Posted on 11/10/2012 7:53:35 PM PST by tobyhill
On a conference call with House Republicans a day after the party’s electoral battering last week, Speaker John A. Boehner dished out some bitter medicine, and for the first time in the 112th Congress, most members took their dose.
Their party lost, badly, Mr. Boehner said, and while Republicans would still control the House and would continue to staunchly oppose tax rate increases as Congress grapples with the impending fiscal battle, they had to avoid the nasty showdowns that marked so much of the last two years.
Members on the call, subdued and dark, murmured words of support — even a few who had been a thorn in the speaker’s side for much of this Congress.
It was a striking contrast to a similar call last year, when Mr. Boehner tried to persuade members to compromise with Democrats on a deal to extend a temporary cut in payroll taxes, only to have them loudly revolt.
With President Obama re-elected and Democrats cementing control of the Senate, Mr. Boehner will need to capitalize on the chastened faction of the House G.O.P. that wants to cut a deal to avert sudden tax increases and across-the-board spending cuts in January that could send the economy back into recession. After spending two years marooned between the will of his loud and fractious members and the Democratic Senate majority, the speaker is trying to assert control, and many members seem to be offering support.
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They need to start harassing Boehner about Lisbeth Lyons and Leigh LaMora again.
” - - - avoid the nasty showdowns that marked so much of the last two years.”
Note to FReepers: I’ll supply the music, and y’all supply the mental image of the Sobber of the House Boehner doing HIS rendition of the now famous GOP CHICKEN DANCE.
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(Ahem)
BOUCK-BOUCK, Baaaaaack, bok-Bok-BOK-BOK! - - - BOK — BOUCK-BOK!
(Chorus)
BOUCK-BOUCK, Baaaaaack, bok-Bok-BOK-BOK! - - - BOK — BOUCK-BOK!
(Chorus)
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Note: Applause is NOT allowed!
Screw BONER; and no, I didn’t misspell his name.
That’s what it really should be!
Everything but amnesty.
Operation Chaos’ purpose was NOT to stop Hillary. He encouraged voters to cross over and vote for Hillary in order to slow down Obama’s path to the nomination.
Watch it! Yer gonna make him cry!!! (snif)
I'm with you on the seniority bit on FR. This site would shrivel and die if we didn't allow newbies to join and contribute!!!
At least i can guarantee she wouldn't be crying and would be third in line.
Make Mark Levin Speaker of the House. There is not a Constitutional requirement for the Speaker to be a member of the House. They can be anyone. Lets get someone up there with a set of minerals.
“To have a voice at the bargaining table, John Boehner has to be strong,” said Representative Tom Cole of Oklahoma, one of the speaker’s lieutenants. “Most members were just taught a lesson that you’re not going to get everything that you want. It was that kind of election.”
I’ve heard this before back in 2011. In order for John Boehner to do well, all the GOP House Members have to tell him in advance that they will accept whatever he comes up with. There is absolutely no logic in this.
To have a voice at the table? Excuse me, why would his voice be any less at the table? Obama can't push something through w/o Boehner or Reid and Obama and Reid can't push something through w/o Boehner. Seems to me it's a three way deal.
“Most members were just taught a lesson that you’re not going to get everything that you want. It was that kind of election.”
Okay, so they think Boehner is now the Dictator of the House? Maybe it is Boehner that needs to be taught a lesson. I absolutely detest that man!
The primaries must be closed!!!
My letter to my Congressman (Michael McCaul)-
Please consider election of another House speaker- Boehner is a worthless wimp, and does not represent me, or any of my friends, and is crossways with the goals of the Tea Party. We need someone like Paul Ryan, or yourself, or a vast number of fine, Conservative Representatives. The survival of our country, and the Republican Party depend on it! Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. Sincerely, (Real name here).
I’ve heard that before, and I overwhelmingly agree with your choice!
Again, the primaries must be closed!!!
Note to Boehner:
Normally it’s considered bad leadership to blame your troops for a loss.
But then, if the troops elected you to be their leader, I suppose it is kind of their fault.
Seriously, the nyt waste of post.
Seriously, the nyt waste of post.
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