I'm not quite sure why they re-elected him as Speaker when he's done such a crap job to date. Of course, there are shouts to blame "TEA", but "TEA" is what is holding this country together. I am more confident of this than ever before.
Can John Boehner survive as House Speaker after DHS debacle?With just minutes to spare, Congress and President Obama passed a one-week spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security. It was a big setback for Speaker John Boehner, who lost 52 fellow Republicans on the bill he had pushed.
Being elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives by his Republican peers should have been the happy culmination of a long congressional career for Rep. John Boehner. Telling his story about rising from modest circumstances – the second of 12 children in a working-class Ohio family – to become a legislative leader and second in order of presidential succession frequently brought tears to his eyes...
...The stunning House defeat of a three-week spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security exposed Boehner's weakness in the face of rebellious GOP conservatives – 52 of whom went against him.
It also demonstrated his need to rely on Democrats at critical moments as the minority party's agreement to a one-week spending bill helped the speaker get it over the finish line with only hours to spare before a threatened agency shutdown. President Barack Obama signed the bill shortly before midnight.
The Hill newspaper called Friday night’s vote “a humiliating defeat” for Boehner.
Friday night’s close call on DHS funding also highlights the rift between House and Senate – both controlled by the GOP as a result of last November’s elections...
The stunning House defeat of a three-week spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security exposed Boehner's weakness in the face of rebellious GOP conservatives – 52 of whom went against him.
It also demonstrated his need to rely on Democrats at critical moments as the minority party's agreement to a one-week spending bill helped the speaker get it over the finish line with only hours to spare before a threatened agency shutdown. President Barack Obama signed the bill shortly before midnight.
The Hill newspaper called Friday night’s vote “a humiliating defeat” for Boehner.
Friday night’s close call on DHS funding also highlights the rift between House and Senate – both controlled by the GOP as a result of last November’s elections...
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