Vote for ‘Plan B’ Pulled From Lack of Support, Boehner Speakership in Jeopardy

By Greg Campbell
TPNN Contributor

Towards the end of business on Thursday, the House passed the first of two bills aimed at avoiding the fiscal cliff. However, the second bill, Speaker of the House John Boehner’s “Plan B,” has failed to garner enough support, making Boehner’s leadership role in the House in serious jeopardy.

The bill passed with a narrow margin of 215-209. The bill was the less-controversial of the two bills to reach the House today as it was a bill focused on replacing proposed defense spending cuts with spending cuts elsewhere that included entitlement spending.

However, this bill served as the preamble to the much bigger expected showdown as House Republicans were sharply divided over the tax rate bill, John Boehner’s “Plan B” that has been much despised by Tea Party leaders and other fiscal conservatives.

After weeks of negotiating by Republicans, Boehner’s “Plan B” was supposed to serve as a “take it or leave it” gesture towards Obama and other Democrats who sought tax increases. The bill called for tax increases on those making $1 million.

However, the bill flies in the face of Republican principles that call for no tax increases at a time when
America is in a fiscal crisis caused by tax-and-spend antics. The bill was scheduled to be voted on today, but the House abruptly recessed- a sign that signaled trouble in store for the moderate faction of the GOP who would have a hard time gathering the necessary votes.

Conservative pundit Mark Levin claimed that Boehner and his allies were threatening conservative members of the GOP with loss of leadership positions should they continue to not support the Speaker’s plan.

If true, this could spell disaster for the Speaker, who has earned some enemies in recent weeks with his compromised positioning on tax increases as well as his willingness to silence opposition by purging conservative members of Congress from leadership positions in committees.

After a recess and some behind closed door negotiations, the vote was pulled and Congress will be out of session until after the holidays.

With the recent news, there is much talk around political circles about the future of Boehner’s role as Speaker. Having tried to ram this legislation through, and doing so unsuccessfully, he is now vulnerable to a removal and the GOP may be looking at a more conservative leader in the position of Speaker of the House.

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Heather

It’s time to impeach the Muslim Radical we have sitting illegally in the White House, he does not want to be our President he wants to be our dictator and put us under Shariah Law. GET HIM OUT NOW! He keeps pushing the American people & you will see a revolution in this country, the American people are fed up with him.
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Greg137

Obama got re-elected by voter FRAUD, and yes, he needs to be Impeached or replaced… Boehner isn’t that smart as a negotiator.. He refuses to walk away, even if it is a deal he doesn’t want! If you can’t walk away during a negotiation, then you have already lost… Boehner could have avoided this whole mess by having the House vote to cancel the Lame duck session.. He also could have refused and walked out on the fiscal cliff negotiations… He did neither! He too willing to sit down with a raving left wing lunatic, and he was too desperate to deal, which means he was going to lose BIG even before it began, and everyone knows it… if you can’t walk away, then you can’t win in negotiations.. He needs to be replaced, as he chose this path for himself, and this path(plan B) would have also lead the Republican party to ruin! The Conservative Republicans in the House are what is keeping the Party afloat! Stay in touch with your Congressman as this is important for them to here your input my fellow, Conseravtives! We, the people, can bring the power of the Republican party back to the Conservatives in Congress..
Remember what Jesus said about us being the salt of the earth! God Bless you, and Merry Christmas!
http://www.facebook.com/rlburcham Ronald Lee Burcham

John Bo(eh)ner is a RINO of the first order. He acts more like Obama’s point man than a Republican. He has caved on the debt ceiling too often and now this purge of conservatives from committees is appalling. I’m a Republican Precinct Delegate from Michigan and I have already contacted our House delegation and told them to dump Bo(eh)ner. The Establishment has ruled too long. It’s time for a big change for Republicans to get back to the Party’s basic constitutional, small government, sound money principles, if it isn’t too late.
Donslady

It upsets me that he would try to use strong arm tactics at all. That’s one of the things that we are trying to stop in all departments of government, especially in the white house and now to have it show up . How can we stand up and till obama no when the same thing is happening in our own ranks. Shame on you. John Boehner.
http://www.facebook.com/jerry.reames Jerry Reames

GO HOME BOEHNER
http://twitter.com/No16sMom Sadie

I would like to see Steve King have it. Paul Ryan would be too naive to deal with a Pres who thinks don’t let any crises go without taking advantage of it.
Paula

Boehner can try to muzzle the conservatives but coe 2014, I suspect there will be a whole lot more to deal with. I see him losing his speakership for sure.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1709710842 Dale G. Harris Sr.

here we go put someone in the speakers place to do what even obama wants.
Robert Dyal

I would like to see the GOP go on the offensive rather than always being on the defense. Seems like we’re always trying to hold the fort rather than advance. How does Harry Reid have so much power and never even let bills come to the floor. It seems he almost has more power than the President.
Jessie G

we will probably get some milk toast person who will cave into Obama’s bill. Who would you tax?
ED

Get rid of Boehner. He’s a pushover for the Dems and not conservative.
http://www.facebook.com/tackyjackie0 Jackie Hutcheson

Boehner needs to go!!!
http://www.facebook.com/joseph.nowak.54 Joseph Nowak

the House needs a real leader, not a limp-wristed bozo like oboehner!
Irenemcnish@gmail.com

We must do what’s right for the USA. An that is cut spending to all these countries that hate us take our money an play us for fools. I never heard did that boy get out of Mexico today. Perfect example of what I’m talking about.
Kim Couch

Good what a slime ball selling us out to that lying murdering traitor. Every time you see Johnny “white Flag” he’s rubbing elbows and kissing and hugging that murdering traitor. Its time to check his balls at the door. If he cannot work for we the People.Then we the people need to chuck old Johnny white flag out the dang door along with his tail between his legs.
rlfa17

Bring on Paul Ryan. He’d be a phenomenal Speaker of the House with his command of the budget.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001110266273 Mary Ellen Lucas

I guess it has to be that way. Obama needs a kick in the head!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000236468960 Robert Shirley

I was never Happy with the Selection of “Cry Baby” Boehner in the First Place.

Boehner Exudes Weakness and Vulnerability.

Get a New Speaker, One that can be Firm with Obama!
mhammo

Boehner has not shown true leadership and caves all too often to the demands of the left and more liberal members of the Republican party. I see Boehner as a RINO and is not focused enough on SERIOUS cuts to spending. He is way too focused on the tax side of the issue and no where near enough on stopping the massive growth of government and it’s spending habits.

At most the Boehner/Republican plans talk of cutting spending by only between 2T and 4T over 10 years (depending on whose phoney-baloney calculations are used)! That’s a whopping 20-40 days of spending a year for those 10 years. What they fail to mention is how high spending will continue to climb, to the tune of 18-20T…and probably more because they are never correct. THAT’S NOT REDUCING SPENDING!!!

I say good riddance. Let’s get some real leadership in there.
http://www.facebook.com/john.marshall.14473426 John Marshall

good job somebody send the rino to the whitehouse we dont need his kind of leadership porkbellied pig
CLAYCE

Boehner is A PUNCHING BAG and being led by nose by the libs. McConnell and him should STEP ASIDE!
Jill

what goes around, comes around–he deserves to lose his job
http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Savard/100000706642002 Chris Savard

Allen West, or even Newt Speaker…..cut off the money to all the FEDZILLA expansion of the last 5 years. stop the over printing of cash getting near funny money status..Who has the stones to have Congress take back control of the Money system from private international etc banks..I have a dream today.buy a bullet proof vest….. word from Detroit
http://surveysarereal.blogspot.com/ Flannel734

The debt ceiling will up soon, That is when Obama will say that it needs to be raised or I will let social security go bankrupt! so the conservatives don’t want to risk that…! I’ve seen this in the past to!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1187127934 Sheila Simmons

Get Boehner out. Get a real conservative in. Say NO to higher taxes, demand STOP SPENDING!
http://www.facebook.com/beverly.wentzel.7 Beverly Wentzel

I would love to think that, but I doubt that will happen. Hope I’m wrong.
http://www.facebook.com/people/John-Null/1195576687 John Null

Yep, it’s the old saying ” Good guys come in last”. I don’t mind him crying, sometimes, but he is too weak. We need a Newt in there, who could that be? OB is a ghetto bully and it’s his way or I call in the thugs to stomp on your weak butt. WE NEED GUTS up there. Also, the empeachment process needs to be started, even though the liberals run congress, it still needs to be done.
http://www.facebook.com/dpolister David N Polister

The GOP is looking? I doubt that. Maybe the republican party is looking but not the socialist elite GOP. Maybe, just maybe a lighter version of the DNC.
2bvictorius

If the republican congress had done their constitutional duty, Obama would not be President or even a member of the government and probably out of the country to avoid prosecution for his fraudulent actions to become a senator and then as a candidate for president.
All of the above means the republicans would have had from 2008 until now to have come up with a deficit reduction plan, minus the more than 6 trillion doallrs of debt created by , you guessed it, Obama.
But, it is obvious that John Boehners train of thought is on a different set of tracks than mine or of most republicans.
Boehner needs to be on the next train out of the capital and headed home in Ohio, where they seem to appreciate his leadership qualities.
- Lesismor
  
  The House has sent numerous budget bills to the Senate where Harry Reid refuses to bring them up for a vote. The Dems don’t want a budget that would control their spending.
hadenough

No great loss if he is not House Speaker. He’s more worried about how the party is perceived than he is on fiscal responsibility. The way he has been acting he might as well join the Democrat party.
outofsteam

One can only hope he loses Speaker. Join the Democrats which is basically what he is. Here it is , 5:46pm, EST, and Obama is on TV blaming the Repubs for not going forward with his stupid plan. While he’s in Hawaii, he’s sure Reid and Boehner can come to some agreement. What a guy! Out there on our dime and passing the buck again. Me, my, I. He never stops. All of them just go away!!!! Oh, all this talk about Cantor being his replacement is another disaster waiting to happen There he is with Boehner agreeing his fool head off.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Carol-Fryer/100000156546455 Carol Fryer

Even on TPNN people still seem to be staying away from Ron or Rand Paul. Is Rand now unelectabe. Let me know so Ill know if Im even in the so called tea party.
http://www.facebook.com/june.mclaughlin.71 June McLaughlin

Yes, please could we have a REAL conservative LEADER?
http://www.facebook.com/charlie.harris.3842 Charlie Harris

Sorry,Paul Ryan.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Carol-Fryer/100000156546455 Carol Fryer

The lower base of the party has reaffirmed their comittment to no new taxes. But the left has not committed to no new spending. I havent seen Bone head make much of a stand yet and he didnt seem concerned at all about loosing his seat on Cspan today. Im betting because he is actually playing along with the dems like he seems to have been already. Hes making the GOP look like fools, caving in at every turn. Im glad they are finally seeming to somewhat stand up to him. I know how much Obummer loves him though. Hes giving Obummer a good laugh while he bows down to kiss Obummers shoes.
http://www.facebook.com/charlie.harris.3842 Charlie Harris

Republicans need a STRONG leader to stand up to BHO and Reid. Really don’t think Boehner is that guy. How about Rand Paul?
russw

Do you realize the House Speaker is only behind the VP for succession to the Presidency? We need to be real careful who this person is, especially given the predictions by many, including Justices in various states, of a looming civil war.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Steven-DePriest/1844166575 Steven DePriest

You are missing the point if you think Obama is interested in any proposal from the Republicans. What Obama wants and really desires is to go over “the cliff” with the resulting tax rate increases to 2002 levels. Obama can then come in, offer a modest 2-3 % decrease in the tax rate for middle-class Americans and wowzeer, even the democrats are for tax reductions!!

Even if Boehner had offered a 3 trillion dollar tax rate increase without ANY spending cuts, Obama would have said no. It’s not about the taxes. It’s about destroying the Republican Party.
- Lesismor
  
  You’re right BO wants to destroy the Republican Party but he want to destroy the USA even more.
http://www.christian-life-church.org/ Reverend A. Du Brul

John Boehner has been a spineless, gutless coward from day one. Why he hasn’t been thrown out of the Speakers position and his Congressional seat is simply Amazing. Boehner has caved in to the demo-rats on EVERY OCCASION.

What the Republican Party needs is a REAL conservative, with a strong sense of morals and the backbone to push for the American people.

Where John Boehner lacked testicular fortitude, Paul Ryan has the courage and the determination to get the job done. Fire the gutless wonder and replace him with a man!
Nancy

How bout stopping the SPENDING!! They keep taxing the people then taking our money and spending it foolishly!! Taxing isn’t the issue, spending is!! We need a good common man/person as the speaker. The current admin. doesn’t have a clue as how the middle class survives!! Our next president is going to have a way worse mess to clean up than the one OB had!!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Kenneth-Glenn-Koons/1313421958 Kenneth Glenn Koons

I think a drumbeat for Paul Ryan, Trey Gowdey, Steve King, or even a tough minded conserv female Pub would be the plan now. Speaker John B is out of touch and power. Time for a real contrast.
http://www.facebook.com/james.barrs1 James Barrs

We can only hope that it is true. Jack Kingston would make a good Speaker of the House. He is a true conservative, to the core.
tcliii

Paul Ryan for Speaker of the House!!!!!
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_J5E2IJNF4FF2V4FTWQDDYMAEGE Lee W

Boehner has to be replaced! He’s far too cozy with Obama, and now is using some of the fraud’s tricks on the Republican Party! Replace Boehner as Speaker, then recall the dismissed members of the house that dared to stand up to him! He’s getting more and more like Obama every day!
whitestone57

Boehner Has Got To Go’! He Is A ‘RINO’ And Unfit To Lead The Conservative wing Of The Party.
http://twitter.com/lonabishop Lon

New speaker to Obama:

I’ll only negotiate with you when you first put a deal
on the table that I can get the votes to pass in the HOR. Stop telling us
what you want! You ran on a “balanced approach” not that you
would ram tax increases down our throats with only promises of future spending cuts. That’s not balanced! I need real 3:1 spending to tax increases and no cuts for 55 and older SS or MC recipients.

We had $800B in 2008 bailouts, $1.2T in 2009 stimulus, and now all that money is being spent elsewhere on things like windmills and solar panels. How did the HOR appropriate all that money without the American people knowing about it? Government gone will has to stop! The American people want that money back and we will have a balance budget! Failure will likely result in a 3rd (more conservative) party and you will never get anything past them so it’s now or never for you not us. They will always control the outcome by siding with the moderates when the moderates compromise and vote for conservative measures.
dad666

A presidential decree cannot override the Constitution and an attempt to do such would be an act of treason punishable by Impeachment or the Beginning of a Civil War.
Donslady

Boehner lost his right to lead when he started “compromising”, If you give obama an inch he will demand a mile. We need someone who will stand up and say not this time and not any time on my watch.
HOFFHACK

And good ridens to another Progressive “RINO” And the house better step up to the plate and defend the Second Amendment!!! Word has it that Obummer is going to try to ban semi auto’s with an executive order!! The House better step in quick and cut off his funding, unless they want a Civil War on their hands!! And just because Chris Mathews “hates that phrase!!!” Hey Chris!!! “I’LL GIVE UP MY GUN, WHEN THEY PRY MY COLD GREY FINGERS FROM AROUND IT!!!
http://twitter.com/angel13wowings Faye Shamblin

We need Newt Gingrich as our Speaker and then we would get the measures needed to get Obama off his stubborn track record and make him understand the people are the spokes people and not his stupidness we don’t need as yet I have not seen Boeneher take a stand and get this dummy impeached with all the mesures we have on record that charges could be brought for fruad and treason give him the sentence that would prevent him from trying foir another office prompted by those criminals in Chicago they are communist and no they don’t seem to have any force to get rid of them as did the KKK and they are worse or maybe I should say as the KKK due to what they are doing to America through Obama and his rear kissers
http://www.facebook.com/people/Mike-Bruscell-Sr/100003500779481 Mike Bruscell Sr.

It is past time for Boo Hoo Boehner to be replaced. He is weak and ineffectual and doesn’t grasp the fact that we want strong resistance to everything MAObama wants or proposes. We don’t want to be a light version of the Democraps, we want to support Conservative values. Instead of crying and carrying on like a weak sister Boo Hoo should be castigating obaMAO for everything he is doing to destroy this great republic.
http://www.facebook.com/dean.braun.35 Dean Braun

Boehner caved in to Obama. The panisie has go.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Raymond-H-Clary-Jr/1202383834 Raymond H Clary Jr

If every Representative that opposed his groveling plan also opposes his bid for re-appointment to the Speaker’s job — maybe we CAN get a true conservative in the top chair.
LAMan

Boehner’s not the whole problem with the Republican Party–not by a long shot–but his inability or unwillingness to articulate a worthy defense of our point of view has been disastrous. He has a bully pulpit that he doesn’t use except for sound bites, when what we need is a full-throated defense of Conservative values. Of course, it would help if he were a conservative, rather than an intrenched Washington dealmaker; a proactive leader rather than a heavy-footed reactor to Democrat initiatives; a man with a vision instead of a man who simply tries to take the Left’s bold demands and restrain them a bit. And why the secretiveness? He acts like Obama himself in this regard! Boehner is decidedly NOT the right man at the right time. If he’s the best we can do, we’re toast.
http://www.facebook.com/pmcconathy1 Phil McConathy

I would love to have a true Conservative Speaker of the House. We have a weak moderate in charge now. That must change in 2013.
Bob

I agree with all of the remarks..we need a T Party conservative leader who will promote conservatives to committees, not demote them.
http://www.facebook.com/people/James-Burnham/100000699474795 James Burnham

I am no longer a Republican. My loyalties now are to the Libertarian Party with support for the TEA Party and will be totally TEA Party if and when they become an official political party.
http://www.facebook.com/people/James-Burnham/100000699474795 James Burnham

If you want to call Obama’s bluff, offer to agree with any and all tax increases he wants if he agrees to spend $1 less in 2013 than he did in 2012.

I don’t mean less than the expected increases, I mean $1 less in actual dollars spent.

Make the offer then sit back and shut up. The debate would be over.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_P7QJL2HOVYQDHNRABFXECQLCFE Dan

Boehner must go . He is a RINO
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_SFZ3FW73WKHUONWQ4KX4FA2P2Q PonyRunner

Amen. Let’s get a conservative leader that can articulate the message. It is not revenue (taxes) it is the spending!
BajaRon

Why do we want to follow the lead of those who have pushed us to the edge of this cliff in the first place? Get rid of the SPENDERS and you’ll find you’ve also gotten rid of the TAXERS!
TheLiberalEater

Lets tell the Republiturds once they put a Tea Party guy/girl in the speakership, they will get our backing. Nothing short of that will get my support. The snow ball is rolling, keep pushing!
TexasLadyJuanita

Here is the perfect example of why the Republican Party hasn’t received a dime from me in more than ten years. Every questionnaire they send me gets sent back with the same message: I will support you again when you become conservative again, and do the will of the people. You are a dismal failure.
http://www.facebook.com/karen.mckee.961 Karen McKee

kil em all let GOD sort them out
http://www.facebook.com/kathryn.bowers.9 Kathryn Bowers

I say “he didn’t cave” now its time to give him support and have his back!!! He is listening!!
http://www.facebook.com/archie.bice Archie E. Bice

My financial support for the Republican Party dried up this year. Guess why! I have continued to offer support directly to Republican, conservative candidates that deserve my support. The RNC has too much crap attached to what the do and support and fail to support.
http://www.facebook.com/greg.hanley1 Greg Hanley

this is a long time coming, so is obama’s downfall. we all know obama’s no good for Our America, never was and never will be. were seeing that clearly.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Larry-Lindsey-Phd/1126533415 Larry Lindsey Phd

It is time to replace the RINO Boehner with Paul Ryan or Rand Paul.
http://www.facebook.com/randalkevin.holiman Randal Kevin Holiman

Obama will take us off the cliff, blame GOP, taxes go up on everyone, he will institute tax breaks for the poor to middle class called the Obama tax cuts. He will win the House in 2014, unless the GOP goes with Rand Paul’s idea.
http://www.facebook.com/joseph.deguzman.3114 Joseph Deguzman

put Cantor to replace him!…
http://twitter.com/HerrGayer Michael Gayer

I as a conservative AMERICAN, I am wondering if there is a political party that looks out for any of us.
Truth being i do not favour a tax increase but a tax on those that make over a million in the form of repealed deductions is not a tax but an equalling of the burden. I mean lets face it, thousands of hard working people cannot afford to make benchmark medical deduction many of us hit with premium payments.
I was waiting for this moment to come. Sorry to see John go but we need a leader with ire for the crooks.
http://www.facebook.com/TeamEagleRacing Kerry J. Young

BOEHNER NEEDS TO GO… and I live in his District. Sadly, I voted for him as well. He no longer represents me. I no longer call myself a life-long Republican. I am a CONSERVATIVE more in tune with the Tea Party movement.
- http://twitter.com/lonelyvoice Don Webb
  
  I definitely agree! I’m in his district as well, and have long ago decided to support his removal. He’s no leader and I have to wonder if he is truly conservative. If he is, he needs to grow a backbone!
teaparty man

Get rid of the RINO Turncoat
Thomas Sutherland

Time for Boehner to go. He appears to think that it is just his job to come to a decision on what should be done and now that has failed. If you want to avert a mass exodus from the GOP he needs to go.
gmt757

It’s time to put a pit bull to deal with the liberal mafia.
http://www.facebook.com/Tommyterrif Tom Stewart

The “fiscal crisis” is a DIRECT RESULT of our Government spending as if there is no limit to spending, while ignoring a decreasing employment picture throughout the United States! NOW they plan to raise taxes on ANYONE who has a job, while continuing to spend like a drunk in the Tavern!!!! AND THAT IS WHAT MUST STOP!!!! A lot of us are NOT stupid, and realize that raising taxes on the middle class[what is left of us] and retirees and the poor[thru smaller Welfare and Medicaid] is not only a terrible idea, but contradicts all that the Democrats and Obama have been telling the people, they are going to take care of YOU!!!!!! Politicians are ONLY INTERESTED IN TAKING CARE OF THEIR PERSONAL ISSUES AND NOT ABOUT THE COUNTRY!!! THEREIN LIES THE PROBLEM!!!!
http://www.facebook.com/DrFranken Larry Bolhuis

He already dumped MY conservative congressman Justin Amash off Budget, so what else can he do. Dump Boehner and select a true conservative for Speaker!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1306294330 Ed Albanoski

Marco Rubio or Paul Ryan for Speaker! Ryan knows the numbers and would be a force against the Obamanomics Maniacs.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Keith-Conder/100000478880519 Keith Conder
  
  Rubio, like Rand Paul, is a Senator!!!
http://www.facebook.com/people/David-Bond/1129028195 David Bond

Replace the Speaker, NOW!
Irenemcnish@gmail.com

No Obama, you are a spoiled Brat.
http://www.facebook.com/terry.tinsley.5 Terry Tinsley

it does not matter what the republicans put on the table, obama will not except anything but his way or the highway rule,, now if that is not dictatorship i dont know what is,, get him out of the white house now, and for all you republicans that throw us under the bus, hope you will be happy in your new jobs cause the people are voting you out at mid term
- Saruman
  
  *accept not except. people judge you by the words you use.
  - http://www.facebook.com/byron.shutt Byron Shutt
    
    Who are you to judge
    - Guest
      
      i’m not judging. just correcting.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Marshal-Truckie/100000965678410 Marshal Truckie

Remember they don’t have to pick from the house it could be anyone they elect. Maybe Speaker Newt? Just to be a thorn in O side.
- http://www.facebook.com/clayton.peterson.35 Clayton Peterson
  
  The ‘Speaker’ of the House does not have to be a ‘Member’ of the House? I think you are wrong on that. Can you cite your reference?
  - http://www.facebook.com/people/Jim-Wagner/1750461807 Jim Wagner
    
    The speaker of the house of representatives could be elected from outside the house members. While this has never occurred, it would be legal.
  - Marci Saint-Jean
    
    “How the Speaker is chosen
    As the highest-ranking member of the House, the Speaker is elected by a vote of the members of the House. While it is not required, the Speaker usually belongs to the majority political party. The Constitution does not require that the Speaker be an elected Member of Congress. No non-member has ever been elected Speaker.” Learned something new.
  - Scott Sigle
    
    Mark Levin, there’s your reference! He has said it many times.
- Marci Saint-Jean
  
  Speaker Boehner has many fine qualities, and is exercising best efforts, likened to Mt. Rushmore, but should it come to selecting someone who can really give ‘Zero’ a sore toe, bring on the Newt!
- Marci Saint-Jean
  
  “How the Speaker is chosen
  As the highest-ranking member of the House, the Speaker is elected by a vote of the members of the House. While it is not required, the Speaker usually belongs to the majority political party. The Constitution does not require that the Speaker be an elected Member of Congress. No non-member has ever been elected Speaker.’
http://www.facebook.com/people/Linda-Bullard/100001100155468 Linda Bullard

Boehner is a power hungry politician and cares more about his position than he does about American values. He has proved this several times, it is time to get the rhino’s out of power in Washington and get some people who actually live up to campaign promises.
Keith Cooper

Lets GO off that Cliff Baby! Then the Republican planned TAX INCREASES WILL happen and President Obama can ride in like the cavalry and SAVE the day by CUTTING 98% of America’s taxes…and they become the OBAMA TAX CUTS! Way to go Tea Party!
http://twitter.com/davidmlee David M. Lee

The Tea Party is full of idiots. They are deluded blockheads who would rather be stubborn than solve the problems created by Reaganomics–30 years of deregulation and tax cuts resulting in massive debt.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Ray-Wachter/100000151422419 Ray Wachter
  
  David M. Lee it’s idiots like you going along with all that Obama wants is what’s killing the USA. Reagan and Bush both raised the amount of money into the treasury. The economy worked under these men. Under King Obama…not so much. Keep drinking the Kool Aid, my friend.
- servant1951
  
  Aha, here’s the liberals again, known for their lack of ability to use the English language without name-calling. Name-calling people that are of opposing opinion of yourself put you right smack in the middle of Obama’s socialist thugs.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Michael-J-Churlin/100001395846087 Michael J. Churlin

The power of the purse is in the house. If the GOP was serious about debt and deficit reduction they would pass appropriation bills that are based on how much money we actually have to spend with no borrowing. Send those bils to the Senate, then go home utill the Senate passes them. If government is shut down so be it at least then we would realize some actual savings.
- Thomas Sutherland
  
  You are right on.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Carol-Fryer/100000156546455 Carol Fryer
  
  i agree with you also. If the president vetoes that. let it be so. Hes owns the results.
http://www.facebook.com/alan.wing.9 Alan Wing

No one is talking where they will get the Money for this cliff we’re falling off of. When they going to discuss foriegn aid? Wake up Washington
Steve

Put Newt Gingrich Back in as Speaker, he has our best intrest at Heart !!
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Margery-Ripley/100001057674954 Margery Ripley
  
  Surely you JEST!!! Look him up, go to you tube and search for The Real Newt Gingrich
just a conservative

Changing Boehner as speaker sounds like good move for the people!!!
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=597512919 Betty Taylor
  
  The best thing for Boehner can do is tell why and the how comes obama refuses and obama saying hes not going to pass it .Obama will never go for anything till he gets all spending he wants ,And the republicans wont go along because they dont want to pay higher taxes .They make a lot of our taxpayers dollars and draws a very large salary why would they want to payer higher taxes .We need new blood to run this country .This bunch sucks
  - Marci Saint-Jean
    
    We had a chance for new blood in November and we blew it….the ego has landed!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000091235819 Charles Lawrence

The jig is up time to replace this monkey humping a football with real conservatism
pfos

It is time for real conservatism – Boehner must now go as speaker… It’s time we put a “Tea Party” Conservative in that leadership position.
- http://www.facebook.com/paulette.kruzan Paulette Kruzan
  
  I agree!
- jholl
  
  Absolutely! The Tea Party conservatives will be the ones to help put this country back together after we dive over the cliff. It’s time to google how to darn socks and buy your rice and beans, everyone!!
- RAM
  
  YEs ITS TIME TO REMOVE BOEHNER,HOW ABOUT PAUL RYAN OR RAND PAUL,OR SOMEONE WITH THE GUTS TO STAND UP TO OBAMA,REID,PELOSI,AND THE REST OF THE LEFT WING LOONIES ! ! !
  - http://www.facebook.com/avbsoftworks Albert Barnett
    
    Paul Ryan Yes! Rand Paul is a senator! Young conservatives willing to go to war with a comunist president trying to take america to a new federal socialist republic.
  - http://pulse.yahoo.com/_J5E2IJNF4FF2V4FTWQDDYMAEGE Lee W
    
    Paul Ryan would be an excellent choice! I see you made the same mistake I have with all the “Pauls ” in Congress! RAND Paul is a Senator! I am always being corrected by my brother on that!
  - a1NannaGail2u
    
    How about Michelle Bachmann? Yes, she has voted the wrong way a couple of times, but for the main part, she has voted for “We the People”. She is also strong enough to stand up to obama.
    - mimeQQ
      
      I like Michelle B but is she strong enough to look Nancy P in the eye and call her the pig she is?
      - http://www.facebook.com/notritedave David Ames
        
        Yes I think she is strong enough, and I think she would be a great replacement.!
      - a1NannaGail2u
        
        Hi mimmeQQ: Sorry I didn’t get back to you sooner, have been sick and busy dealing with some family problems. But, in answer to your wuestion about Michelle B. I don’t know if she IS strong enough to stand up to PIGLOSI, but maybe. I really would like to see someone HONEST AND TRUSTWOTHY for the “People” in both the Presidency AND Speakers of BOTH HOUSES of Congress.
http://www.facebook.com/mohawk225 Wayne Klotz

WE HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED RIGHT OUT OF OUR PRINCIPILES. WE NEED TO START WITH, ELIMINATE DEPT OF EDUCATION, CUT STATE 25% CUT THE H3LL OUT OF SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND COMPROMISE FROM THERE
- http://www.facebook.com/dolores.s.parker Dolores Smith Parker
  
  Yeah, but leave Social Security and military pensions alone.
  - http://www.facebook.com/people/Margery-Ripley/100001057674954 Margery Ripley
    
    more and better oversight on the military would be good and save m0oney–I collect Social Security and because there so many government programs, I could give up my social security, apply for welfare and get much more than I get from SS . every situation is different, but I resent that they always EXCLUDE me from doing my share via SS cuts to save my country. Many of us older folks CAN afford ten or even much more of a cut each month to help us out of this mess. that said, the CUTS need to be real cuts not just stopping built in increases.
    - http://www.facebook.com/people/David-Smith/100002085028363 David Smith
      
      It is great that someone wants to be included in Social Security benefit cuts. Apparantly you and your employeer didn’t PAY into a SPECIFIC fund in order to pay for it. However, may I suggest that you send some of your “extra income” to the treasury as a gift, and leave my SS alone.
  - Marci Saint-Jean
    
    Ditto!
- http://twitter.com/Jbellisario1405 Joseph Bellisario
  
  Since the Democrate’s control the Senate, how do you plan to move forward without some type of compromise?
  - http://www.facebook.com/people/Carol-Fryer/100000156546455 Carol Fryer
    
    As long as he keeps trying to compromise the dems are the only ones gaining ground. They refuse to stop spending us into oblivion and dont want to have to borrow so much of their spending money……Why not take it from grandma and grandpa. Its a big joke. Why not put grandma and grandpas money back into a private account. They already spent most of that.
  - http://www.facebook.com/notritedave David Ames
    
    they are like Congress, not doing their jobs, there needs to be a gutting of the Governing bodies and restart.!
- babygirl825
  
  get rid of the alphabet agencies….tsa, irs, epa, the list goes on and on !
  - http://www.facebook.com/coy.brickey.7 Coy Brickey
    
    YES! AND TO OTHER THINGS LIKE TERM LIMITS FOR
    ALL -PRES. AND CONGRESS, PLUS WE NEED A PRES.
    BY A MAJORITY WIN, AND LET OB HANG HIMSELF!
  - mimeQQ
    
    and outlaw the CZARs that keep taking our rights away!
  - http://www.facebook.com/notritedave David Ames
    
    right on ! IRS is illegal and was supposed to end at the end of WW 2
- http://www.facebook.com/james.heide.14 James Heide
  
  Shut up stupid.
- a1NannaGail2u
  
  Wayne: I have a WHOLE LIST of GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS that I believe should be ABOLISHED. I have sent that list to as many Congressional members as I could. Some wont accept e-mails from anyone NOT IN THEIR ACTUAL DISTRICT. THEY FORGET, “what THEY DO, effects ERY LEGAL US CITIZEN/ALIEN RESIDENT.
http://www.facebook.com/phil.cochran.9 Phil Cochran

the tea party doesn’t realize that compromise is not a bad thing. Reagan is a very good example of a great President who used comprised during his entire term.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Dave-Barton/100000021454793 Dave Barton
  
  That is true however the problem lies with spending. Obama wants more revenue but doesn’t want to reduce spending. I would vote against raising the spending cap as well as it will not force them to be responsible with our tax dollars.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Gary-Berhiet/1476075032 Gary Berhiet
  
  Compromise is not always good, You cannot compromise into a policy or position which you know is wrong. We are also at a point in time where the only real compromise is coming from one side as the administration and the Democrats refuse to give on entitlement reform or on the idea of taking all the money from the wealthiest, whom without any expendable income will stop spending and dry up the revenues to the Government rather than increase them as they try to project…
  - http://www.facebook.com/paulette.kruzan Paulette Kruzan
    
    It is not wrong to reverse the debt.
- http://twitter.com/OneIronGoddess IronGoddess
  
  Maybe so, but we can’t keep compromising until we get to obama’s terms! There has to be a line in the sand somewhere.
  - http://twitter.com/OneIronGoddess IronGoddess
    
    Obama’s plan is a KILLER!
  - http://www.facebook.com/paulette.kruzan Paulette Kruzan
    
    The line is no more giving Obama our money to throw away.
    - http://www.facebook.com/paulette.kruzan Paulette Kruzan
      
      Lower taxes promotes more Jobs, and he knows this.
- http://www.facebook.com/glenn.gaines.1238 Glenn Gaines
  
  Compromise with liberals is never good , you assert that Reagan “compromised” his entire term ,on what? When? If he did his “entire” term you should be able to site numerous examples from year one to year eight of his “entire ” term….. why pray tell is it Conservatives always have to “compromise” with liberals or in other words come to an understanding with them as they systimatically unravel incentive by those “who did build it”, then through the liberal controlled media ` make it appear as though its conservatives who are responsible for this “fiscal Cliff” when along its been an inept administration with their IRRESPONISABLE and OUT of CONTROL spending that created the cliff, Reagan did not succumb to liberal extortion the way Bonehead is , compairing the 2 is ridiculous.
  - http://www.facebook.com/paulette.kruzan Paulette Kruzan
    
    This President want’s the American people once again to have no limit, on what he spends. It is time we put the brakes on. Our children will never be able to pay, for his failures.. No more bail outs, and no more money . He, must learn to cut, and be strong, and work to change his spending problems. Life doesn’t work like he thinks. You need to be the one to comprimise Mr. President.
  - http://www.facebook.com/people/Ray-Wachter/100000151422419 Ray Wachter
    
    And let’s not forget that one of Reagan’s biggest laments was dealing with Tip O’Neil who “promised” $3 in cuts to every $1 raised. Of course the cuts never happened.
- http://www.facebook.com/paulette.kruzan Paulette Kruzan
  
  I feel the Republicans are trying to compromise…The Democrats will not come to the middle, at all. Don’t forget, Obama voted No, on every occassion in the Senate. All Obama wants, is to steal our money. HE have a spending problem,.Time for compromise Mr. President.
- Lee Rhodes
  
  Yes Reagan compromised, then never got the spending cuts he was promised. Let’s not forget that.
- deepindaheart
  
  An example of a typical compromise with DEMOCRATS:
  The Democrats promised President Reagan $3 in spending cuts for every dollar of new taxes. When President Reagan died in 2004, he was STILL waiting for those spending cuts… in 2012, we’re STILL waiting, too.
- http://twitter.com/lonabishop Lon
  
  Liberals think compromise is when they get their way. Obama ran on a “balanced approach with spending cuts and tax increases on the wealthy.” There is nothing balanced in any proposal he has put forward.
- http://profile.yahoo.com/BBS4N5EKPWAS3I3EMSK7XQRIMQ King Richard
  
  I disagree, half of a bad thing is still a bad thing, half of nothing is still nothing. Be reasonable in your demands but when you think you are right stick to your guns. You have to pick your battles, something’s are not important or critical enough to fight over, other things are important enough to fight to the death over, and in my opinion our God given rights as enumerated in the Constitution are one of those things. Our country has fought to the death over that time and again.
dankster

a conservative speaker. that has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?
- a1NannaGail2u
  
  Oh YES it DOES. Please! Please! Please! I hope God is listening and hears us.
CyberRabid

This so-called fiscal cliff is the direct result of Boehner’s lack of leadership during the so-called debt ceiling crisis. He needs to be removed from the speakership.
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=597512919 Betty Taylor
  
  No matter what Boehner does its not going to be what obama wants ,Obama wants all the spending he can get and do.And he wants taxes on everyone to pay them .he needs the money to support terrorist so they take down what ever country he dont like an and we are his one to take down .I say let that village idiot obama spend and do what he wants so people will wakeup and sees hes bad news ,Its time to let obama jump off the cliff
  - http://www.facebook.com/paulette.kruzan Paulette Kruzan
    
    Kudos….Obama will not accept anything from the Republicans.. Obama needs replaced.
    - http://www.facebook.com/lynn.gallaway.1 Roberta L Eurton
      
      I agree 100%! B.O. should have been out when the video & e-mail’s from the “AMERICAN’S in the BENGHAZI TERRORIST ATTACKED”! He watched “OUR AMERICAN’S BEING MURDERED” that’s proof of “TREASON”! That crime is automatic “DEATH PENALTY”!
      - http://www.facebook.com/james.heide.14 James Heide
        
        Amen to that and so should everyone else who would not take a stand on this.
  - CyberRabid
    
    Then the GOP leadership should’ve forced a gov’t shutdown during the so-called debt ceiling crisis….Newt Gingrich wouldn’t have flinched!
  - a1NannaGail2u
    
    Don’t forget HIS FAMILIES LAVISH VACATIONS. Their Christmas vacation is costing US $4 million and counting. Can any of us afford a vacation PERIOD? I doubt it.
- http://www.facebook.com/Tommyterrif Tom Stewart
  
  It is a lot bigger problem than Boehner!!!!!
  - http://www.facebook.com/pat.ryan.33 Pat Ryan
    
    Agree, Tom. But in my humble opinion, the Speaker does not represent our conservative interests and his time is over. Is the problem bigger than Boehner? Of course! But we have to start somewhere. This is a good start in my estimation.
- a1NannaGail2u
  
  Noooo, CyberRabid. It is the DIrect result of OBAMA AND HIS WIFE’s spending. THEN Boehners lack of LEADERSHIP.

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