massive failure for speaker boehner...House Votes to Cancel F-35 Jet Engine Program

[spanone]

he didn't get his way, will he cry?


WASHINGTON — In a sign that some freshman Republicans are willing to cut military spending, the House voted 233-198 on Wednesday to cancel an alternate fighter jet engine that the Bush and Obama administrations had tried to kill for the last five years.

The vote was another instance in which some of the new legislators, including members of the Tea Party, broke ranks with the House speaker, John A. Boehner, a Republican from Ohio, where the engine provided more than 1,000 jobs.

Many of the 87 freshman Republicans in the House had initially been hesitant to trim military spending as part of their drive to reduce the budget deficit.

But after forcing Mr. Boehner and other Republican leaders to propose greater cuts in domestic programs, the freshmen agreed last week to include $16 billion in military cuts in this year’s spending bill.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/17/us/politics/17-f-35-engine.html?hp=&pagewanted=print

[LiberalEsto]

1. Maybe they'll need to hold a few bake sales

if they really really want their jet engines. :evilgrin:

:woohoo:

[Renew Deal]

6. lol

:rofl:

[GSLevel9]

2. this was a good test

to see if the teabaggers could walk the "budget" walk and ignore the neocon MIC elements in the pub party.

[handmade34]

3. good

it was merely welfare for GE and they really don't meet the income requirements for welfare

[spanone]

4. it was also in boehners state and he couldn't deliver the bacon....

he cannot herd the cats

[malaise]

5. K & R

Great news

[AnOhioan]

7. Good that Boehner failed...better that an un-needed piece....

of military hardware was canceled.

[Blue Owl]

8. Impotence and Incompetence

Boner's the total package!

[madrchsod]

9. two different engines for one jet?

think of trying to maintain these jets. that cost alone would be enough to kill the program.

[luvspeas]

10. Score one for Rachael!!!!...

This issue was on Monday's Rachael Maddow Show!!!:toast: :bounce: :fistbump: :patriot: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[craigmatic]

11. If this was a parlimentary system Boner whould've been forced to step down.

How many votes has he lost so far?

[hughee99]

12. Good news... unless you're one of the 1000+ people in Ohio

who may lose their jobs.

[spanone]

13. correct, but expensive jobs...

Wednesday’s vote to cancel the alternate engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter would cut an additional $450 million and save up to $3 billion over the next several years.

[hughee99]

15. Probably, some might call them "high paying".

In any case, the 1000+ workers is just OHIO's portion. How many workers in other states will be affected as well?

[global1]

14. How Did Boner Vote On This?........nt

[udbcrzy2]

16. Did he cry? n/t

[AndyTiedye]

17. The High Speed Rail that Ohio's Governor Rejected Would Have Provided At Least as Many Jobs