A new sign of turmoil over the neo-con ran House is emerging. This time the
moderate Republicans are showing concern over the leadership of the House and
feel that the agenda being pushed by Tom Delay, Dennis Hassert and Roy Blunt
does not fulfill the agenda of the entire Republican party.

Five-term Republican Rep. Charles Bass said this week his party’s leaders
in the House of Representatives are more concerned about their own pet
projects than the GOP’s “fundamental principles.”

Bass, co-chair of a group of about 35 moderate House Republicans called
the “Tuesday Group,” is calling for new elections in leadership next year
“so we have a fresh slate of officers outside of the speaker for the next
session of the Congress.”

His comments came in interviews yesterday with the New Hampshire Union
Leader and on Monday with Boston radio station WBUR-FM.

He said he is not interested in running for a leadership post himself and
was not specifically calling for anyone in leadership to be “thrown out.” He
also said he has no specific action in mind to try to force a vote.

“I’m not starting a movement. I’m not leading a revolution,” Bass said.
“I’m just stating an opinion.”

Bass noted that he has expressed concern about the direction of the
Republican Party in Washington “all along, but the difference is that
Republicans are now down and everyone is listening to this sort of thing.”

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This exemplifies the problems we have seen with the neo-con clowns running
the show. They are pushing an agenda to the extreme right which is forcing the
Democrats to go more to the left and its leaving the moderates, which represent
most Americans, out in the cold. Just looking at the problems facing the neo-con
backed budget cuts shows that the House leadership is out of touch with the
mainstream. After all, it has been common practice for Delay to get votes
extended so he can wheel and deal to pass bills. Even since he has stepped down
as majority leader, he still has the power to twist arms. That power could be
fading as more moderate Republicans stand up and speak out against his agenda
though.