GOPers blast Republican Study Committee staffer Paul Teller for undermining John Boehner debt plan

[arendt]

Source: NY Daily News

The GOP's civil war over the debt limit exploded Wednesday, with rank-and-filers calling for the scalp of the Republican Study Committee's top staffer.

The aide, Paul Teller, was slammed for sending emails encouraging conservative groups to lobby against House Speaker John Boehner's debt ceiling proposal, The Hill newspaper reported.

Rep. Jim Jordan, chairman of the RSC, apologized for Teller's emails in a closed-door meeting with other Republican congressmen.

Some lawmakers began to chant, "fire him, fire him!," in reference to Teller, the executive director of the RSC, Politico reported.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2011/07/27/2011-07-27_gopers_blast_republican_study_committee_staffer_paul_teller_for_undermining_john.html

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I love the blowback. GOP tactics applied to the GOP.

I hope they all rip each other to pieces.

[Liberalynn]

1. It can't happen soon enough.

I hope his plan fails.

[iwishiwas]

2. ok. so this is the conservative caucus...........now I understand the conmotion....

...."This has never been - and never will be - the way we do business at the RSC. We apologize to everyone affected, and we have already taken steps to ensure that it never happens again."

Teller and other RSC aides had sent an email to outside groups urging them to "kill the Boehner deal." It identified lawmakers for the conservative organizations to target.

"We need statements coming up to the Hill every hour of the day in mounting opposition to the plan. If we keep this from ever coming to the floor, we have a greater chance of victory than defeating a vote on the floor," the e-mail read.

The RSC is a caucus of more than 170 Republican House members, and is widely known for its conservative politics............

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2011/07/27/2011-07-27_gopers_blast_republican_study_committee_staffer_paul_teller_for_undermining_john.html#ixzz1TLlvbHU5

[tanyev]

3. Tighten up that circle! OK, now ready.....aim......

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