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If Republicans Elect Tom Price as Speaker, They Will Be in Exile for a Decade
Rumble in the House: ‘Price for Speaker’
That low rumble you’re hearing about a challenge to Speaker Boehner from conservatives now has a name attached to it.
Representative Tom Price (R-GA); aka, “Boehner’s Biggest Threat”. Price is said to be considering challenging Speaker Boehner to the gavel should Boehner fail to make conservatives happy in fiscal cliff games. Price told The National Review, “My concern is that within our conference, conservatives, who are a majority, don’t have a proper platform. That’s true at the leadership table and on the steering committee.”
In case you are wondering what kind of “leadership” Price represents, “In recent days, Price has also huddled with Grover Norquist, the anti-tax activist, at Norquist’s office.”
Price is also backed by FreedomWorks. So, that would be a no-change, corporatists’ agenda for the real conservatives in the house. Fiscal responsibility? Nope.
Price is a doctor (Republicans seem to believe that expertise in one area automatically extends to others) who voted to defund NPR, extend the PATRIOT Act, repeal health care legislation, is pro gun and rabidly anti-choice. Rather than work on job legislation, Price spends his taxpayer time doing things like drafting a resolution to scold Democrat Alan Grayson for saying something mean about Republicans’ healthcare plan (“Die quickly”).
If Libertarians think they’re getting a “real conservative” with this guy, they’re going to be even more disappointed than they are in Boehner.
Paul Ryan pledged himself to Price before he was tapped as Romney’s VP. The guy who wrote the fake budget thinks the guy who knows nothing about budgets is The One, if that does anything for you.
Ryan pledged himself to Price and Price lost. Ryan lost.
If these guys could do math, then they would realize that you can’t claim you are the majority when you keep losing, but whatever.
Price is from Georgia and sits on the Republican Policy Committee, making him the 5th ranking Republican in the House. He’s on the outs now, after he ran for Chairman of the House Republican Conference, but lost to a Republican woman, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on November 14 amid more GOP in-fighting.
Rodgers is the ONLY woman on Boehner’s “leadership” team. The Republicans figured they better put a woman somewhere after the whole Binders War on Women issue. GOP Rep. Susan Brooks of Indiana said of Rodgers’ election, “It does show our party values strong female leadership.” Yes, there’s nothing like giving one woman get a post because you just got schooled in a legitimate election post-rape-is-a-blessing scandals to really scream “valuing strong female leadership.” I’m sure the women of America have been appeased by this pat on the head.
Backed by outside interest groups, Price can mount a challenge to Boehner. But the potential embarrassment is far more damaging to the Republican Party than to Price. Amy Morton, PoliticusUSA contributor and activist with Better Georgia, is familiar with Price’s antics in Georgia. She notes, “If they elect him Speaker, the GOP will be in exile for a decade.”
Price is said to be eyeing up Saxby Chambliss’ Senate seat, so this may all be nothing more than posturing for a bigger profile. Price has the Big Money in his pocket, so it doesn’t matter what the Republican leadership thinks of him.
Price might not get leadership roles, but he’ll always have the cash to toady for the Kochs. That’s “change” Republican style. Losing elections because you’re unpopular? The answer is to give the gavel to someone who represents all of the extremism the voters rejected. Yes, please.
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16 Responses to If Republicans Elect Tom Price as Speaker, They Will Be in Exile for a Decade
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idic5
Dec. 10th, 2012 at 2:09 pm
“They Will Be in Exile for a Decade”
then let’s all hope Price is elected speaker!
Grasshopper
Dec. 10th, 2012 at 9:05 pm
They’re finished for the next decade regardless of who the speaker is. Now DuhMint is hooking up with Glenn Beck. They haven’t learned a thing. Never will.
TStMauro
Dec. 10th, 2012 at 2:25 pm
Fingers crossed.
djchefron
Dec. 10th, 2012 at 3:22 pm
Things that make you go hmmm.When I thought of a civil war between the almost sane and the down right crazies.I didn’t think that they would nominate a actual loon to go against the orange one.My money was on Cantor who while telegenic and can stream words into a sentence even though the bullshit meter always spike would be their man.
I guess never underestimate the stupidity of republicans and if they do make this move it would have its own wing in the hall of stupidity.
Rocky in Texas said...
Dec. 10th, 2012 at 3:24 pm
I don’t know what it is, but he makes me feel like he’s a scandal waiting to happen.
jeannie anderson
Dec. 11th, 2012 at 12:18 am
I gotta a feeling what it is….and it has something to do with Winky Tink and the purple purse.
Terry E
Dec. 10th, 2012 at 4:10 pm
Meet Tom Price, the man who’ll make you miss John Boehner.
djchefron
Dec. 10th, 2012 at 4:15 pm
Meet Tom Price
Tom Price on the issues
www.ontheissues.org/GA/To...
djchefron
Dec. 10th, 2012 at 8:16 pm
Tom Price Not Running For Speaker, Spokesman Says
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singhX
Dec. 11th, 2012 at 7:02 am
…”Republican style. Losing elections because you’re unpopular? The answer is to give the gavel to someone who represents all of the extremism the voters rejected.”
I know what you are saying, Sara but, here is my 2 cents.
The Republican psyche, both collectively and
individually, has always had a hunger or a “thing” for being “popular”. We all know that most of these people were jerks, bullies, “unpopular” when young because they lacked a lot of social “human skills” such as sharing, playing fair, taking responsibility for they know no other way to act. Therefore, it has become their “style”.
Patting their worse (Price) on the back/giving a nod to another “bully” is something they do because they’re perverse. They get joy from making others “squirm” and kicking them in the teeth, even when it’s one of their own; they think it is “fun” to watch/partake. Again, it is part of their psyche and core values; it’s there answer to everything and, that’s what makes them so unpopular.
They have no idea that “real”/reality-based America will not continue to accept or support their collective of social retar*ation and damaged psyches. “Real” Americans just don’t give a shit about their childish popularity contest and, most of all, hate bullies!
clarence swinney
Dec. 11th, 2012 at 9:51 am
AMERICA SHAMEFUL RANKING IN OECD NATIONS
#1 Highest percent of workers in low pay jobs=44%
#2-Least tax on corporations as % of gdp
#3-Least tax (fed-state-local)on citizens as % of gdp=30%
#4 on Inequality from bottom 5 in 1980
What happened who is to blame?
David Jay Johnson reported on MSNBC that the average income of the bottom 90% has fallen back to the 1966 level in inflation adjusted dollars. The Minimum wage has declined the same.
A privatized system to redistribute upwards the top incomes zoom while middle class is stagnated in income and wealth.
It is outrageous not to tax those who have made ultra millions. Top 2% own 50% all financial wealth and get 30% all individual income. They includes incomes of 4000 Million 3000 Million, etc. One family own as as must wealth as bottom 90% of families.
10% own 73% net wealth—83% financial wealth and get 50 individual income.
Reagan began flush up with 60 tax cut for top. Bush increased it with huge tax cut for top.
Republicans are party of Spend but borrow let kids pay tomorrow. Democrats are the party of spend but get revenue(tax) to pay your way.
James Threadgill
Dec. 11th, 2012 at 11:20 am
“And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name.” Revelation 13:1-3.
And the beast called itself GOP and written upon its seven heads are: Avarice, Cowardice, Entitlement, Homophobia, Ignorance, Misogyny, and Racism. And the meek shall cry out in agony. And the beast shall be slain by the Lamb, in their name. And the beast’s name shall be erased from the minds of men forever.
Amen
regressivewatch.org
Anonymous
Dec. 11th, 2012 at 1:24 pm
Is PoliticsUSA officially endorsing Boehner as speaker?
Shiva (Moderator)
Dec. 11th, 2012 at 2:25 pm
So discussing one possible candidate means you are endorsing the other candidate?
I dont think so Joe
Granny
Dec. 11th, 2012 at 4:52 pm
Price is my former Congressman — and a bigger scumbag I cannot think of. He’s a solid Koch puppet. His claim to fame in his district is having *one* stretch of road re-paved multiple times over the last few years. He ignores most of his district, but sucks up to the monied interests in East Cobb. He had to sweat out his last election, because people are waking up to his bs.
Inez
Dec. 11th, 2012 at 10:17 pm
Are all of his constituents 1% ers? Are they tuned in to what the Republicans are doing to our economy and OUR country?Are they drinking tainted water, or are hypnotized? How do these betrayers to our constitution get elected? He must glad hand or paY FOR THEIR VOTES.