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Posted on 12/04/2012 6:29:13 PM PST by neverdem
House Republican leaders used a secret criteria list to decide which conservatives to purge from powerful House committees, Breitbart News has learned. As this time, it appears they will keep the criteria list hidden from the public, too. Spokespeople for members of House GOP leadership have refused to discuss details about the list on the record with press.
Because GOP Leadership won't discuss the list, it’s unclear what specific criteria the list contained and how much of a role it played in the conservative purge. It’s also unclear which member of House Republican leadership initiated this process.
In remarks to the Heritage Foundation’s Bloggers Briefing on Tuesday, Kansas Republican Rep. Tim Huelskamp confirmed the existence of such a list.
“We’ve heard from multiple sources that someone walked in with a list of votes and said if you didn’t reach a particular scorecard of what was considered the right vote – which by the way, in most cases, was not the conservative position – then [they said] ‘we’re going to have to remove you from the committee,’” Huelskamp said.
“All that took place behind closed doors, which is again a problem with Washington, D.C. – whether it’s the budget negotiations, whether it’s everything else, it’s usually done behind closed doors," he explained. "I think, as conservatives, this is where we can win: We’ve got to be willing and able to talk about things in public instead of being afraid of actual public scrutiny.”
Huelskamp later told Breitbart News he thinks House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and Whip Kevin McCarthy owe it to the American people to be transparent about this decision making process – and that they should publicly release the list.
“In the name of transparency and openness, they most certainly should release the criteria,” Huelskamp said in...
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Ron Paul has it wrong.
RINO File.
Schweikert?
We need someone like Louie Gohmert.
Second
As I've said a couple of times already defense IS being cut.
And it's not a paltry sum...it's 100's of BILLIONS of dollars.
Ron Paul is out to lunch.
Thanks for posting, neverdem. HOORAY Matthew Boyle and Kansas Republican Rep. Tim Huelskamp!
Totalitarian tactics used against representatives of a legitimate constituency in the same party. Heads should roll. Resignations should occur.
I don't believe this.
One wants the system to collapse. The other does not but needs the majority of the people behind them to rectify the situation.
I’m aware of the cuts I see the effects of this every day.
What is more important? A better funded military for the time being until we become insolvent? Business cannot continue as usual.
Of course. Without it you would become insolvent a lot faster. National Defense is the FIRST necessity for a strong economy.
“conservatives no longer have any representation”
Well stated.
But for us they would not hold majority status, yet they mock conservatism openly. If I didn’t know any better, I would think they are trying to ensure a third party formation.
Undoubtedly there is some wishful thinking on my part. However The republican caucus has been all over the map with people freelancing or pulling in different directions.
The democrat are much better at staying on message and on key issues they march in lock step.
We are at a critical time. Some of the issues such as the national debt, socialized medicine, and changes in the world order are being determined for years to come.
Newt ruled the house with an iron fist. I am hopeful that Boehner is preparing to fight and for that he will needed a cohesive team behind him.
Any conservative will tell you a strong defense is necessary to protect the country and confidence in its economy.
A strong defense is a classic conservative position. This isn't Keynesian. Don't you know this?
Of course. Without it you would become insolvent a lot faster. National Defense is the FIRST necessity for a strong economy.
Wrong again Old Man. Without a strong economy, there is no defense,
no Social Security, no nothing. I have been tracking your comments
about the conservatives who you call Paul-ties, being removed from
committees because they were open to cuts in defense.
For someone so old, you sure have a short memory.
Two years ago, when Bonehead did his kabuki dance over raising the
Debt ceiling, the Grand Bargain Bonehead and the GOP VOTED for
Was to CUT defense spending. So you are a hypocrite in defending
the removal of these conservatives, yet conveniently forget what the
GOP actually voted for, as a condition to raising the Debt Limit.
That Grand Bargain that passed the GOP House MAJORITY passed two years
ago had automatic defense cuts as part of the deal.
However, the Paul-ites want much deeper cuts. They weren't even in favor of going in to topple Hussein.
Once you have a country (economy) you MUST have a strong defense to protect it. Without it, your economy topples.
I think a simple explanation of keynesianism is using easy money to spur the economy. Whether it's through artificially low interest or printing currency you don't have doesn't much matter. Regardless of how you define it this is not the purpose of the military.
Furthermore I have very strong feelings about those who would take advantage of patriotic young men by sending them to some third world shit hole to sacrifice themselves for undeserving animals because it is good for the economy and/or the defense contractor.
ruh oh....
So why do name call and defend the removal of these conservatives
when it was Bonehead and the GOP who actually voted for automatic
spending cuts in the Grand Bargain the GOP agreed to, as a condition
to raise the debt limit two years ago?
I agree that a strong defense is a must. But you seem more inclined
to give Bonehead a pass, when he actually agreed to automatic spending
cuts in that debt ceiling Grand Bargain two years ago, than two conservatives, who just said they were open to the possibility.
So, what is worse. Bonehead leading a charge to work a Grand Bargain
that had automatic defense spending cuts that passed and will soon be law,
or two conservatives that were supported by the Tea Party that just said
they were open to cuts including defense. One is actual law. Two are
just opinions.
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