Posted on 03/04/2015 5:13:02 PM PST by george76
GOP Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma .. said he doesn't think relying heavily on Democratic votes is a "new normal." But he conceded the Republican-led Congress faces even tougher choices ahead, including another debt limit showdown this year, in which scores of conservatives are unlikely to help.
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Tuesday's vote was perhaps the final coffin nail in the "Hastert Rule," promulgated by former House Speaker Dennis Hastert. He said a speaker should not allow votes on major bills opposed by most of his caucus.
More than two-thirds of House Republicans voted against the DHS bill Boehner offered Tuesday.
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I think he was the only Oklahoma Rep. who voted in favor. Hopefully those in his district can get rid of him in 2016!
The phony surrender was as phony as the phony resistance.
It has become professional wrestling.
The Democrats are the Harlem Globetrotters to the Wahington Generals GOP. They all sit around having drinks yucking it up how easy it is to fleece the citizens out of their country.
Every single scumbag who voted with Democrats to approve this illegality gets a primary challenge. Every one.
The squishy Cheeto is worthless.
FRiend, it was a show vote. A lot of fake conservatives are hiding behind Boehner’s skirt. Boehner has enough Dems and blue state RINO votes to pass anything he wants. So red state GOPers are released to vote how they want.
Boehner needs to be DEPOSED, NOW!!!
Concisely and cogently put. Welcome.
The only problem with that Republican game plan is that those that voted for them in 14 won’t listen or vote for them after watching the newly elected majority took over and play dead.
If they don’t reverse their coarse now they will lose reps in the house AND the majority in the Senate!
I personally can’t wait to see Mitch get politically punched in the face by losing the majority because of HIS capitulation to Obama and Reid.
They will all be trying to get on the train last and because of them, the trains will run.
Why bother voting?
Seriously.
Democrats controlled congress, got their way with every major issue
Republicans win back the House, democrats still get their way on major issues
Republicans extend their majority in the House, win the senate and Democrats STILL get their way on every issue
WHY BOTHER
“Trying to decide when to stand and fight for what is right can be really hard when you’re a Republican.”
It is not hard at all. The answer is always “next time”.
“Boehner’s allies say rebellious conservatives realize he protects them from trouble by letting them cast politically safe votes while he taps Democrats to avert public-relations disasters”
This quote is a message to all conservative voters who voted in conservative representatives. It says “You may think they’re conservative but really they’re Republicans first. We give them cover to look the part so you won’t primary them”
I’m sure this is true in some cases and untrue in others.
I am beginning to wonder whether Boehner has converted to Islam and joined in with the crowd running the White House. That would explain a lot, wouldn’t it?
One thing you can say about Islam, they wouldn't accept a drunken degenerate like Boehner into their faith,
I blame the majority of Republicans — including my own principled conservative representative Tom McClintock — for what is going on in Congress. He, like so many others, voted to retain the House Boner as Speaker.
To paraphrase Dean Wormer from the movie Animal House: “Tan, Drunk and Stupid is no way to govern Mr. Boehner”
IMHO, that supernatural power has a forked tail and horns, loves hot weather.
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