Op-ed: More of the Same Old...Same Old By: Diane Sori
"Well, we have heard from a lot of Republicans that, 'Gee, I would
vote for somebody besides Speaker Boehner but nobody will put their name
out there as running so there's nobody else to vote for.'"
Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert, one of those challenging Speaker John Boehner
NOT good folks NOT good at all as here we had a chance to get rid of
the crybaby, Obama placating, Speaker of the House John Boehner and what
happens...he's overwhelmingly elected to a third term. I just do NOT
get it as we put conservatives into power this past election...or did
we.
And some we thought of as true conservatives actually voted for this
man to retain his position...people like Rep. Trey Gowdy who I believe should
have known better. Missing the actual vote because his flight from
South Carolina was canceled due to in-climate weather, Rep. Gowdy issued
this statement, "Had our flight not been canceled, I would have voted for our Conference
nominee, John Boehner. The position of Speaker of the House is a
difficult job as evidenced by the fact that so few members seek the
position. Speaker Boehner was approved overwhelmingly by the Conference
in November. In fact, not a single other name was placed in nomination."
True but NOT totally true.
True that NOT a single other name was placed for 'official'
nomination yet three Republicans did want to unseat Boehner, those being
conservative hardliners Rep. Louie Gohmert from Texas and from Florida
Rep. Ted Yoho and former Florida State House Speaker Daniel Webster.
Opening their names up for consideration as Speaker was quite noble but
when you add their votes together...along with the other votes submitted
as any American citizen can become Speaker whether they are House
members or NOT...and even though NO sitting Speaker has had so many
defections from their own party in the first vote of a new
Congress...and needing but 29 defectors to stop Boehner from getting
re-elected... sadly all together they only were able to garner a miserly 24
votes* (plus one Republican from Texas who voted 'present') allowing
Boehner to easily get 216 votes, which was more than enough to get him re-elected,
especially when only 408 members of the House participated in the Speaker election.
So with Boehner technically now needing just 205 votes to again
secure the Speaker position, helping him along were 18 Democrats who
missed the vote to attend the funeral of former Democratic New York
Governor Mario Cuomo, as their absence lowered the number of votes
needed for Boehner to retain the Speakership. And his rubbing Democratic elbows so
many times really paid off for Boehner as they now in kind knowingly or
NOT returned the favor by their very absence helping to secure him a
third term.
And
while Boehner said he would NOT play tit-for-tat against
those who opposed him, Rep. Daniel Webster and Rep. Richard Nugent
(R-Fla.) who led the charge were both kicked off the House Rules
Committee (which controls
how legislation is considered on the floor), Rep. Tim Huelskamp
(R-Kansas) was stripped of a subcommittee chairmanship after he
announcing he’d oppose Boehner, and Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas), was
removed as a lead sponsor of an
energy bill that is heading to the floor this week, all because they
wanted Boehner replaced so just know that Boenmer's gavel will fall
again
against those that opposed him.
And listening to House GOP Conference Chairwoman Cathy McMorris
Rodgers (Wash.), nominate Boehner was truly a sickening Obama-style
moment. Saying, “He is a reformer who works everyday to make government
more accountable to the people,” and that “He calls himself a regular
guy with a big job,” is just plain nonsense as 'regular guys' don't make
just under a quarter of a million dollars plus perks per year.
But NO matter how he got there Boehner's being re-elected is a truly
sad reflection on today's Republican agenda, especially after the
Obama/Democratic shellacking they received his past November...sad
commentary when many of those we elected and who we were led to believe
were TEA Party candidates...candidates who promised to do the bidding
and will of 'We the People'...pulled the wool over our eyes with this
vote...the first vote of the 114th Congress as the Constitution mandates
that the House Speaker to be sworn in before any other business is
conducted.
And
so apparently the status-quo will continue on even though Republicans
nationwide made it clear that we want a leadership change
within the GOP itself, as we are sick and tired of Boehner pushing ahead
with Obama's agenda...and with Obama's prodding of course...to get
passed contentious pieces of legislation...legislation
like the $1.1 trillion federal spending bill passed just a few short
weeks ago and last March's Medicare (anything but) 'doc fix'
legislation which Boehner and crew rammed through by voice vote instead
of going through the standard voting procedures.
So with the final vote standing at 216 votes for Boehner, 164 for
'Botox Queen' Nancy Pelosi, and 28 for various other candidates**, we are
in for yet another RINO fest...at least for awhile...all while the
Boehner dissenters shored up their conservative credentials and
conservative base...a good thing. And we now know that those 24 are
indeed worthy of re-election in two years so maybe a bit of good came
out of a NOT so happy day...a NOT so happy day that sadly will be
repeated for under Boehner's leadership...or should I say lack
thereof...there remains NO joint effort between the House and
Senate to repeal ObamaCare ...there remains NO major overhaul of the tax code
or entitlement reform planned...there remains NO bill to overturn Obama's EO
amnesty bill...and there remains NO plan to secure the border. And we still
do NOT know if enough Democrats will cross party lines to help pass the much wanted Keystone
Pipeline.
Guess NOTHING much changes in D.C. after all. _______________________________________ * The Republicans who voted against Boehner were Reps. Justin Amash
(Mich.), Rod Blum (Iowa), Dave Brat (Va.), Jim Bridenstine (Okla.), Curt
Clawson (Fla.), Scott DesJarlais (Tenn.), Jeff Duncan (S.C.), Chris
Gibson (N.Y.), Louis Gohmert (Texas), Paul Gosar (Ariz.), Scott Garrett
(N.J.), Walter Jones (N.C.), Tim Huelskamp (Kan.), Steve King (Iowa),
Thomas Massie (Ky.), Mark Meadows (N.C.), Richard Nugent (Fla.), Gary
Palmer (Ala.), Bill Posey (Fla.), Scott Rigel (Va.), Marlin Stutzman
(Ind.), Randy Weber (Texas), Daniel Webster (Fla.) and Ted Yoho (Fla.). Freshman Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas) voted present.
Today, on RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS on CPR Worldwide Media from 2 to
4pm EST, Craig and Diane will discuss the ramifications of John Boehner
again being elected Speaker of the House, yet another cop shooting in
NYC along with de Blasio's reaction, and other import issues affecting
us all.
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