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...Part of the problem is that both Boehner and Representative Roy Blunt, the No. 2 House Republican, have long ties to the Bush Administration. Their initial inclination to support Paulson was greeted by a rebellion on the right. And the fact that both leaders eventually supported the compromise bill that almost two-thirds of their members opposed was viewed as a major betrayal of the movement by many conservative activists. "The incompetence of Boehner and Blunt and their team is beyond belief," says Richard Viguerie, head of ConservativeHQ.com. "For the good of their party and the good of their country...
...While most of the GOP conference didn't want to vote for the bill, they also did not believe their leaders would let it fail. Some members emerged from the vote shell-shocked and blamed Boehner for not twisting more arms. "Conclusion: the leadership needs to work the votes and get it done. It was disappointing," says Representative George Radonovich of California, the only Republican who switched his vote from no to yes during the vote. Boehner's initial clumsy attempt to blame the bill's defeat in part on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's partisan speech before the vote...
...hopeful sign for Boehner - and Wall Street - Shaddeg, an influential conservative voice on Capitol Hill, now looks likely to vote yes this time around. "Much as I would like to see much more dramatic changes, there comes a point in time where we've got to send the signal to the U.S. markets, U.S. consumers and world markets that we're dealing with this," Shadegg told the Washington Post. "I'm inclined to hold my nose and vote yes." Republicans, however, may not be the only hurdle for a successful vote; some fiscally conservative, moderate Democrats are not happy about...
...Hensarling is the current chairman (and Pence a former chairman) of the Republican Study Committee, a 100-plus-member group of fiscal conservatives in the House who helped sink the bailout bill on Monday. Pence challenged Boehner in the battle two years ago to replace Tom DeLay as minority leader but now says he is no longer interested in a leadership position, a sentiment echoed by Hensarling...
...Boehner himself was once a bomb thrower, the only remaining member of the Gang of Seven - a band of young conservative members who delighted in harassing the Democratic majority in the early 1990s. But in recent years, he's become more of a moderate, elected to lead his conference on a platform of bipartisanship. As the top Republican on the Education and Workforce Committee, he worked with Democrats to pass No Child Left Behind and the Pension Protection...