and he’s been nothing short of an embarrassing spokesman for the Conservative Movement. It’s time for him to go.”

Man are these under statements ... the guy is either an Idiot, a fool or both

He's the only man I know that negotiates with himself on National T.V., tipping his hand before debt negotiations begin with Obama and the Democrats

by Matthew Boyle
5 Dec 2012
breitbart.com

The president and CEO of conservative group American Majority Action (AMA) is demanding Republicans band together to fire House Speaker John Boehner.

“Speaker Boehner has been an abysmal failure as speaker, and his latest purge is the nail in the coffin for conservatives,” AMA’s Ned Ryun said in a statement. “Boehner has never won a negation battle with the White House or Senate—and he’s been nothing short of an embarrassing spokesman for the Conservative Movement. It’s time for him to go.”

Ryun pointed out, too, that if conservatives want to unseat Boehner, they’d only need 16 members to abstain from supporting him in January. That’s because Boehner needs 218 votes to become Speaker again. Seeing as there are 233 House Republicans next Congress, and assuming no Democrats would vote for Boehner as Speaker, if 16 conservative Republicans abstain from voting, Boehner wouldn’t regain the Speakership.

“The Conservative Movement doesn’t realize we only need 16 House votes to block Boehner from becoming Speaker,” Ryun said. “House rules demand nominees for speaker to receive a majority—at least 218 votes—to win election. If 16 members abstain, Boehner only has 217 votes.”

The Republican caucus already locked the votes for leadership slots up in conference shortly after the election, but it has to be made official at the beginning of the next Congress in January. That means conservatives upset with Boehner’s leadership technically could band together to ouster him.

After this week’s Boehner purge of conservatives from influential committee roles, enough Republicans might be perturbed enough to do something about it – especially with Boehner threatening retaliation against more than just the four conservatives he’s already yanked from their committee spots if anyone else doesn’t toe the leadership line.

Only 16 Members Can Unseat Boehner, Group Says

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Thats what Obama wants... Republicans finger prints all over the crime scene

in this case a "Tax Increase"

anyone remember Goof Ball "Daddy Bush"

Read My Lips "No New Taxes" .. thats right.. a 1 termer... his broke a@@ was fired

get ready for a Firing Extravaganza in 2014 and 2016 and the Republican party once again did it all to itself and the Democrats will once again have the POTUS, the Senate AND the House

there will be No Mercy at the polling booths

Obama does have an ace up his sleeve Speaker Boehner

Boehner folds faster than a cheap lawn chair made in China and sold at WalMart

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Et tu, Boehner?

House Speaker John Boehner is working feverishly to find common ground with Obama to avert the coming fiscal cliff, but based on which four GOP lawmakers he chose to unceremoniously strip of their key committee positions, he's not as interested in working to find common ground with fiscal conservatives in his own party.

Who got dumped ... how the deed was done ... what it means ...

And, almost forgot ... participate in today's WND Poll to sound off on House Speaker John Boehner's performance.

What's your opinion of House Speaker John Boehner?

• He's the best House speaker since 'Tip' O'Neill
• He recognizes that bipartisanship and compromise are necessary
• He's masterful at keeping his troops together despite ideological differences
• He's a pragmatic politician
• He's a typical right-wing hack paid off by moneyed interests
• He's decent but too weak and too desirous of being popular to be the warrior we need
• No Republican could serve Obama's interests better
• He wants to be popular with the press - the fatal flaw of most Republicans
• The guy has no fight in him. He's a RINO who has joined the opposite side
• Maybe he'll destroy the Republican brand before 2014 come around
• Other
  
  
  
  
  
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What's your opinion of House Speaker John Boehner?

• The guy has no fight in him. He's a RINO who has joined the opposite side (49%, 404 Votes)
• He's decent but too weak and too desirous of being popular to be the warrior we need (19%, 159 Votes)
• No Republican could serve Obama's interests better (13%, 112 Votes)
• Maybe he'll destroy the Republican brand before 2014 come around (7%, 62 Votes)
• He's a typical right-wing hack paid off by moneyed interests (4%, 35 Votes)
• He wants to be popular with the press - the fatal flaw of most Republicans (4%, 31 Votes)
• Other (1%, 11 Votes)
• He recognizes that bipartisanship and compromise are necessary (1%, 10 Votes)
• He's a pragmatic politician (1%, 5 Votes)
• He's the best House speaker since 'Tip' O'Neill (0%, 2 Votes)
• He's masterful at keeping his troops together despite ideological differences (1%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 832

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