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| Boehner re-elected to third term as House speaker |
| 2015-01-07 |
[USATODAY] Rep. John It is not pronounced 'Boner!'Boehner ... the occasionally weepy leader of House Republicans... was re-elected Tuesday to a third term as U.S. House speaker after facing down a conservative rebellion that sought to oust him from the office. Decisions, decisions... a Dem, a Herpe, or Boner... As of early Tuesday, 15 Republicans had been on record saying they would not vote for Boehner. During the vote, another 10 politicians joined them. But they still voted the bastard back in. So much for our opinion. In the end, Boehner was elected with 216 votes out of the 408 votes cast. Regular reader DarthVader notes that Boehner then took his revenge... |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #17 People voted for new republican blood because they wanted a change from the status quo of uncontrolled spending and out of control govt. Boehner, McConnell and Reid were the architects of our bankruptcy as a govt. O is a symptom. Boehner may be King Sh*t but he will preside over a collapsed govt or a rebellion. We are approaching the knee of the collapse curve. Boehner and McConnell will preside over our demise if they pursue the status quo. This country is being attacked from without and within. We are running out of time. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2015-01-07 22:31 |
| #16 Didn't take a week for the circle to form. I Suwannee I just don't know. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-01-07 16:24 |
| #15 Benedict's Boner? (Sorry, couldn't resist) In any case I think the Republicans have pretty much signed their own death warrant - they're just too stupid to realize it. Once these illegals start voting (or The Emperor grants them citizenship by fiat) the GOP is finished. It may be finished now - I think a lot of conservatives will remember the treason of Boehner and Mitchell and stay home. I'll certainly be tempted to. Sure I may be 'throwing my vote away' but at least I'm not giving it to the other side which is what the GOP leadership is anymore. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2015-01-07 15:48 |
| #14 Can I call him "Benedict" Boehner? |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2015-01-07 15:08 |
| #13 Better a repeat of 15 June 1215, with Magna Carta Libertatum II a`la 15 June 2015. |
| Posted by: Glaper Big Foot8165 2015-01-07 13:12 |
| #12 A repeat of 1775 is coming sooner than I thought. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2015-01-07 13:08 |
| #11 A repeat of 1854 is coming sooner than I thought. |
| Posted by: charger 2015-01-07 12:39 |
| #10 #7 There is only one party called the Repugnantcrats. Also known as the Anti-American Party. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2015-01-07 12:19 |
| #9 Politico: Boehner takes revenge. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-01-07 08:24 |
| #8 They'll all be surprise when the next terrorist strike hits DC and most people* outside the Beltway yawn. Big city mayors might be agitated (as in we may be next), but too busy with their own imploding mess to get the flyovers excited about it. * not to be confused with the ballot box stuffers who consume but don't produce. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-01-07 07:33 |
| #7 There is only one party called the Repugnantcrats. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2015-01-07 05:44 |
| #6 |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-01-07 05:16 |
| #5 Bitch Mitchell has already said he's not going to do a damn thing about Executive Amnesty. Probably not about Obamacare either. And Boehner will go right along with him. Both of them are actually foolish enough to think that all those illegal voters will vote for them. And you know they will vote - LaRaza and the DNC will make damn sure of that as well as suing anyone who dares to question their 'right to vote'. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2015-01-07 01:24 |
| #4 Artic read - no Unitarian Socialist Establishment impeachment agz the Bammer over anything, while the US-led Anti-US OWG Globalism marches on. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-01-07 01:17 |
| #3 This drop in crude oil price is beginning to bother me a bit. I smell an orchestrated price dip, followed by a heavy round of federal tax increases at the pump. The proles won't feel a thing initially, and this ponzi scheme bailout has to come from somewhere, right ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-01-07 00:33 |
| #2 2016... expect more of the same. The publicans having a strong and winning hand... only to surrender fully to Obama. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2015-01-07 00:25 |
| #1 Insanity - repeating the same things and expecting different results. The GOP just handed themselves a loss in 2016 electing this ultimate insider with no principles other than what the Chamber of Commerce and Crony Capitalists tell him and the other GOP errand boys to do. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2015-01-07 00:18 |