A second front has opened in the GOP civil war.

[sufrommich]

Freedom Caucus knives out for Ryan after Huelskamp loss

The House Freedom Caucus has its knives out for Speaker Paul Ryan and his leadership team after one of the group’s most prominent members lost his seat Tuesday to an establishment-backed rival in a GOP primary.

The bloc of hard-line conservatives is laying the blame for Rep. Tim Huelskamp’s landslide loss squarely at House leadership’s feet. They’re furious that Ryan did not do more to help the Kansas Republican, who lost to obstetrician and political novice Roger Marshall after the challenger pilloried Huelskamp for losing his prized spot on the Agriculture Committee.


Ryan refused before the election to promise publicly that Huelskamp would be reinstalled on the panel next year, saying he alone did not have the power to make such an assurance. That left Huelskamp unable to effectively counter the attacks.

Former Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) backed an effort to remove Huelskamp from the panel three years ago as punishment for repeatedly defying leadership on big votes, something Ryan promised he would never do.


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I'm enjoying this inevitable implosion immensely.

[monmouth4]

1. Remember when we were kids you were taught to be gracious winners and good losers, congratulating

the winning team? Anything else was considered a cry baby and a jerk..

[HereSince1628]

8. I remember being taught to be modest in victory and gracious in defeat.

That lesson seems to no longer hold.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

2. Free Republic has a thread up about that primary and they eating one another over there

Basically, they wanted this guy out because he was a #nevertrump and pro-Cruz, but they hated Boehner and hate Ryan like this guy did, so they really don't know whether to shit or go blind.

[sufrommich]

3. I been reading over there too. There's some

grade A stupid going on there,even for Free Republic.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

4. It is utterly amazing to me how people that involved in politics could not know a fucking thing.....

....even by osmosis.

Huelskamp's opponent was backed by the Ryan establishment. Yet half the posts say "This spells the end for Ryan!" who they see as an Obama sympathizer.

They claim Nehlen defeating Ryan next week would make it harder for Dems to win that seat, so the Dems support Ryan in the primary!

The stupidity is amazing! I need a Hazmat suit, but god, it's a laugh riot. Morons.

[sufrommich]

5. That thread was hilarious. They turned on Cruz like

a dime,they loved that guy right up until the minute they turned on him.

[Monk06]

7. Phylis Schaffly is calling for Ryan's head and Freepers are cheering her on A 91 yr old relic from

the Nixon days Founder of the far right wing Eagle Forum Why does she exert any influence over the GOP? She's a demagogue and represents the more extreme elements of the RW

Well I guess I just answered my own question

Trumpsters see no problem in electing a candidate who looks on the GOP congress and it's leader as their blood enemy. Trump views the presidency as a reboot of the Apprentice where he bragged that he was a dictator He spoke everyone else listened and then it was, "your fired"

Because of his narcissism Trump nurses a grudge like it was his first born child and has an intense need to humiliate people

The man is deranged

[meow2u3]

10. The real question is, why is this Mrs. Pruneface still alive?

Why does she exert any influence over the GOP? She's a demagogue and represents the more extreme elements of the RW

Apparently, only the good die young.

[IronLionZion]

11. I am loving their circular firing squad

there is so much uncontrolled hatred on their side. It's breathtaking.

[TheOther95Percent]

6. So...

A Teabagger politician who promises to cut government "fat" (I read on another thread that Huelskamp (Scumbag-KS) voted against the Farm Bill, which is like voting against Jesus in Farmland.) gets turned out by constituents who actually need that federal tax $$$ to keep flowing. Slow clap. Mission accomplished. That coupled with the line-up of Teabaggers that lost state level races in KS may mean some voters are actually coming to their fuckin' senses.

[Yallow]

9. House Corporate Freedom To Pollute Caucus

Small government can't stop anything. Mainly their donors ability to poison our families.

[lindysalsagal]

12. Dual dumpster fires!

Quick! Somebody make an icon!