John Boehner on Independent Thinking and Retribution

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John Boehner on Independent Thinking and Retribution

 

By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | December 5th, 2012 at 03:39 PM

John Boehner is making clear to Republican House members that the four conservatives removed from committees were removed because their votes defied House leaders.

There was a time when John Boehner thought otherwise and valued independence from House members. From Meet the Press on January 5, 1997, over the dissatisfaction with Newt Gingrich:

MR. RUSSERT: And with us now the Democratic whip, David Bonior of Michigan; the chairman of the House Republican Conference, John Boehner of Ohio. Gentlemen, welcome.

REP. BOEHNER: Tim, good morning.

REP. BONIOR: Nice to see you.

MR. RUSSERT: Congressman Boehner, let me start with you. You just heard a fellow Republican say that if there was a secret ballot on Tuesday, Newt Gingrich would lose.

REP. BOEHNER: Well, I don’t think that’s the case. We’ve talked to a lot of Republican colleagues, and it’s clear that Newt Gingrich will be re-elected on Tuesday