GOP House members are again told they must must pretend they weren't really elected, no one voted for them, the only person who won is Obama, and they must shut up and give him what he wants-The Hill

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1/19/13, "A minority posture for House GOP," The Hill, by Hooper, Berman  

"House Republicans appeared to be coming to grips with a stark realization as they returned to Washington from a three-day retreat here — they have a majority in name only.

The party begins the 113th Congress with reduced numbers and confronting a popular president and an increased Democratic majority in the Senate. "...
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Ed. note: This is more of what Boehner has been driving home since November. Boehner wants we the people to get the message that we've been permanently silenced so he uses his most deadly weapon, the New York Times. Articles 11/10/12, and 12/6/12:

11/10/12, “Boehner Tells House G.O.P. to Fall in Line,” NY Times, by Jonathan Weisman and Jennifer Steinhauer

“On a conference call with House Republicans a day after the party’s electoral battering last week, Speaker John A. Boehner dished out some bitter medicine, and for the first time in the 112th Congress,

• most members took their dose.

Their party lost, badly, Mr. Boehner said, and while Republicans would still control the House and would continue to staunchly oppose tax rate increases as Congress grapples with the impending fiscal battle, they had to avoid the nasty showdowns that marked so much of the last two years.
 
Members on the call, subdued and dark, murmured words of support — even a few who had been a thorn in the speaker’s side for much of this Congress."...

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12/6/12, NY Times front page, Boehner headline in prominent top left corner. (Did you know Boehner is "the titular head of the Republican Party?"). This is 2nd NY Times story since the election of "private" Boehner meetings or conversations in which Times' new hero Boehner effectively tells the American people their votes don't count, that elected GOP House members weren't elected after all, that only Obama's election counted:

12/6/12, "BOEHNER GAINS STRONG BACKING OF HOUSE GOP....EMPOWERED FOR TALKS.....Election Result and Polls Point to Unity for Fractious Group," NY Times, Steinhauer

12/6/12, "Boehner gains strong backing from House Republicans," NY Times, Steinhauer

"Many House Republicans appear to view Mr. Boehner with the same sort of respect that adult children award their parents for the sage counsel they ignored in their younger days....

On Wednesday, in a private meeting between Mr. Boehner and House Republicans, member after member spoke in support of him, in some cases saying a deal they would have rejected six months ago would most likely be taken today....

“I think the presidential election has something to do with it,” said Representative Adam Kinzinger of Illinois. “We understand that we’re going to have to deal with Obama for four more years. Also, there is an understanding that this is a very serious situation.""...

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[Ed. note: It makes sense Kinzinger is front and center with an obsequious quote. Establishment Republicans donated to his campaign in 2012 against a Tea Party supported candidate and he won. The NY Times mentions above that Boehner has a $100 million fund to back yes-men.]

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NPR cheers for Boehner too. NPR and NY Times love Boehner now because he's slapping right of center America across the face:

12/8/12, "Once Boxed-In, Boehner May Finally Be Master Of The House," NPR, Frank James

""It's vindictive," complained Rep. Tim Huelskamp of Kansas, talking to reporters after a closed-door meeting of the House Republican Conference on Wednesday. House GOP leaders booted the congressman from the House Agriculture Committee, an assignment important to his district and state.

"It's not a message to me. It punishes my constituents and I still represent them," Huelskamp said. 

"It's meant as a message to the Republican conference in general, especially the comment today [that Boehner reportedly made at the meeting] that there may be more punishment coming if you don't vote the right way.""... 




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