Posted on 09/25/2015 5:22:04 PM PDT by Timber Rattler
Conservatives aren’t finished opposing Speaker Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)35% . Neither, apparently, is Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL)63% .
In an interview, the Florida Republican says he is still working to build support for a “member-driven, principle-based” House – and his supporters, including key conservatives such as Rep. Steve King (R-IA)77% , aren’t backing down either.
Several right-wing dissidents who voted against their party’s sitting speaker faced a severe backlash following the event, and GOP moderates have worked since then to build clout. So far that’s mostly involved taking down a key pro-life bill on the eve of a massive anti-abortion march. The timing, clearly, was less than ideal.
But at a broader level, the historic repudiation of Boehner has introduced a new element of chaos into the GOP conference that threatens to explode anew as the Ohio Republican moves at breakneck speed to bring immigration bills to the floor.
“He used every chit he had to start the first day of Congress,” laments a lobbyist about Boehner’s plight.
Webster is unique because he isn’t one of the bomb-throwing back-benchers that have made Boehner’s life miserable, despite drawing allegiance from some of them. Ideologically, he’s in the middle of the pack of the GOP conference, and noted moderates have expressed their admiration for his temperament.
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This is a very informative article. I like his experience here in Florida running the House and the ideas that he implemented. He understands cronyism and the way the mechanics work.
Dan’s office comes in under budget every year and he doesn’t take pay increases.
Very good, as per Amendment XXVII.
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