Well, folks, looks like it's time for a third party now doesn't it?
Power Line - Upton update -- House Republicans signal lack of commitment to conservatism: "Also telling is Politico's report that Rep. Joe Barton, who had been the ranking Republican on the committee, 'angered GOP leadership by allowing committee staff to circulate an internal memo pinpointing Upton's moderate voting record.' (Barton was a contender for the committee chair, though certainly not the only alternative to Upton).
In other words, the GOP House leadership is more concerned with etiquette than with ideology. It would rather have one of the most important committees in the House led by a moderate -- among many other things, Upton opposed extending the Bush tax cuts, opposed cuts to stimulus legislation, favored placing vast swaths of land off-limits to energy exploration, and co-authored the infamous ban on incandescent light bulbs -- than by a conservative who allegedly caused this sorry voting record to come more widely to light.
On this evidence at least, Speaker Boehner and his fellow old bulls seem more committed to preserving a club-like House than to pursuing conservative goals and principles steadfastly."
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