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House Speaker John Boehner is under fierce attack from conservatives in the blogosphere and on Twitter over his “purge” of several conservatives from top congressional committees, as well as for his offer to fend off the fiscal cliff.
“#purgeboehner,” tweeted Michelle Malkin, following committee changes that hit members, including Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-Kan.) and Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.).
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“Boehner, GOP leaders purge conservatives from powerful committees; update: Boehner scoffs,” read a headline at Breitbart.com.
“Tomorrow we should all call John Boehner’s office to remind him to call Congressman Amash,” tweeted RedState.com’s Erick Erickson.
The fiscal cliff deal Boehner laid out this week also received a chilly reception on social media.
“One party proposes 800 billion in tax increases,” wrote Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Facebook. “In an effort to counter them and continue to be the “low tax, small government” party, the other party’s leadership proposes….wait for it…800 billion in tax increases. As my good friend Jim DeMint says, if you are speeding toward a cliff at 80mph, putting on the cruise control is not really a viable solution.”
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), for his part, also turned to the web to bash Boehner.
“Speaker Boehner’s offer of an $800 billion tax hike will destroy jobs and allow politicians in Washington to spend even more,” he tweeted.
Matt Kibbe, the president of the conservative group FreedomWorks, told CNN Tuesday that Boehner should offer something “more substantial.”
“I think (Boehner) is negotiating with himself,” Kibbe said. “I wish Republicans would lay out a more substantial vision.”
