Obviously, you didn't read the article.
On Wednesday the new speaker of the House of Representatives plans to offer a package of rule changes that, he says, will give minority-party members more of a say and decentralize power.What's that supposed to mean? What are we supposed to take from that? I DO NOT WANT THE DEMS TO HAVE MORE OF A SAY than what their minority would naturally limit them to.
I also read this, by the number 3 GOP member:
Kevin McCarthy of California, the No. 3 Republican in the new Congress, acknowledges that Mr. Boehner's proposed changes could make the chamber harder to manage, at least in the early going. "You will have some tough times," said Mr. McCarthy. "People will play games with it. People will use it for mischief. We'll just have to work through that."Again, the republicans need to go in there and take action on the reasons they got the majority back from We the People in the 1st place, and not try in the least to coddle to the DNC or liberals in any way shape or form. Some folks say, "Well, that means not much will get done since the Dems control the White Hosue and the Senate,"
You know what? GOOD! Doing nothing would be orders of magnitude better than what we have had the last two years...but it need not necessarily be that way either.
I'd rather see the GOP hold things up so that nothing gets done unless it is them getting health care repealed, cutting out of control spending (particularly on social programs), lowering taxes, defending this nation and its borders etc.
If they push hard on those issues, the American people will help them get it done and put the pressure on and the Dems will either go along...or get even a bigger boot in 2012.
I also read this at the end of the article...and agree with it.
The tea-party groups that helped elevate Republicans to power last November say they'll be carefully watching GOP leaders for any deviation from what they see as purist conservative principles. That could cut down on Mr. Boehner's flexibility to make accommodations with Democrats or even veteran lawmakers of his own party.
Asked if he foresaw working well with the GOP leadership, freshman Rep. Billy Long (R., Mo.), who says he shares many of the tea-party activists' priorities, said, "I think it's a little too early to say yet...We'll want to bring our fresh ideas into it. We came with a big mandate. This is a huge class and I think the American people have spoken."
So...excuse me, I did read the article. I just took a lot different away from it than you did...and that's fine. But I stand by my original comments.
Boehner, is that you? Or you just a n00b concern troll?