12/3/12, "The Purge of House Conservatives Continues," Daniel Horowitz, RedState
"Earlier today, we provided a list of those who made it onto the Super A committees. Well, Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) is a conservative freshman member who was actually kicked off the Financial Services Committee.
Members are rarely kicked off committees unless there is a scandal.
David Schweikert is one of those 2010 freshmen who is actually a Tea Partier in deed as well as rhetoric. While many freshmen folded under the pressure from leadership, Schweikert was actually removed from the Whip team because of his conservative dissent during the budget battles.
And who is replacing him on the committee? Our good buddy, Richard Hudson (NC-8), who was handpicked by leadership to run. Hmmm, I can’t remember the last time a sophomore member was replaced by an incoming freshman for no good reason.
Moreover, there are at least seven vacancies on this committee. It’s not like there were too many qualified candidates. Cantor and McCarthy went out of their way to banish Schweikert from the committee, even though he is one of the few remaining freshmen who were reelected. It’s pretty sad they are willing to let their personal vendetta lead their decision to knock off one of the most knowledgeable members on issues pertaining to GSEs and monetary policy from the committee.
Then there’s the case of Tim Huelskamp (R-KS). He is one of the most conservative members of the House. He was told today that his service on the Budget Committee would no longer be appreciated.
Maybe it’s because of statements like this.
Update: Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) was also tossed off the Budget Committee.
Update II: The Club for Growth illuminates an ancillary benefit from this purge: “Congressmen Schweikert, Huelskamp, and Amash are now free of the last remnants of establishment leverage against them. We expect that these three defenders of economic freedom will become even bolder in their efforts to defend the taxpayers against the big spenders in both parties,” said Club for Growth President Chris Chocola in a press release.
There are more conservatives who are being left off any A or B level committee as we speak. Some don’t have any committee assignments yet for next year.
It’s becoming clear that there is only one faction that demands ideological purity. And it’s not the faction that upholds the ideology of the party." via Mark Levin
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Ed. note: Boehner and the GOP didn't want the people we gave them in Nov. 2010, told them to shut up and sit down. The GOP (Bush crowd, Fox News) is happy being a permanent minority (citation below from Rush Limbaugh). They like democrats, it's us they despise, Rasmussen reminds (doesn't name the Bush crowd but it's obvious that's who it is):
"Today's Republican establishment believes in government and is skeptical of the American people." Rasmussen
11/23/12, "Respecting Voters Matters More Than Policy," Scott Rasmussen,
"The Republican Party has won a majority of the popular vote just once in the last six elections. That dismal track record followed a party revival in the 1980s, when Ronald Reagan led the GOP to three straight popular vote majorities.
To understand what went wrong, it's important to remember Reagan was an insurgent candidate
who defeated the Republican establishment of his era.
When Reagan left office, however, the old establishment reasserted control.
They consistently nominated candidates for president who opposed Reagan in 1980
and consistently lost elections.
The difference is that Ronald Reagan believed in the American people and was skeptical of government.
Today's Republican establishment believes in government and is skeptical of the American people.
That's why most Republican voters today believe the party is out of touch with the base."...
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11/4/10, "Ruling Class GOP declare war on country class conservatives, " Rush Limbaugh transcript.
"So it appears to me they're perfectly happy being in the minority if it means not supporting conservatives. They want to be in the majority if it means getting more personal power in terms of chairmanships and so forth. As long as they don't have to actually change course. I mean, that's too hard. That is really hard work, changing course. It's easier to be lazy, intellectually void of serious ideas. Be fat and happy with life as it is. Apparently the establishment Republicans will fight harder and more viciously to stop conservatives than to stop Obama and the left. And it's obvious, is it not?"... (item 14 parags. from end)
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This cartoon came out shortly after the Nov. 2010 elections. All sides agreed the GOP didn't deserve the people we gave them and that we'd be watching them closely. That didn't scare the GOP one bit. They're happy being in the minority. Being in the Beltway is all that matters to them.
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