Wow! You have said he has failed and I’m saying he is standing up for conservative principles. No, I’m not related to him, never met him, and he isn’t even in my district. I just happen to believe he is doing a good job. You don’t. I accept that. Why do you have a hard time accepting that someone likes the job he is doing. Other than the stimulus vote, he has been vocal in supporting conservative principles. Do I agree with 100% of what he does? No. I don’t think we need to be in the health care business AT ALL. But, do I think that merits him being fired? No. I bring up arguments against the loss of seats being his fault and you say I haven’t brought up any sort of argument to defend him. Time to back up again fieldmarshaldj. Some people have opinions different than your own. And guess what - it’s okay.
I’ve not just said he failed, the proof is in the pudding. He was FIRED for failing. I was flabbergasted he was ever returned to leadership - no, not flabbergasted - outraged. Because this is typical of the party to put incompetents in charge. Do I have a problem with Boehner as a backbencher ? No. As long as he STAYS a backbencher. I haven’t accused him of being a liberal, it’s not his voting record that is the issue here. It’s his l-e-a-d-e-r-s-h-i-p that is the central point. I said again my ex-Senator Bill Frist was largely fine, as long as he stayed a backbencher. He was an execrable Majority Leader and didn’t know what he was doing and had no idea how to handle somebody like Harry Reid, who has been in politics (and crooked Las Vegas politics at that) since he graduated college in the ‘60s.
It’s amazing that Boehner happened to be present in key positions of leadership when history was defied - to our party’s detriment. First in ‘98 when we lost seats in a Democrat 6-year election, that’s NOT supposed to happen ! Secondly was in ‘08 when we also should’ve gained seats against our own 6th year losses of ‘06, and yet we lost even more ! He should’ve been fired again (nevermind never rehired). Why do I have a hard time understanding why you think he’s doing a good job ? Because it simply makes no sense ! If you think he’s doing a good job, despite the loss of the House — on his watch ! — and even more losses in ‘08 — on his watch again ! (and ‘98, too — triple ditto), I’d hate to think what you’d consider a BAD job ?!?
You’re entitled to your own opinion, as I tell lots of folks around here defending odious candidates and people, but you (or I) aren’t entitled to our own set of facts. It’s not an opinion he’s doing a bad job - it’s a fact. The numbers demonstrate that perfectly. No one is entitled to the job as party leader in a given body unless they deliver the goods. He needs to be replaced by someone who will. Just like you do with a losing coach. That’s what I’m saying here.