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House GOP Drama Continues as Eric Cantor Gets Votes for Speaker
The House managed to reelect John Boehner, but not without a bit of drama as Eric Cantor got votes for speaker.
The right crazies voted for many others, but in the end there were too many House Republicans willing to vote for Boehner to overcome a coup attempt that never really got off the ground. It is a tribute to their dysfunction that House Republicans were able to take a mundane vote that is usually a foregone conclusion and turn it into a moment of political intrigue.
The drama reached its high point when Majority Leader Eric Cantor got votes to be the next speaker. Colin Powell, Allen West, Eric Cantor, Raul Labrador all received votes for speaker. Eric Cantor and John Boehner were barely able to keep their feud under the surface, but all of that changed on New Year’s Day when Cantor led the opposition to the fiscal cliff deal, and went against Boehner publicly by voting no on the bill.
John Boehner gets a lot of the blame for being unable to control his House caucus, but one of the main reasons he has no control is because his own majority leader is working against him. With this vote today, Republicans showed that their dysfunction is a byproduct of their own infighting. The problem between the House and Senate isn’t just a matter of differing ideology. The issue is that House Republicans are divided on their own ideology.
Any matter of policy that is left in the hands of House Republicans will soon morph into a drama more fitting for teenage girls than one third of the legislative process.
In the end, many House Republicans did not want to risk crossing the powerful speaker, and narrowly reelected him 220-192-15. When push came to shove, the right wing media and the tea party were all bark and no bite. They couldn’t muster the support or votes to deny Boehner reelection, which means that the battle between the party ideologues (Cantor) and the establishment (Boehner) will continue to rage on within the House Republican caucus.
(Three House Freshmen voted for Cantor, so the drama continues…)
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6 Responses to House GOP Drama Continues as Eric Cantor Gets Votes for Speaker
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maryp1217
Jan. 3rd, 2013 at 1:52 pm
At least this bunch is good for a few laughs in between all the misery that they cause.
Disillusioned
Jan. 3rd, 2013 at 2:42 pm
I see his name as Boner. I see nothing to justify saying Bayner. Say it like it is people.
robyn ryan
Jan. 3rd, 2013 at 3:20 pm
Is winning by 16 votes a mandate?/s/
Jef S
Jan. 3rd, 2013 at 4:56 pm
This expreses perfectly the way I feel the current crop of GOP Thank you for your eloquence.
Any matter of policy that is left in the hands of House Republicans will soon morph into a drama more fitting for teenage girls than one third of the legislative process.
Jonscott Williams
Jan. 3rd, 2013 at 6:05 pm
Apparently Boehner never heard The Scorpion and the Frog fable …about a scorpion asking a frog to carry him across a river.
The frog is afraid of being stung during the trip, but the scorpion argues that if it stung the frog, the frog would sink and the scorpion would drown. The frog agrees and begins carrying the scorpion, but midway across the river the scorpion does indeed sting the frog, dooming them both.
When asked why, the scorpion explains that this is simply its nature. Yo Boehner … if Cantor has your back, you’re in really deep kimchee.
James Henry
Jan. 4th, 2013 at 10:07 am
Eric Cantor’s constituants had a decent man opposing
him. They reeleected him. As Marc Anthony said about Ceaser’s murderers they are honerable men. Et tu Brutus.