They did the right thing,now the ball´s in Obama´s court.We´ll see if he was serious about a deal or posturing so he can impose his own.Like another poster said,it´s better to get shot standing than on your knees.

BW..I think Bernake wants out because of the continued pressure to print money.Just a feeling,no evidence.

Guess we´ll see if they was heroes or fools - but one thing´s for sure... they got principles. And pro-American principles is something sure lacking in Washington, and in BOTH parties.

I was in D.C. back in October from across the River looking over top the Pentagon from the Air Force Monument, the city just looked and felt plain evil.

I reckon it looks jest a mite less so today.


YUP - History matters

Hmmm. Need to call my rep and ask why he isn´t on this list!

I don´t think Obama is going to DO anything.

I think he´s going to take us over the cliff, then after his vacation, he will by executive order, lower the taxes for those who are worthy within his eyes, remove cuts from his favorite gov´t plans and screw the rest.

And the evil successful people in the USA are going to get what´s coming to them.

Were Gowdy and Bachmann active in this on either side?

We need language. Badly. Language that emphasizes that the government already takes too much of our citizens´ earned money. That the size of government must be reduced. That whole departments must be eliminated.

And stop calling taxes "revenues." Sheesh.

Bonehead needs to go, like, yesterday.

The Republicans got themselves into this mess with their dem lite spending habits during Bush´s terms. The party needs to purge the big spenders like Beohner and the others who merely posture and talk about cutting spending but have no intention of doing so. God bless these 13 brave Tea Party congressmen.

We don´t need clever, diplomatic deal-makers -- we need representatives who are of principle and determined to make those principles realities (dare I say: just like the libs do?). libs are in it to WIN, and not enough us are.

libs are gonna sling their mud no matter what true conservatives do, so we have absolutely nothing to lose! Take a stand, commit to it, and pray enough people wake up to the truth before it´s waaay to much later!

Braveheart anyone? Anyone?

I dont know about the rest of you, but I am ready to go over the cliff! Raise taxes on no one or everyone! Real cuts in spending not the fake non-cut cuts that the president has "promised." God bless the congressmen and congressmen who refused to go along to get along! Time for Boehner to weep someplace else! Any other short sentence radical slogans you think of?! I did not vote for my congressman to raise taxes!

FTA: And whatever happens next, the Reagan Thirteen are heroes. [Amen! As are Mark, Rush and Sean!]

Those conservatives, by name (an asterisk denoting those who will not be returning to Congress next year) are:
Justin Amash of MI
Paul Broun of GA
Trent Franks of AZ
Louie Gohmert of TX
Tim Huelskamp of KS
Walter Jones of NC
Jim Jordan of OH
Andy Harris of MD
Jeff Landry of LA*
Thomas Massie of KY
Ron Paul of TX*
Jean Schmidt of OH*
Joe Walsh of IL*

Boehner was making threats last night, removal from committees or sub-committees.
Let´s face it, Boehner climbed his way to the top, but is no leader.
Spending must be reduced, waste must be eliminated..and THIS time they have to get serious about it..

From the get go Mr. B looked like an old time politician. He is the wrong man for this time, as is Obama.

Pogo was wrong. He should have said - *We have met the enemy and he is Washington, DC*.

#6, you are singing my song, but it is a tune that Boehner doesn´t recognize. I am so frustrated with the Republican´s inability to explain such a simple concept. The government is too big. Taxes are too high, and most importantly it´s the out of control spending!

So I have a question, what next?

Gosh, I agree with #6 also, but I am damn tired of the constant blaming Pubbies and John B for everything. I guess some posters have forgotten who has the majority. If there are any libs, it would be them, talk just like them.

What´s next is Simpson-Bowles sequestration. Boehner made a tactical error by ousting Tea Party members from committees prior to this vote. I´m thinking it was a show of good faith to Zippy during all those private meetings. Zippy is scared of the Tea Party no matter how much he tries to dismiss them. This was all Kabuki anyway since the little Napolean in the Senate promised not to do anything with any bill coming out of the house. As soon as he said that, the Republicans should have jumped at the ´´Party of NO´´ meme.

I agree, poster 10.

The one positive of going over the cliff, is that new tax policy will have to be proposed and debated. The redistribution of revenue by the IRS will likely end. Most people don´t know that a sizable number of people collect redistribution payments each month from taxpayers like you or I. Each Democrat president has expanded this program. Obama has put it on steroids. This disincentivizes workers to work longer or accept a promotion. These programs have to end.

The IRS is saying that ´Income Tax Refund´ checks might be delayed. This might adversely impact the group who look forward to their $4800 tax ´refund´ in January. Especially for the ones who have already borrowed against it!
Maybe there is such a thing as Karma.

Here here #10

So everyone is willing to die on this hill. I remember a much better time pre-1990.

So, the House Republican Party consists of just thirteen guys. The rest of the House are tax-and-spend Democrats of one type or another. Glad that got cleared up.

And Boehner stinks worse in the leadership area than Hillary Clinton and the Wizard of Ego in the White House, which is saying something.

Here is a message for Kentucky´s Thomas Massie, for whom I voted: You should find out in every instance how Ron Paul voted, and vote the opposite way. He is a squirrel.

Boehner wanted to pass Plan B so Republicans could say they gave the President what he said he wanted and he nevertheless rejected it, thereby shifting the blame to Obama. I was inclined to give it a shot. I don´t know if it would have been better than what we now have but it makes no difference, now we have no recourse but to stand behind the Tea Partiers and hope for the best.

Incidentally, I am a member of Tea Party Patriots but I don´t always agree with every position they take. Being respectful of both sides does not seem to be commonplace here on Lucianne.com. Why can´t we have different views without declaring war within our own party and driving people into the ground?

Lower taxes result in more revenue. Watch Thomas Sowell explain it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc-bELgAowU&feature=player_embedded

Better to be demonized for standing on principle than be demonized for caving to the dictator!

Sorry to post twice but #27 blew my mind. Sounds like Rodney King, "Can´t we all just get along?" #27 will bring a kinfe to a gun fight I´m sure. To win we must fight, period.

President Obama has a veto, so whatever comes out of Congress must be acceptable to him, too. He disagrees with us, therefor a compromise is necessary. With no compromise, taxes go up on everybody. I don´t blame anyone in particular, but this preening on being purer than Caesar´s wife on tax rates is getting us nowhere.

Remember Obama told his voters the spending cuts in the sequester will never happen.
He wants the spending and will try to stop the cuts.If he finds he can´t overcome those cuts he will be over the cliff he didn´t choose.
If the Tea Party is to win they must stop him from issuing the illegal exe-orders he has played so far.
Is there one rep in the House who can and will fight as you all wish as Speaker or was the revolt merely a back lash against power?
Can Harry Reid be removed ?

#27: That´s how we got into this mess in the first place. One side (R) tried to be nice and coexist with the other side (D). The other side didn´t get this memo, decided our side was weak, and went on the attack.
I´m standing for my principles.

Good job! Kill all the attorneys. Government will be reformed.

The Tea Party has become a parasite that is destroying the host.
They hate the Republican Party, they refuse to support the Republican Party, the belittle the leaders with names like RINO and Bonehead ,
many claim they stayed home this past November and yet, they will have Boehner and Ryan campaign for them
and they take money from the RNC and Rove when they are campaigning.
They need to go on their own and stop trying to destroy the Republican Party they claim to hate so much.
Since 2008 ,the Tea Party has cost us the Senate with candidates like Buck, O´Donnell, Angle, Akin , Raese and Mourdock.
Last night´s uvenile chest beating power play weakened
the small bit of leverage that the Republicans
had with Obama.
And they don´t care.
They would rather lose and lose and lose again as long as they lose the " right " way.
They ally now with the Democrats to defeat the Republicans.
Not one single good thing will come from
last night´s theatrics except the blessing of Levin, Limbaugh . Palin and Hannity.
If the Republican Party is to survive, it must separate from the Tea Party.
The mystery is why the Tea Party refuses to separate from the party they continue to sabotage.

The Constitutional wisdom & ability to articulate of a Mark Levin is needed for Speaker of the House. ...Any of those in the House?

Mr Speaker I have news for you when you disagree with some of your associates.

That is what they were elected to do ---- not raise taxes and reduce the size of guberment.

So how about going along with them?

Hmm… Ironic that Plan B would be aborted.

Thank you for having the guts to stand up to the evil empire!

I tend to agree with #27 & 35. The demonization of Boehner has long since become kneejerk and a little unreasonable. While the purists go over the cliffs clutching their cherished principles, the poor taxpayers wait for the shoes to drop. On our heads.

#s 27, 35... good that you are questioning...

LDot is the answer...
[Not "Increase taxes above 1$MM Boehner" ...]