Posted on 10/08/2015 7:39:10 PM PDT by Rockitz
WASHINGTON – Some on Capitol Hill believe that House Speaker Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) is going to attempt to remain in his position through mid-December.
The election to replace outgoing Boehner was unexpectedly and indefinitely postponed Thursday after front-runner and current Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) pulled out of the race.
Boehner has said that he plans to stay on as Speaker until a new Speaker is elected. That is a reversal from his previous decision to resign from Congress and the Speakership on Oct. 30.
If Boehner tries to stay in office past Oct. 30, his previously scheduled resignation date, it’s likely that conservatives who put together a plan that led to his resignation will pull the trigger on a move that would forcibly remove the Speaker from office. Sources close to the effort—which hinges around a motion to vacate the chair, a fancy term for removing Boehner as Speaker of the House immediately—confirm to Breitbart News they will likely forcibly remove Boehner if he tries anything unsavory in the next few weeks.
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Did I hear correctly that Paul Ryan might have been considering it but may not want to do so. Who else is being mentioned? Was this a plot by Boehner to make the tea party wing put up or shut up, knowing they can’t get enough votes. Apparently B has said he will stay until his replacement is voted. Since Speaker is third in line in the Presidency, it might not be good to have such a vacancy. Anyone see Madam Secretary this week?
Like Barry, he has no plan to ever leave.
Yep. Watch what this lying, cheating weasel does. He feels the K-Street Gravy Train drying up for himself and his GOPe cronies so he'll start shopping democRAT votes for whoever he selects as Speaker. It's a page out of his old playbook to bypass the conservatives.
Did I hear correctly that Paul Ryan might have been considering it but may not want to do so. Who else is being mentioned? Was this a plot by Boehner to make the tea party wing put up or shut up, knowing they can’t get enough votes. Apparently B has said he will stay until his replacement is voted. Since Speaker is third in line in the Presidency, it might not be good to have such a vacancy. Anyone see Madam Secretary this week?
Sorry about the repost. This site froze up on my computer last night, and it didn’t look like this had posted so I hit it again.
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