Will Boehner Survive??

[libertybele]

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...

http://news.yahoo.com/john-boehner-survive-house-speaker-dhs-debacle-164000475.html

[evadR]

Does any true conservative want the orange man to survive?

To quote a famous conservative, "I Hope He Fails".

[libertybele]

As the people become more and more disgusted with lack of true leadership from the GOPe, they hopefully will begin to change their tune and what a wonderful example of ousting Boehner would be.

[libertybele]

In all reality it would be very difficult to remove him and a Speaker has never been ousted midstream.  With any luck, maybe he'll just resign.

[sinkspur]

You tpers are stupid beyond belief.

What do you expect to happen?  Do you actually think the Senate will pass a defunding of DHS?  That Obama would sign it?

This is just like the Obamacare defunding, which even ringmaster Ted Cruz now admits was destined to fail. Obama is not going to sign something that removes one of his pet EOs. Won't happen.

And yet, the hair-on-fire tper's think that, somehow, if they just wish and grunt hard enough, he'll bow to their will.

You know what the definition of insanity is?  You tper's are insane, carried out five decimal places.

[libertybele]

You tpers are stupid beyond belief.

What do you expect to happen?  Do you actually think the Senate will pass a defunding of DHS?  That Obama would sign it?

This is just like the Obamacare defunding, which even ringmaster Ted Cruz now admits was destined to fail. Obama is not going to sign something that removes one of his pet EOs. Won't happen.

And yet, the hair-on-fire tper's think that, somehow, if they just wish and grunt hard enough, he'll bow to their will.

You know what the definition of insanity is?  You tper's are insane, carried out five decimal places.

Interesting what your definition of insanity is.  My definition of insanity is that of those who call themselves Republicans who find fault with Constitutional Conservatives (aka TEA).  Somehow allowing a president to dismantle the Constitution and side stepping Congress is ok, but yet when TEA demands that our president and elected officials be held responsible that is called "insanity".

Now, just who are you calling insane again?   

[Fishrrman]

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The first "Lame Duck Majority" Congress in the history of the United States...

[libertybele]

535 members of Congress who are pros at playing the blame game and a president who continues to do whatever he wants.  If that isn't a definition of a government out of control I don't know what is.

[sinkspur]

Interesting what your definition of insanity is.  My definition of insanity is that of those who call themselves Republicans who find fault with Constitutional Conservatives (aka TEA).  Somehow allowing a president to dismantle the Constitution and side stepping Congress is ok, but yet when TEA demands that our president and elected officials be held responsible that is called "insanity".

Now, just who are you calling insane again?   

You.

You can't stop Obama with these foolish shutdowns. Apparently you don't know that.
How many shutdowns are you willing to try before you realize they won't work?

[240B]

As many as it takes.

This is a political War, on America.

Stop denying it. We are at War with the Klan that currently controls the government.

And Obama is nothing but their stupid little puppet boy.