Posted on 09/22/2015 9:41:30 AM PDT by cotton1706
Speaker John Boehner's future was on Rep. Henry Cuellar's mind when he was speaking with fellow House Democrats last week.
The question they were mulling: Would they throw Boehner a lifeline and save his job if he needed their votes to survive?
"Heck yes!" Cuellar said in an interview when asked if he'd consider it.
The Texas Democrat is one of more than a dozen House Democrats who told CNN they'd be willing to vote to keep Boehner in place if he faces a rebellion from the tea party wing of his caucus this fall. In interviews, a number of Democrats said they would use the dilemma as leverage to demand Boehner take a list of unspecified actions before casting a vote to spare his speakership.
The openness of Democrats to help the Ohio Republican could give Boehner more breathing room as he faces a revolt from roughly two dozen House conservatives who are plotting how to boot him from his position because, they believe, he has not taken a more confrontational line with President Barack Obama.
"If you look clinically at every instance in which John Boehner was in trouble with his own caucus, you'll notice that Democrats were always there to put things over the top," said Rep. Steve Israel, a New York Democrat and close ally of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. "I, for one, would work with him so long as he's doing the right thing for the country and meeting us half-way on the values and priorities that we have."
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Of course!
OH yeah, I almost forgot. How does Boehner refer to us?
We’re “garbage”.
Of course they will save him, otherwise, the Repubs might actually vote in a leader who would actually fight the Dems rather than just constantly give in. But then, what do I know since most Repubs in congress seem to have no conservative backbone so maybe it wouldn’t matter.
Bring it to a vote. Let the democrats save him. Use the vote against those who would vote with the democrats for Speaker in the primaries.
Of course they are when he does their bidding without question. As another poster said; he is more loyal to them than to his own party. Especially his base.
The House conservatives need to follow through on their treat and make the Democrats save their liberal Republicans, thus showing the collusion, corruption and one party rule for what it really is.
But I seriousness doubt the on their knees Republican party loving slaves would bat an eye. Their masters would not be pleased. However it might wake up a few more conservatives to the big lie that is the Republican wing of the uniparty.
Cuellar says yes, “mayonnaise hair” Washerwoman Schultz says no.
Who to believe?
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And a pox on all who put Boner in office in the first place!
He is a proven Demonrat.
Which is why there will be absolutely no government shutdown Oct. 01. Boehner is compromised to the point the opposition is now his best friend.
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