Posted on 01/02/2013 5:08:45 PM PST by drewh
I have confirmed with a group of Congressmen that House Speaker John Boehner will not be reelected Speaker tomorrow.
He will either resign or be forced out tomorrow.
Only 17 members are needed to block Speaker Boehner's election tomorrow. A Speaker needs an absolute majority of all votes cast for a specific person.
If no one has a majority, the House is speakerless. I've confirmed these rules with the House Parliamentarian.
Yep..sounds like the little weenie is posturing to take Boehner’s seat. I say Trey Gowdy or Michelle Bachman. Of course...my absolute choice would be Mark Levin!!
Agree totally! He can’t explain conservative principles to save his life either!
Hensarling is no longer on the Leadership team. Cathy McMorris Rodgers took his spot. She voted w/ JB. As did Greg Walden (the only other Leadership member to do so).
http://www.gop.gov/republicans/leadership
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll659.xml
How is this not a stinging indictment on JB?
Ignore this. The guy’s a flake with unnamed sources who has already contradicted this story himself. Doesn’t belong in breaking news, but whatcha gonna do?
How about Jason Chaffetz? Ya might have to check his record. Just damn.
“Is there anything that stops Pelosi from instructing House Dems to vote for Boehner and keep him where he is??”
Even The Great One, at times, can be too clever by half.
I don’t give a damn about Newt’s personal life. What matters to me is his record, and as Speaker, he proved himself to be a mediocre leader at best. He’s as bad as Boehner in that regard. He’s great at giving lectures, but when it comes to actually getting it done, he’s always AWOL. And today he paints this revisionist history of how he single-handedly balanced the budget four years in a row, which is complete BS. Not one single year of his entire House career was our budget ever in balance. Noot is only a legend in his own mind. His leadership ability sucks, and his latest Presidential campaing is evidence of that.
I thought that was the way it is, but was unsure.
Louie Gohmert
You haven’t offered anything to refute them. If Gingrich’s own supporters can’t offer any defense except name-calling, that’s an indictment. There are hundred of article on Free Republic about the impeachment and his romance with Pelosi. You are going to take the Clinton tactic, that it depends on what the meaning of is is? What exactly do you like about that guy?
He would be great too!
Lankford replaced Price? Wow, I didn’t know that. This marks the first time I have ever seen Price go against Boehner. Now I know why. It wasn’t on principle. It was because Boehner took his spot away.
This is wonderful
too bad it wasn’t a few days ago, but still GREAT news!
idk how I feel about gingrich but anyone is better!
good riddance boner
If SOMEONE doesn't force SPENDING CUTS then there really is NO hope.
Yes, Article 2, US Constitution, the President MUST be a “natural born Citizen.”
Whatever .....
Make it so and draft Newt Gingrich for speaker.
Newt has a lot to offer us in these most trying times. The lady is probably very nice, but he needs to leave her in his audience more and not push her on us. Just a shade or two too stark looking for me.
WEST is the BEST!
oh that would be wonderful :)
No way, Marriage is forever, bleach or no bleach, and Newt has finally gotten marriage right!
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