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.
CALL YOUR REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMEN THIS MORNING! Tell their office that we INSIST that the election for Speaker be done by SECRET Ballot; else we are likely to have Boehner, or another milquetoast appeaser foist upon us by the Republican establishment. If a Representative knows that the RNC is taking names, they won’t have the balls to vote against them, because they need their money for re-election. HAS to be secret ballot.
ALLEN WEST FOR SPEAKER!!!!
Though your wording is accurate, it portrays inaccuracy.
Mr.Newt and the House worked out a budget which greatly cut the deficit, and promoted growth in the US, which after much crying by Clinton was signed into law. That budget essentially remained in force until 9/11.
It was a remarkable feat of resolve by Mr.Newt and his House, which has not been accomplished at another time in the past century.
Mr.Newt is not an angel, and I don’t believe he has the best “conservative” credentials, but to deny his accomplishments is disingenuous and approaching deceitful.
I certainly hope they rid us of that traitorous drunk.
LLS
Dang good point.
LLS
I agree but he does have a problem with running his mouth and saying things that are opposed to what we stand for. I guess just about anyone with a spine that does not have a drinking problem would be better than the weeper. I could handle Newt. He would make obama’s world miserable.
LLS
It seems that our problem is not only Boehner AND his lieutenants but a majority of the Republican members themselves. I don’t think the Republican primary voters will ever figure it out.
Yes! Trey Gowdy would get my vote (also possibly Jason Chaffetz of Utah).
I don't want to hear anything about who's "next in line" or whose "turn" it is. Put a freakin' PIT BULL in there for Speaker of the House!
The vote is happening now....11:41 Central time....Cantor voted for Boehner.
Yep. Newt changes with the wind.
I would have voted for Newt over Romney, but am disgusted with his after election analysis. He wants to make it official to change the Republicans into Dem Lites.
I want NEITHER. Why are they only choices? Hoyer
is an idiot
His 2020 supporters will remind us that he was instrumental in writing the Contract With America, call him the “true fiscal conservative and Reaganesque visionary in the race”, and retroactively claim that “Boehner-led Republicans were doing a FANTASTIC job fighting for us and enacting BOLD conservative legislation UNTIL a RINO-led coup unceremoniously removed him from power in early 2013”.
(Hey, history revisionism worked well for another former GOP speaker. All Boenher needs to replicate it now is have a mistress he’s hiding.) ;-)
So four no votes, plus 2 for West, 1 for Amash, 1 for Cantor, 1 for Labrador, 1 for Jordan, 1 for Walker = 11 GOP defections
VOTING NOW .....
Oh But wouldn’t it awesome! I would have to watch the state of the unions just to watch him roll his eyes....
They’re in the S’s and 13 for others. Looking like Boehner has it.
Just damn.
Breaking: Bachmann votes for Boehner
Live video of House vote for Speaker...
http://www.c-span.org/Events/House-Gavels-In-First-Session-of-113th-Congress/10737436964-3/
..and she puts him over the top.
What a HUGE disappointment ..... This is just a waste of our time. They are all in bed together.
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