Boehner wouldn't be surprised if Clinton 'has to withdraw'

[mystery-ak]

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/279701-boehner-talks-cruz-trump-at-salt-conference

May 12, 2016, 01:23 pm
Boehner wouldn't be surprised if Clinton 'has to withdraw'
By Rebecca Savransky

Former Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Thursday took shots at Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and said he wouldn't be surprised if Hillary Clinton ends up withdrawing from the presidential race.

Addressing the SALT Conference in Las Vegas, the former Speaker suggested that Democrats might have to turn to Vice President Biden to be their 2016 nominee.

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[Relic]

Did he cry when he said it?

[mountaineer]

Considering Bonehead's close personal relationship with Obammy, who cares about his opinion?

[Oceander]

Why would she do that?

[r9etb]

Considering Bonehead's close personal relationship with Obammy, who cares about his opinion?

Well, maybe we might care -- it could be that Boehner is hearing things from people in positions to know.

It's silly to auto-ignore people just because you don't like them....

[mountaineer]

Well, maybe we might care -- it could be that Boehner is hearing things from people in positions to know.

It's silly to auto-ignore people just because you don't like them....

Or maybe that's not at all what I said. 

[libertybele]

Boehner has lost all credibility since stepping down from Speaker of the House. He makes a comment about Clinton, but also takes shots at Cruz?  Why??  Cruz is in the Senate ... why would someone in the House take such issue with him?  Let's see...Cruz is intelligent, a Constitutional Conservative with enormous integrity and backbone and Boehner is a RINO with no integrity who seems to solve his problems with the bottle.  Perhaps Boehner was hoping he would be the next president?   

[r9etb]

OK, then what does "who cares about his opinion" actually mean, then?

Because it sure looks like an "auto-ignore because you don't like him" to me....

[Mechanicos]

There are rumors Hillary may have serious enough health issues to force her to step down.

[r9etb]

There are rumors Hillary may have serious enough health issues to force her to step down.

Those rumors have been around for a long time, though. 

"Health reasons" would certainly be a face-saving way for her to drop out, and one could certainly imagine that the political deal would be to choose between that and an indictment.

But suppose she refuses, according to the old the Clinton strategy from back in the Monica Lewinksi days: "we'll just have to win, then."

The political calculus then would be based on whether it's less damaging to Democrats to suppress the indictment and deal with the leaks that follow; or to let it go through and find a different candidate. 

The decision is not necessarily a slam-dunk, but given that the Democrat alternative at this point pretty has to be Bernie Sanders, and given also that the media will still cover for Hillary regardless.... my money would be on suppressing the indictment.

But maybe her health really is that bad....?

[BuckeyeTexan]

I'd be surprised.

[libertybele]

Perhaps Johnny's conscious is getting the best of him. Boehner himself is not without corruption; I believe he dodged the bullet with Benghazi ... he knows exactly what happened and he knew about weapons being smuggled out of Libya into the hands of Syrian rebels by the CIA. I also believe he cut some kind of deal with Clinton and Obama. 

[DiogenesLamp]

There are rumors Hillary may have serious enough health issues to force her to step down.

I think there is a good chance she's going to stroke out.   She doesn't have much self control,  and she's not used to people mocking her in public.    Also that indictment thing has got to be very worrisome for her. 


I think Donald Trump is going to give her apoplexy.   She is going to get the "Rosie O'Donald"  treatment,  and she's not going to handle it well. 


 

[verga]

The political calculus then would be based on whether it's less damaging to Democrats to suppress the indictment and deal with the leaks that follow; or to let it go through and find a different candidate. 

The decision is not necessarily a slam-dunk, but given that the Democrat alternative at this point pretty has to be Bernie Sanders, and given also that the media will still cover for Hillary regardless.... my money would be on suppressing the indictment.

But maybe her health really is that bad....?

If Hillary is out the convention will be a free for all with Slow uncle Joe Biden swooping in to save the day.

[r9etb]

If Hillary is out the convention will be a free for all with Slow uncle Joe Biden swooping in to save the day.

The Sanders vs. Biden dynamic would be extraordinarily fun to watch, in that case.

And the Creepy Uncle Joe meme would be a killer.

[A-Lert]

I think there is a good chance she's going to stroke out.   She doesn't have much self control,  and she's not used to people mocking her in public.    Also that indictment thing has got to be very worrisome for her. 


I think Donald Trump is going to give her apoplexy.   She is going to get the "Rosie O'Donald"  treatment,  and she's not going to handle it well.

After the convention when Trumps numbers keep climbing and Hillary's continue to decline, rather than face the humiliation of defeat, Hillary will withdraw for "health concerns".