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By: LD Jackson

LD Jackson — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:04:52 +0000

I am with you 100%, Steve. This never should have came to this and if our dear President tries to blame it all on the Republicans, he will be guilty of a bald-faced lie to the American people. Even though it may put Republicans in a bad light, I am glad to see the rank and file members of Congress standing their ground.

By: Steve Dennis

Steve Dennis — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:49:52 +0000

I’m like you Larry, I haven’t written about this because I am tired of fighting this same battle every few months. And we mustn’t forget we are in this position because Barack Obama has never passed a budget. He may try to blame this on the Republicans but it should have never got to this point in the first place.
I think Boehner has lost control and I think that it is a good thing that conservatives are standing their ground, it is about time.

By: LD Jackson

LD Jackson — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:38:30 +0000

I have nothing against compromise, but I have to agree with you, Harry. The Tea Party freshmen have not accomplished much of what they were sent to Washington to accomplish. Much of the blame for that lies at the feet of the Speaker. Maybe that’s why they are sticking to their guns and trying to hold his feet to the fire on this issue.

By: LD Jackson

LD Jackson — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:35:15 +0000

I hope you realize I meant no disrespect to Speaker Boehner by writing this post. However, I happen to agree with Harry’s comment above. The Tea Party freshmen have been co-oped by Boehner and his leadership. By allowing that to happen, they have sidelined themselves from the job they were sent to Washington to accomplish.

By: LD Jackson

LD Jackson — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:19:44 +0000

Thanks for sharing Congressman West’s email, Sherman. It seems to shed a little light on this issue.

By: LD Jackson

LD Jackson — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:17:10 +0000

Well, don’t they “have” to do something?

By: John Galt

John Galt — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:46:06 +0000

Yes, you do a good job of exposing the liberal game. And I wish you would use your considerable talents to do more of the former rather than the later.

I feel that Speaker Boehner is a good man doing a very difficult job and I easily jump to his defense.

By: Sherman Broder

Sherman Broder — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:29:04 +0000

LD, I thought you might be interested in this email I got from Congressman Allen B. West, R-FL (I’m on his fundraising list). It kind of supports your analysis of what’s happening within the House GOP, and most especially with the Tea Party freshmen:

“I only have a moment, but I wanted to update you on what is happening and why we are still in session on Capitol Hill.

“As you have heard, there is a standoff now regarding the extension of the payroll tax cut. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and their friends in the Obama Administration want to once again “kick the can down the road” and only extend the cut for two months.

“At the same time, like a Christmas tree, they’ve added things like weakening unemployment insurance reforms and curbs on President Barack Obama’s unconstitutional health care law.

“My colleagues in the House of Representatives and I are standing strong. But some “Leaders” are too ready to compromise and want to play the “go along to get along” Washington, D.C. game.

“I’ll never compromise my principles for political gain.

“The people of Florida’s 22nd Congressional District didn’t send me to Washington, D.C just to follow the herd and behave. They wanted a strong voice — our voice – in the Halls of Congress speaking up for real reform and common sense conservative values.

“And we won’t let them down.

“My outspoken character has made me a lot of enemies in the establishment in Washington, D.C. The Democrats take every opportunity to ridicule our conservative army and its beliefs.

“But as I have written before, I will stand and fight and we will win, thanks to friends like you.”

By: LD Jackson

LD Jackson — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:24:17 +0000

I’m not sure that is a fair assessment, John. I do not hesitate to point out what Obama and the Democrats are doing, but that doesn’t mean I will ignore the problems I see in the Republican Party.