Report: Defund Planned Parenthood push in Congress could end Boehner’s time as Speaker

hotair.com ^ | 9/24/15 | Taylor Millard

[cotton1706]

House Speaker John Boehner’s time with the big gavel may be coming to an end in the next week or so. The Hill reports some Republican lawmakers think they have a shot at getting Boehner out, if the government shutdown over the funding of Planned Parenthood doesn’t happen.

“That’s what tells you there’s something afoot. You know there’s some drops of blood in the water, because all the sharks are starting to circle,” said one conservative lawmaker who backs Boehner’s ouster.

The key word in all this is “may” because there’s no guarantee it will happen. North Carolina Congressman Mark Meadows does have a measure on trying to get the speaker position vacated so there can be a new one, but that takes votes. Whether that’s the case or not depends on the source. Boehner says he does, but South Carolina Congressman Mick Mulvaney says otherwise because he isn’t sure how Democrats would vote. Of course, Boehner decided to make some pretty laughable comments about his tenure as a Congressman to POLITICO last weekend (emphasis mine).

“Garbage men get used to the smell of bad garbage. Prisoners learn how to become prisoners, all right? You can teach yourself to do anything, especially if you’re committed to a cause. I came to Washington to fight for a smaller, less costly and more accountable government…I don’t think they understand I’m as conservative as they are. When I voted regularly, I had the eighth most conservative voting record in Congress. And the idea that I’m the establishment, that I’m some RINO, is just laughable. It really is.”

[dadfly]

i know. the senate was always no use. you need conservatives. we’ve only had 2 or 3 true conservatives forever.

we did the most with it in 2008 when the gope was frightened to death of the people and obama at the same time. ironic but you can do the most with the gope when it’s weakest.

the real chance was 2010. boehner killed just us starting with the lame duck.

lee, he’s alright. like cruz. just can’t really do anything against the gope in the senate unless you’ve got mr.-smith goes-to-washington-type courage. just not there anymore.

[dadfly]

yeah. or now even scott walker. he’s great at herding legislators.

[octex]

why couldn’t they vote either rand/cruz/rubio for senate leader?
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What does that have to do with the Speaker of the House position?

I agree that the post turtle McConnell should be replaced.

[octex]

I don’t think Allen West is a member of Congress anymore.
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Speaker of the House does not have to be an elected member of Congress.