This Should Be A Warning To The GOP

Okay, by most measures it looks like the GOP stands to make major gains in Congress this year. They are most likely to win the House back, which has current minority leader John Boehner licking his chops at the prospect of being Speaker of the House.

Only that's not what GOP voters WANT. They want NEW leadership, not a continuation of the old.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0910/Poll_Voters_want_to_oust_Republicans_too.html?showall

Fifty-seven percent of Republican voters would get rid of Republican leaders if the GOP wins back Congress, including House Minority Leader John Boehner and Mitch McConnell, according to a Public Policy Polling survey.

The poll reflects the ongoing dissatisfaction that Republican voters have with the establishment GOP in Washington -- a trend also reflected in a series of upsets of Republican incumbents throughout the country.

According to the PPP poll, 21 percent are not sure about whether to keep the current GOP congressional leaders, and the same percentage wants to keep the leadership intact.

In other words, the majority of GOP voters view Boehner as a continuation of the old leadership that got the GOP removed from power in the first place. As such, he's unlikely to take the GOP in the new direction that voters want, which includes dramatically reducing spending and paying down the national debt.


In other words, they view Boehner as part of the problem, not part of the solution.

Okay, that's what Republican voters WANT... Now, how many out there think that John Boehner has the SLIGHTEST intention of listening to his voters and giving them what they want?

Anybody? Anybody at all???

Yeah, me, neither. If we wanted the same old crap from the Republican party, why'd we go to all the trouble with the Tea Party and all those protests? Why have so many Republicans been ousted in favor of other candidates? What, do they think it was all just a show, and we'll be just as happy with the "status quo" politicians who like things just the way they are?

If you care about this issue, you should contact your representative after the election and tell him you want NEW leadership and NOT John Boehner! Whether or not your rep will LISTEN to you and vote accordingly is another matter, but you need to do it, anyway. You ALSO need to remember what your representative does and hold him accountable NEXT time.