Posted on 09/25/2015 1:06:12 PM PDT by george76
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) will be the next target of conservatives frustrated with party leadership, according to one of the conservative representatives who pressured House speaker John Boehner in the weeks leading up to his resignation. Next guy in the crosshairs will probably be McConnell, Representative Matt Salmon (R., Ariz.) said in a text message to Senator Mike Lee (R., Utah), ...
That fits a theory of Boehners struggles that is common among the outgoing speakers friends and foes alike that his unpopularity among the grassroots stems more from McConnells failure to take advantage of the Senate majority than anything House Republicans have done. If thats true, then Boehners departure can hardly be expected to ease the tensions between GOP leadership and the conservative base or preempt more leadership fights in the future.
People are frustrated with out Republican leadership, with Boehner and McConnell, and its not usually the third or fourth question that comes up its the first question that comes up, Representative Marlin Stutzman (R., Ind.), who voted against Boehner in January,
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Mon o man,
Boehner and his worthless partner in capitulation?
Both gone?
And obammy fading, hillary in a death spiral!!!
Pelosi, reid,and now if only McCain would just go away it would be the start of goodness.
McCain is a tumor
Neither one is my senator... I apologize for Cornyn who is.
ONTOH Sen Cruz is also my senator and he makes all the difference. Thank you Sen Cruz!
gobble gobble gobble
Speaker Boehner quit, forcing the Ohio government to pay for a special election. In 2007, after Rep. Pelosi became speaker, ex-Speaker Hassert quit, forcing the Illinois government to pay for a special election. In 1999, then-Speaker Gingrich suddenly quit, causing the Georgia government to pay for a special election. All three of those republican leaders were inconsiderate to their states. If they didnt want to be leaders, anymore, they should have resigned from their leadership roles and served, as congressmen, until the end of their terms.
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