Tuesday, December 4, 2012

I'm Pissed: Walter Jones kicked off House committee

Via NC Links and Thinks

 
 Kicking my Ron Paul Republican Walter Jones out is the final straw for me. It's now Tea Party time win, lose or draw. Screw them all.
"You got all my gold; you got my silver.
All that's left is brass and lead...
You want them?"

VERBATIM

U.S. Rep. Walter Jones, a Republican from Farmville, was kicked off the House financial services committee on Monday, according to Roll Call.

Speaker John Boehner initiated the action, targeting what Roll Call labeled "rebellious Republicans."
Roll Call writes:

"The decisions were made by the GOP Steering Committee at a Monday meeting, which reviewed a spreadsheet listing each GOP lawmaker and how often he or she had voted with leadership, three sources said. … All of the lawmakers other than Jones were rebellious right-wingers."

Jones was recently re-elected in the 3rd District, which stretches from Currituck to Onslow County and includes Camp Lejeune. He will start his 10th term in January. He also is a member of the House Committee on Armed Services. A devout Christian, Jones has often chose to vote his conscience over the party line, and has been an outspoken critic of the country's war with Iraq and Afghanistan.

According to a Washington Post database, Jones has voted against Boehner 31 percent of the time, including the House GOP budget plan proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc.

On the finances committee, Jones has championed small businesses. Jones could not immediately be reached for comment.

11 comments:

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    1. You must have been reading my mind.:) I can't believe they are this stupid. They kicked out the Tea party, ran the campaign the way they wanted, lost, which took a lot of effort and now instead of embracing what could have won are doing the opposite.

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    2. They're not stupid, they're just playing their role.

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  2. D.C. IS ALL A DOG AND PONY SHOW! WATCH THIS HAND HERE.

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    1. Our only possible chance other than one we'd rather not think about.....If it's going to be done, now is the time.

      http://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2012/12/its-party-time-third-party-that-is-tea.html

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  3. As a friend said "there is no A in Boner." Or as Forrest Gumps mama said "Stupid is as stupid does." Say one last goodby to the GOP...

    Oh, beat the drum slowly and play the fife lowly,
    And play the dead march as you carry them along;

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  4. Time to stock the Libertarian party chock full of tea. The GOP has chosen. Time to get on with business.

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  5. I, much smarter more soon, left the GOP many years ago when I saw how crooked and evil they are. How Dare they kick out Walter Jones when he won his district by a huge %. He is loved and elected by REAL Constutional caretakers of this Republic. TheGOP will continue to lose until they kick out the crooks

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    1. The GOP will continue to lose until they kick out the crooks

      I pray we go full bore with the Tea party joining the Libertarian party, win, lose or draw, after all we have two years.

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