Let’s see… They regularly voted against how the party leadership needed t hem to vote. They often spoke about GOP leadership as unworthy of their position when even the hint of compromise with Democrats looked possible. They are more concerned about their ideological dogma than about the legislative process. They are now surprised that leadership finds them expendable. And they believe that their votes are needed by Boehner for his reelection as Speaker. NOT! Welcome to the world of being made a political example.

Three Republican lawmakers who say they were removed from committee assignments without explanation fired off a letter to House Speaker John Boehner on Friday demanding answers.

“After learning of our removal, it came to our attention that a scorecard was presented to the Steering Committee to make the case for our removal from those committees,” the freshmen lawmakers wrote.

via Booted from plum committee seats, three GOP reps want answers – CNN Political Ticker – CNN.com Blogs.