Posted on 01/05/2013 9:55:10 AM PST by Kaslin
It's open season on the House Republicans these days, and the incoming fire isn't just coming from the left. Chris Christie, the Republican governor of New Jersey, blasted House Speaker John Boehner for delaying a vote on Hurricane Sandy relief; the conservative commentator John Podhoretz accused right-wing members of Congress of "literally embracing chaos" with their ill-fated attempt to oust Boehner from the speakership on Thursday.
Even within the GOP, it seems, the House GOP's actions of late seem beyond the pale. So I set out to find someone to defend them. I called former Rep. Steve LaTourette, an outspoken ally of Boehner's whose resignation from his Cleveland-area seat after 18 years took effect a few days ago, to get his explanation of the method behind the recent madness. This is an edited transcript of our conversation.
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You hit the nail on the head, it is about leadership....and the fact is there is no Republican figure that has the charisma, and the politically savvy to be an effective leader. It’s not enough to just have the right views.
l never vote for those who promise this or that. l suggest you do the same, this way you won’t be disappointed
Exactly. Repub business as usual, incompetent.
There’s Mr. Dynamic..Mitch McConnell.../s
That moronic statement alone classifies this article as pure BS...Chris, the obama fluffer, is exactly the "left".
Probably. Still...I don’t care who it was. It still seems like a stupid place to build a city.
And, just THINK of the time you'll NOT waste every couple of years by not standing in line to vote!
Oh I do vote. I have never missed an election. I just chose my candidates carefully
I was just pointing out that they ALL ‘promise’ us SOMEthing!
I think the worthless son of a bitch is bought and paid for by the Rats.
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