Breaking: John Boehner has agreed to stay on as Speaker

Fox News ^ | 10/8/2015 | Bret Baier

[VictoryGal]

Having Talked to several senior aides on Capitol Hill (along with Chris Stirewalt and his sources on the Hill tied to the leadership) here is the picture that is beginning to form.

Speaker John Boehner has agreed to stay on as Speaker--not just until the Caucus nominates someone --but, until that person can confirm 218 votes on the House floor (needed to take the Speaker’s gavel). Short of that – Boehner will stay on for the rest of this Congress and steer legislation that is pending.

[Stand Watch Listen]

[FiddlePig]

The battle for survival of The Constitution is entirely within the GOP. The DemWits long ago sold their souls to the Socialist Serpent. Half the GOP has also. Pray the rebellion will succeed in spite of “Quislings” like B*stard Bonehead and traitor Old McConnell. Long ago former California congressman Bob “B1” Dornan confessed: “America’s a democracy but the Congress is not”. The danger of too much power in too few hands as exhibit A!

[Jeff Chandler]

[Sal]

Perhaps we should be thanking Boner. HE HAS PROBABLY ADDED 10 POINTS TO DONALD TRUMP'S LEAD!

[Rockitz]

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.

[plain talk]

They are scared shiftless of a conservative speaker of the House.

I don't think so. RINOs and dems run this country and conservatives have little power. There are no real conservatives even running for speaker that I can tell.

I think what we have here is just Boehner wanting to select which RINO is speaker. Just my $0.02. I truly wish conservatives had enough power to be feared.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Kudsman]

“Agreed” to stay on? Who the heck asked him to? Pelosi? Good grief !!!!

[SoothingDave]

Time to vote him out.

Yes, that is exactly what he said.

Come up with someone who has the votes. Enough whining and moaning. Find a replacement. Shore up his support.

Or deal with what we have.

[INVAR]

+1, “there is no political solution”.

No. None.

You cannot stop tyranny and despotism via civil means.

While the masses wait for some political 'savior', the entire nation is being set-up for annihilation from within, and without - and the American people pretend not to see it, because they are all infected with a fatal case of Normalcy Bias.

[inkfarmer]

[free_life]

Agreed to stay? Agreed with who? I don’t agree you can stay you drunken corrupt Obam lapboy! Git git outa there!

I never seen a #1 comment removed before, so replied to yours :)

[VTenigma]

Normalcy bias is akin to political correctness.

[dearolddad]

I’m so excited I could just sh*t!!

[JediJones]

Like I said when he first announced he was leaving, it was ONLY because he was sure he had a fellow RINO lined up to replace him.

There’s no way the donors would let him get out with a cushy lobbyist position unless he could guarantee them that.

As usual, though, Boehner miscounted the votes.

[GeorgiaDawg32]

Obama knows. It’s one reason boner votes for him.

[hattend]

Who asked him to stay on? (no, didn’t read the article)

[Lazamataz]

ARE YOU EFFING KIDDING ME

JEEBUS H. CHRISTMAS, WHERE IS CIRRHOSIS OF THE LIVER WHEN YOU NEED IT

[stanne]

I guess the people he works for asked him to stay. The same people who tried to get McCarthy in there. The nameless and shameless pro amnesty monied ones

[Eleutheria5]

With my blessings.