Posted on 09/25/2015 2:55:39 AM PDT by cotton1706
House Speaker Rep. John Boehner still won’t be able to win reelection without Democratic votes, Breitbart News has learned, and he has abandoned yet another plan to try to embarrass conservatives seeking his ouster, which he was going to move forward with on Friday.
The day after Pope Francis addressed the Congress for the first time—in front of a teary-eyed Boehner—the Speaker had planned to move forward by bringing forth a resolution to vacate the chair, then holding a vote for his reelection intended to prove he had widespread support in the GOP conference.
But just as when Rep. Mark Meadows first introduced the measure, Boehner quickly learned again that he does not have enough support in the House GOP conference to win re-election and called off still-preliminary plans to hold the vote on Friday. A senior House GOP aide confirmed to Breitbart News that Boehner considered this strategy again—after it failed before the August recess—and pulled the plug on Thursday when he realized he didn’t have enough support. That doesn’t mean he still won’t go through with something like that, and anything is possible. But for now, Boehner looks as weak as he’s ever been in the speakership chair—and could eventually need to depend on Democrats to win reelection.
Boehner’s spokeswoman Emily Schillinger denied this, telling Breitbart News that’s not true.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
more fallout from the Trump Effect as his unabashed rhetoric and neutering of the kommie media triggers a revolt amongst the great unwashed GOP masses and emboldens a few conservative Congress critters to grow a few pairs ...
Boner has just been proven to be the Speaker of the Democrats.
It’s been what, seven of eight years of Continuing Resolutions! Bush signed the last Budget full of Stimuls spending.
Enough!
Bring forward a Budget in line with pre-stimulus spending levels
Most ineffective American leader in modern history.
Unfortunately, that gives him thirty days to slam the Obama agenda through....
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.