Book: GOP freshman class turned into ‘a monster’ for Boehner, other House leaders

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Source: Washington Post

Time and again last year, House Republican leaders faced a nearly in­trac­table opponent: the very freshman class that propelled them into the majority with the historic 2010 midterm elections.

Rebelling from the outset of the 112th Congress and later wreaking internal havoc during talks to increase the Treasury Department’s ability to borrow funds, the freshman class repeatedly created problems for House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), according to a new book.

The freshman resistance caused feuds among Boehner and his lieutenants that led some to fear a mutiny, heightened several showdowns with President Obama and eventually led to fissures among the rookies, pitting those who seldom trusted the leaders against those who reflexively did, according to “Do Not Ask What Good We Do,” an account of the freshman class’s impact by Robert Draper.

The infighting reached such a point in the fall that some newcomers requested that the weekly freshman meetings be disbanded because they had turned into shouting matches, with freshmen loudly criticizing the leaders.

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[Skittles]

1. be careful what you wish for

[cyberswede]

2. They deserve everything they get...

after pandering to the wack-a-doodle part of their base for so long.

[cstanleytech]

13. Agree 100% with you.

[elleng]

17. Unfortunately WE get what THEY get too.

[Adsos Letter]

21. +1

[nolabear]

3. When you lie down with dogs...

[goclark]

4. Looks good on all of those crooks

[DCKit]

5. Couldn't have happened to a nicer bunch of.... well, whatever they are.

Hey Boner, this is your liver on teabaggers:

[meow2u3]

6. It's a monster of their own creation

The GOP leadership let the rookies push them around. Now they're pissing and moaning about the teabaggers' not letting them get any business done. Serves them right!

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. "I hate you, Mommy, I hate you, Daddy"

The GOP gave birth to these wretched babies.

[freshwest]

15. +1,000

[Scuba]

8. Don't forget the little monsters in the Senate...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10842034

[ChazInAz]

9. Snicker.

I love it when they start devouring each other.
Schadenfreud is soooo sweet.

[TxVietVet]

10. Well, well, well. The chickens are coming home to roost.

The conservanazis were so proud of their teabaggin' kkklucker junior reps. UNTIL, they told them how they were to mind the rules and how the Washington game is played. The teabaggin' kkkluckers believe their own bu$hit and they were going to tell the majority of their party that it's their way or it's shutdown time. Looks like it's going to tear the conservanazi republikan party to pieces. Good.

[gateley]

11. This is a book I will RELISH reading! Delightful! Thanks for the info! nt

[Gman]

12. I typically describe the teabaggers to sensibly conservative acquaintenances as

the monster the GOP created and now can't control. I'm sure many of them rue the day. Then there's the Roves that keep making money off of them.

[RainDog]

14. k&r n/t

[Zoeisright]

16. That's what happens when you feed a monster.

Unfortunately, repukes are too stupid to have learned their lesson. Or ANY lesson.

[begin_within]

18. They're all monsters...

[Daniel537]

19. Fine by me.

The more time, and money, they spend fighting each other, the better. We can only hope it eventually destroys them from within.

[indypaul]

20. Your luncheon with the tiger is over.

Now calm the still-hungry beast. Remember Mr. Boehner you
invited the tiger to lunch and were only too happy when he
accepted the invitation.