Posted on 09/08/2015 4:38:24 PM PDT by cotton1706
In what is hardly a show of strength, some allies of House Speaker are signalling that this could be Boehner’s last term as Speaker and that he will relinquish the gavel in January 2017. This story is being spread as Boehner is facing a series of hard legislative battles plus an virutally guaranteed attempt to remove him from his position. Via POLITICO:
Figures in his close-knit circle of allies are starting to privately wonder whether he can survive an all-but-certain floor vote this fall to remain speaker of the House. And, for the first time, many top aides and lawmakers in the House do not believe he will run for another term as House leader in 2017.
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“That’s a personal decision he has to make. I don’t know why he would want to, personally,” said Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) 87% (R-Ga.), when asked whether Boehner would run again. “But I do think that he feels, in his heart of hearts, he feels like he’s doing what’s best for this country — regardless of what the political consequences are. That says something about somebody.”
Another ally positions Boehner stepping down as an olive branch:
Some Boehner insiders argue privately that the speaker should announce that this will be his last term as leader, as a way to engender some goodwill and head off any imminent move against him. Others counter that would immediately make Boehner a lame duck and harm his No. 2 and potential successor, House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) 63%, because agitators would have time to organize against the California Republican.
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) 83% has announced that he intends to carry through on his pledge to attempt to unseat Boehner:
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His being speaker causes us pain.
The dumb bastard needs to step down now. Consider all the moves against him as speaker to be a vote of no confidence, which they are.
POS McConnell needs to do the same in the Senate.
So maybe he could drink himself to death...?
Didn’t he buy a house in Florida? I think I heard that in the news. Maybe he can retire soon? This week?
He should take a handful of oxycontins and wash them down with a glass of scotch. That will take care of our pain.
The House should oust him now, and not wait until January 2017.
He need to be removed, not allowed time to do more damage
There is a way he can make it stop, STEP DOWN!
He’s caused too much damage to be allowed to step down with dignity. He should have his ass kicked all the way back to Ohio.
What a big baby.
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/video/report-john-boehners-daughter-marrying-pothead/2327909056001
Hey Boner, just leave and dive into a bottle of scotch. No more pain.
Just resign. That or get fired.
Agreed. Borhner and McConnell have betrayed the American people’s confidencd and need to be removed and charged with treason.
Not good enough. He has done more than enough damage already without giving him another year-plus to carry out Obama’s agenda.
This is an acknowledgment on his part that a real President is not going to tolerate his BS.
This admission means to pile on!
He needs to take his pure white guidon with him when he leaves. The time for “picking and choosing battles” was over once the people of America gave his party both the House and the Senate. Instead, we’re getting our butts kicked on a daily basis by the wimpy, girlymen Democrats. If he and his pals would have fought the Democrats as hard as they fought the Americans in the TEA Party, there wouldn’t be any Democrats up in D.C.
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