Posted on 01/06/2015 6:41:10 AM PST by Yosemitest
Gohmert and Yoho may be the ones who can prevent Boehner from being Speaker for the next Congress but that doesn’t mean either will replace him. Having 29 votes between then is one thing. Having 218 to win is quite another. On the very slim chance that Gohmert and Yoho do manage to come up with 29 votes I expect Boehner will either work a deal or a new candidate will announce and be elected.
Great post. Someone was keeping careful score and summed it all up very nicely. Thank you, caller. And Rush. And Yosemitest.
You’re welcome.
The politics in Congress are such that Boehner has it locked. If people vote against him but he still wins, they could be punished. This includes reduction of staff, moving to the basement and loss of chairmanships. I would love to see him tossed out but I’m afraid it’s very unlikely.
Drudge Headline: New Congress (IMHO, same as the old congress...nothing ever, EVER changes.) Depressed...yeah...an understatement. Weary, worn out, demoralized, and depressed...again, nothing ever changes.
Took a little while on hold but I finally got through to my representative (congressman elect Will Hurd, TX) office regarding how he plans to vote today. Was told they didnt know. I said, Are you kidding me? Your office SERIOUSLY doesnt know how he plans to vote! And they said they seriously didnt know. Said theyd been getting a lot of calls. Told them that this was congressman Hurds first test and wed be watching.
Thanks again.
Numbers for each office posted at this link:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3242226/posts?page=22#22
On the radio this morning, Bill Handel did make a news item of this story, and he and his guys talked about the remarkable number of people against Boehner, but said he would of course win because that is always what happens.
Perhaps many are playing it close to the vest and will hold off until the actual vote. I read that there were only 130 announced Yes votes for Boehner.
My fantasy: Vote proceeds ( I believe it’s alphabetical order) and near the front, an unannounced vote goes Gohmert. Effect is like the first bird that flies off the wire.
I have a dream!
did this conversation happen “today” (Tuesday) ?
Thanks for posting the link. I’ve called and emailed my Congressman. Hope they all understand that we’re watching!
I agree ... if I were Gohmert-Cruz ... I’d have 15 announce publicly ... another 35 in the wings ...
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