Oliver Darcy
The Blaze
1/6/2015
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) did not waste time punishing those who publicly betrayed him.
After securing his third term as speaker, the Ohio Republican immediately moved to take revenge on those who crossed him.
Politico, citing sources familiar with the decision, reported that Boehner will strip Florida Reps. Daniel Webster and Richard Nugent of their prestigious spots on the House Rules Committee. Webster ran against Boehner for speaker and was supported by Nugent…
…The House Republican leadership is carefully reviewing the list of members who voted against the speaker and those who opposed a procedural motion in December on the so-called “crominibus,” the $1.1 trillion spending package to keep the government open through to September.
Subcommittee chairmanships might be stripped and other perks could fall away, top Republican sources suggested, in a process that could take months to unfold…
Read the entire article at The Blaze.
Also at the site, Beck Goes Berserk After GOP Senator Suggests Raising Taxes Now That Oil Prices Have Fallen (video)
“Go home. You’re drunk. The party’s over”
Update: Glenn Beck Unloads on GOP Rep. for Voting for John Boehner in Fiery Radio Interview (video)
…Beck told Stewart that people are “done” with the kind of games he is playing, and that he will not be re-elected if he continues playing politics against the interests of the American people.
“Glenn, I disagree with you,” Stewart said. “I think that by 2016, when the American people see what the Republicans have been trying to do for the last years, when we now have allies in the Senate who will help us to do those things in the next two years, we’re going to be able to move forward on the REINS Act, on reforming Obamacare, or eliminating Obamacare –”
“I don’t believe you,” Beck said flatly. “There’s no evidence. You’ve never done it, Chris! It’s never happened!”…
