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Posted on 01/05/2015 6:12:13 PM PST by Jim Robinson
The supposedly routine reelection of House Speaker John Boehner is becoming a dramatic repeat of the GOP’s December split over immigration, where the party’s populist base was jammed by the business-backed leadership.
By mid-Monday, at least 10 defectors said they will vote against Boehner for speaker. A new poll was released showing overwhelming opposition to GOP leaders funding President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty. And the House switchboard was jammed by Republicans who are urging their members to vote against Boehner.
The Daily Caller was on hold for 25 minutes, but the switchboard operator did not answer the phone.
Boehner needs to win 218 votes in the Tuesday ballot, which is scheduled for midday.
If Boehner does not win 218 votes from the 246-member GOP caucus, his critics hope it will attract new Republican candidates for his job. If that were to happen, the process could precipitate intense and lengthy negotiations among the GOP legislators until they can come up with a compromise candidate to replace Boehner.
Boehner’s allies are downplaying the crisis. Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole told MSNBC Monday that the debate is distracting attention from the GOP’s support for the Keystone XL pipeline. Cole favors an increase of foreign guest workers in place of Americans.
Boehner’s office touted his focus on economic issues. The GOP is “wasting no time getting started, kicking off the first week of the new American Congress with action on three bipartisan jobs bills,” said an afternoon statement, which did not mention the immigration issue.
The amnesty issue is driving the pushback against Boehner...
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
They better either get it done and get the votes to oust him, OR, the same thing that happened in 2010 will happen, where Boehner and his gang punished the true patriots.
Today, I called Boehner’s office and asked for him to vote for Gohmert.
I really did. LOL
We can’t get Boehner to do the job American’s want.
true words....
NOW is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their party. BURN up those phone lines, jam those email (too late for snail mail) hold your reps accountable and remind them of Eric Cantor who isn’t there any more because of his intransigence
And if we do nothing he will keep trying to punish and push the conservatives out anyway.
Great message to ask if they want to have the same future as Eric Cantor.
Hey Republican Congress men and women. Do you want to have Eric Cantor’s future? Vote for Boehner. :)
After caucusing with my colleagues tonight, I will be voting for a change in House Leadership tomorrow. Now is a good time for change.— Rep. Curt Clawson (@RepCurtClawson) January 6, 2015
I have no faith in the GOP in the House. Bonehead will probably still sit in the chair.
A vote for Boehner is a vote for Obama.
He may. But the fake conservatives will be exposed, while the conservative
nation watches. And that will kick off primary challengers.
I don’t laugh very much, but I laughed at that. Thanks!
Oh, and good for you!
let it be known that the those house republicans who vote to retain the bonehead will be the next to be ousted.
Let her rip. I have been on phone, email and fax to my Rep. There is no excuse on voting for Bone Head. They tried to rush this and it is blowing up in their face. He is a liar!!! He lied about “regular order” he lied about fighting dictatorial unconstitutional AMNESTY” he is a liar and a poltroon!! We have a few hours left. Im jamming the phones. He is horrible!!
I just e-mailed my critter and told him to get a mooove-on replacing Bonehead.
Movin’ movin’ movin’,
Keep those doggies movin’
Though they’re disapprovin’
Yeehaaaaaaaaawwww!!
You would have thought that a landslide mid-term election would have shown the morons-in-chief of the Republican Party that this country was ready to turn some things around.
This should have been a time for a clear, unified fight against the King and his minions. Instead, we are seeing a split that should have happened to the Democrats.
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