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John Boehner just sacrificed his career for the good of the Republican Party
Washington Post ^
| September 25, 2015
| Chris Cillizza
Posted on 09/25/2015 3:07:29 PM PDT by detective
The stunning decision by House Speaker John Boehner to resign from office in October is a sign of not only his inability to lead a congressional party riven between its establishment and tea party wings, but also the toll fighting that fight has taken on him -- and the GOP more broadly.
Almost since the day he became speaker -- following the tea party-led takeover of Congress in the 2010 midterm elections -- Boehner had been caught betwixt and between. His roots were firmly in the establishment end of the party, having spent decades in Congress and moving up the leadership chain not once but twice.
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I don't think Boehner ever wanted the Speakers job and wanted to quit for years. The Pope's visit was the only thing that made him want to stay and now Boehner is happy to leave.
The MSM twist is that Boehner is a victim of the conservatives. Boehner is good. Conservatives are bad.
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posted on
09/25/2015 3:07:29 PM PDT
by
detective
To: detective
Watch him fund planned parenthood and obamacare before he walks out the door.
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posted on
09/25/2015 3:10:17 PM PDT
by
GregoTX
(Cruzader)
To: detective
The ONLY thing he’s done right...
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posted on
09/25/2015 3:10:19 PM PDT
by
Mr. K
(If it is HilLIARy -vs- Jeb! then I am writing-in Palin/Cruz)
To: detective
Not quite, Chris. Conservatives just sacrificed Boehner for the good of the Republic.
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posted on
09/25/2015 3:10:36 PM PDT
by
norwaypinesavage
(The Stone Age did not end because we ran out of stones)
To: detective
More rubbish from WaPo! He resigned before he was tossed out.
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posted on
09/25/2015 3:10:52 PM PDT
by
teletech
To: detective
What career? Career panty waist? Career appeaser to an ignorant communist dictator wannabe? Career gutless, immoral, crybaby loser?
To: detective
Nothing like a rabid liberal telling us the motives of a RHINO. Get lost Chris, go back to your bloviating on Hugh Hewitt’s show.
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posted on
09/25/2015 3:12:12 PM PDT
by
Fungi
To: detective
BS. He was part of the coup that ousted Newt. Karma just caught up with him.
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posted on
09/25/2015 3:12:30 PM PDT
by
gov_bean_ counter
(Beware the Wisconsin Weasel - GOPe Plan B)
To: GregoTX
Remember - he can’t do it without Republicans.
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posted on
09/25/2015 3:13:08 PM PDT
by
Ray76
To: detective
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| Yep! Major BS! Even Broke one of the meters! |
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posted on
09/25/2015 3:13:20 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: detective
Don’t cry for me Boehnertina.
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posted on
09/25/2015 3:13:41 PM PDT
by
MUDDOG
To: detective
The headline presumes he fights Obama on his way out the door.
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posted on
09/25/2015 3:13:45 PM PDT
by
G Larry
(Vote Hillary! Pro-Abortion Socialist)
To: detective
Saint Boehner. No, I don’t think so.
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posted on
09/25/2015 3:14:14 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: detective
"..the toll fighting that fight'''" Good Gravy!....He was weeping and bending over the day he became Speaker.
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posted on
09/25/2015 3:14:27 PM PDT
by
digger48
(ars)
To: detective
Oh for Pete's Sake!!!!!!!!!!
Boehner quit because he KNEW he wasn't doing the job people put him in that position to do...he has NO ONE to blame but himself...
And these lib rags can be used to wipe up the crap in the gutters of every city in America, that is how useful they are!!!
Get a life, libs you have done enough damage to this Country and WE aren't going to let you do anymore and if you don't like it, take the same door out as boehner did and don't let it hit you in the butt on the way out!!!
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posted on
09/25/2015 3:14:29 PM PDT
by
HarleyLady27
(I have such happy days, and hope you do to!)
To: detective
The Pope's visit was the only thing that made him want to stay and now Boehner is happy to leave.
You took that from another thread didn't you?......With that being said, why would boehner want to be in the attendance of the Pope? Nothing to gain and no selfies allowed...........
To: HarleyLady27
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posted on
09/25/2015 3:17:15 PM PDT
by
sanjuanbob
(Skeptic)
To: Hot Tabasco
You took that from another thread didn’t you.
No. It was my observation.
To: Hot Tabasco
With that being said, why would boehner want to be in the attendance of the Pope? He could sniff the Holy Clothes and lick where the Holy feet stepped.
Like all the millions of other fans want to do.
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posted on
09/25/2015 3:19:54 PM PDT
by
humblegunner
(NOW with even more AWESOMENESS)
To: teletech
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posted on
09/25/2015 3:20:15 PM PDT
by
sauropod
(I am His and He is mine.)
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