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The Post-Boehner Congress and Washington’s Sense of Dread
NY Slimes ^ | 9/26/2015 | JONATHAN WEISMAN and MICHAEL D. SHEAR

Posted on 09/26/2015 12:38:51 PM PDT by vbmoneyspender

At the White House, a stunned President Obama expressed hope for bipartisan progress as turmoil among Republicans ended Representative John A. Boehner’s speakership.

On Capitol Hill, the conservatives who had again felled one of their leaders rallied to name the terms for the next person to wield the speaker’s gavel.

And on Wall Street, fear set in at the prospect of another showdown over the government’s ability to pay its debt, support its export businesses and simply keep its doors open.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


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To: Bratch
Donning flame suit here...

SO, what has Governor Palin done recently besides activism and criticism of elected officials?

The speculation that Boehner is going to be a "lobbyist" is just that, and a mean thing to say, but it did get her attention.

I used to really like her, but this kind of thing is not helpful. I wish she would either do something constructive (like run for office again) or else refrain from useless "blogging", which accomplishes nothing but stirring up anger, which also accomplishes nothing. These are serious times, FRiends.

21 posted on 09/26/2015 1:56:44 PM PDT by 88keys (awaiting inspiration in the Buckeye State, but this is still no time to go wobbly...)
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To: hosepipe

OH..hehe...sorry, you knew that already of course!


22 posted on 09/26/2015 2:01:45 PM PDT by 88keys (awaiting inspiration in the Buckeye State, but this is still no time to go wobbly...)
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To: vbmoneyspender

Isn’t it strange that there is never any
democrat turmoil, no splits, no chaos,
no chasms...it’s all lock step and no one
questions why?


23 posted on 09/26/2015 2:06:10 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: tet68

Isn’t it strange that there is never any democrat turmoil, no splits, no chaos, no chasms...it’s all lock step and no one questions why?


Alls well in the HIVE....


24 posted on 09/26/2015 2:15:57 PM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited (specifically) to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
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To: vbmoneyspender

The Post-Boehner Congress and the NY TIMES’ Sense of Dread


25 posted on 09/26/2015 2:21:04 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: RegulatorCountry; MinuteGal

“Resigning the Speakership is one thing, resigning from Congress entirely is another. Has Boehner fallen so badly in his own home district to prompt this, or is something else at play? It concerns me, what is in store, if Boehner has nothing to lose, and now he doesn’t.”

Yes there is something else at play. Boehner wants to spend most of his time now in Florida, in his new Condo somewhere near Marco Island on the West Coast, and sunbathe himself pure orange while drinking at the local pubs he has already been seen at with some frequency. I think it is as simple as that.


26 posted on 09/26/2015 2:37:08 PM PDT by flaglady47 (TRUMP ROCKS)
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To: hosepipe
They are competitors.. (try to pay attention)

They're buddies, and not attacking each other. (try to pay attention)

Trump's wife shown babysitting Cruz's little girls.

27 posted on 09/26/2015 3:32:32 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republican Freed the Slaves" month.)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

Trump’s wife shown babysitting Cruz’s little girls.


And who woudn’t.. they are the most angelic little girls..
beautiful little creatures... must be special watching them watch daddy speak..

THATS MY DADDY!..... LOL..


28 posted on 09/26/2015 3:35:56 PM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited (specifically) to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
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To: hosepipe

The girls seem to be completely at ease with Mrs Trump.

Cruz’s daughters must be complicit in this charade: “Alright kids, just try not to cry and look terrified of the strange mean lady....just for the picture...OK?”

Well, either that or, they see her often and really like her.


29 posted on 09/26/2015 3:46:13 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republican Freed the Slaves" month.)
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To: vbmoneyspender

“And on Wall Street, fear set in”

Bite it.


30 posted on 09/26/2015 4:09:49 PM PDT by SharpRightTurn (White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

31 posted on 09/26/2015 4:12:58 PM PDT by JediJones (The #1 Must-see Filibuster of the Year: TEXAS TED AND THE CONSERVATIVE CRUZ-ADE)
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To: RegulatorCountry

Well, it would only reduce his potential salary as a high-paid lobbyist if he went back to being a backbencher for a while. Better to quit the game while still the reigning champion.


32 posted on 09/26/2015 4:16:09 PM PDT by JediJones (The #1 Must-see Filibuster of the Year: TEXAS TED AND THE CONSERVATIVE CRUZ-ADE)
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To: JediJones

Love the picture of the future First Lady showing her phone to the future Vice President’s daughters.


33 posted on 09/26/2015 4:17:34 PM PDT by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: hosepipe
"The dread is (( IF )) an actual conservative becomes Speaker..

MANY things will change.. a cold chill will go up many legs..

Not the least of which is Zero-Obama.. all the way to his Shorts..

As it should...

John Basil Barnhill said, "Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty."

John Basil Barnhill, Barnhill-Tichenor Debate on Socialism, As It Appeared in the National Rip-Saw (Saint Louis, Mo.: The National Rip-Saw Pub. Co., 1914), 34.

34 posted on 09/27/2015 1:38:18 AM PDT by billyboy15
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To: RegulatorCountry

The Boner is off to 8 weeks @ Drop-kick Murphy’s.


35 posted on 09/27/2015 2:56:31 AM PDT by metesky (My investment program is holding steady @ $0.05 cents a can.)
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To: flaglady47; RegulatorCountry; MinuteGal
So far there is absolutely NO reason to think there is any scandal impending on Boehner that would cause him to leave Congress. He has NOT fallen in his home district, here in Ohio.

There is also no reason to think that there's anything wrong with wanting to retire to Florida, at least for the winter....there are hundreds/thousands of North Coast people who do that.

At least you did not accuse him of wanting to be a "lobbyist", LOL!

How about THIS: what's "at play" here is, the Speaker's job is impossible. Boehner's been in Congress many years, and the diverse members of the GOP House have become increasingly fractious about working together as a majority.

Speaker Boehner has done an honorable job (check his record more closely if you disagree - you'll be surprised) and the man is just worn out with all of this. Hardly surprising.

What is wrong with sunbathing? or having a drink at the local pub? or RETIRING?? It may not appear very "noble", but he deserves credit for stepping down, rather than putting the House through another Speaker challenge, which he likely would have won, again.

Some younger Congressman said, "he would have been a great Speaker in 1994"...WELL, can we just leave it at that?

IMHO, Boehner's served well for a long time, and has done as much as he could under the various circumstances, so can we just civilly disagree about that without impugning the man's reputation? He's leaving; how much more do you want from him?! sheesh!

36 posted on 09/27/2015 4:25:40 PM PDT by 88keys (awaiting inspiration in the Buckeye State, but this is still no time to go wobbly...)
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