Comments on: Republicans Infight Over Sandy Relief

By: Truthizz

Truthizz — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:05:23 +0000

Breaking News: "Boehner, under fire from some conservatives, re-elected speaker"

Washington (CNN) – Rep. John Boehner was voted by his colleagues into another term as House speaker Thursday despite receiving harsh criticism from some conservatives over his handling of the deal to avoid the fiscal cliff.

There were a few scattered votes for other names – defeated Rep. Allen West, the tea party favorite from Florida, and GOP Majority Leader Eric Cantor both received nods – but the vast majority of Republicans in the House shouted Boehner's name when called upon by the House reading clerk. In total, 220 Republicans out of a conference of 234 went for the Ohio Republican during the tension-filled vote on the House floor.

Some GOP lawmakers didn't answer, or simply voted "present," when called to vote.

Source: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/01/03/b…

By: Truthizz

Truthizz — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:38:07 +0000

Quote for the Day

"…there's a sad irony at play for those in the most affected areas: Republicans are, perhaps more than they realize, stiffing their own voters. The fact is, the parts of New York and New Jersey hit hardest by Sandy tended to be far more Republican-leaning than the states as a whole. Obama won New Jersey by nearly 18 percentage points, but he lost the two big coastal counties, Ocean and Monmouth, with only 41 and 47 percent of the vote, respectively. He won New York City with a whopping 81 percent of the vote. But among the few pockets of the city that Mitt Romney carried were the precincts hit hardest by Sandy, including southern Staten Island and Belle Harbor in the Rockaways." ~ Alec MacGillis

Read: "On Sandy Relief, GOP Is Stiffing Its Own." http://www.tnr.com/blog/plank/111560/sandy-relief…

H/T: Frum's blog @ the Daily Beast

By: Mr. BD

Mr. BD — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:59:03 +0000

LOL you're right DJ things are gone from bad to worse. These Repubs are a joke. Boehner handled the whole Sandy thing all wrong and its funny to see all their dysfunction exposed. LOL Peter King actually told people not to donate money to the party. That's just unbelievable. Has something like this ever happened to a party before? I don't think things can get any worse for these pathetic Repubs.

By: Truthizz

Truthizz — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:47:48 +0000

…a related piece by Erick Erickson at Redstate.com:

Read: ‘House GOP in Disarray’ Isn’t Just Liberal Media Spin http://www.redstate.com/2013/01/02/house-gop-in-d…

By: Truthizz

Truthizz — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:43:29 +0000

…smh@ the endless madness and stupidity of the GOP

The Hill: "Under pressure, Boehner agrees to hold two votes on Sandy relief funding"

"The House will vote Friday to direct needed resources to the National Flood Insurance Program. And on January 15th, the first full legislative day of the 113th Congress, the House will consider the remaining supplemental request for the victims of Hurricane Sandy," ….

Read: http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/appropriati…

I still think Boehner stands a good chance of being re-elected Speaker today because, frankly, who else do the Repubs have?!

Boehner is pathetic …but all other possible Repub candidates would be worse.