Thursday, December 6, 2012

The Tea Party Purge of 2012

Republican leaders are punishing some of the party’s most conservative members

“We’ve heard from multiple sources that someone walked in with a list of votes and said, ‘if you didn’t [fulfill] a particular scorecard on the ‘right’ votes—which by the way, in most cases, were not the conservative positions—we’re gonna remove you from committee.” The activists quietly chewed Chick-fil-A sandwiches as Huelskamp scorched his party leaders. “It confirms, in my mind, Americans’ deepest suspicions about Washington...
Comment:

From reading this, there looks like a possibility of a breach within the party.

Update: Other political news this morning: Dem Senators to Strip Gun Rights from Military Vets  Frankly, that looks sinister. Just exactly why are they doing this? There's no good reason for taking away somebody's rights like this---especially veterans.

Update:

Conservative group launches campaign to ‘depose’ Boehner from speakership

Update:

U.S. Republicans say, "No way" to ceding debt limit power





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