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Endgame Begins: Boehner Forced to Rely on Democrats to Keep Speakership
breitbart.com ^ | 9/24/15 | Matthew Boyle

Posted on 09/25/2015 2:55:39 AM PDT by cotton1706

House Speaker Rep. John Boehner still won’t be able to win reelection without Democratic votes, Breitbart News has learned, and he has abandoned yet another plan to try to embarrass conservatives seeking his ouster, which he was going to move forward with on Friday.

The day after Pope Francis addressed the Congress for the first time—in front of a teary-eyed Boehner—the Speaker had planned to move forward by bringing forth a resolution to vacate the chair, then holding a vote for his reelection intended to prove he had widespread support in the GOP conference.

But just as when Rep. Mark Meadows first introduced the measure, Boehner quickly learned again that he does not have enough support in the House GOP conference to win re-election and called off still-preliminary plans to hold the vote on Friday. A senior House GOP aide confirmed to Breitbart News that Boehner considered this strategy again—after it failed before the August recess—and pulled the plug on Thursday when he realized he didn’t have enough support. That doesn’t mean he still won’t go through with something like that, and anything is possible. But for now, Boehner looks as weak as he’s ever been in the speakership chair—and could eventually need to depend on Democrats to win reelection.

Boehner’s spokeswoman Emily Schillinger denied this, telling Breitbart News that’s not true.

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


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: boehner; democrats; elections; gopestablishment; johnboehner; ohio; rino; speakerboehner; speakerjohnboehner; speakerofthehouse
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1 posted on 09/25/2015 2:55:39 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

Oh the Democrats love Boehner no doubt.


2 posted on 09/25/2015 3:00:28 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: cotton1706

Can they kick him out of the party and then elect a new party leader?


3 posted on 09/25/2015 3:00:29 AM PDT by Gen.Blather
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To: cotton1706
—in front of a teary-eyed Boehner—

Teary eyed? Honestly, teary eyed? Surely, it wouldn't have been because of what the Pope said, would it?

This is something drunks are prone to.

4 posted on 09/25/2015 3:01:50 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: cotton1706

Both of these clowns sided with the enemy


6 posted on 09/25/2015 3:46:10 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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7 posted on 09/25/2015 3:51:40 AM PDT by Patton@Bastogne
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To: InterceptPoint

Number 2 in line to be President is an emotional wreck and likely alcoholic. Number 1 is an incompetent stranger danger. Does anyone wonder why Americans don’t believe in or trust government?


8 posted on 09/25/2015 4:55:28 AM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: Patton@Bastogne

I see your hands.


9 posted on 09/25/2015 4:55:55 AM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: SaveFerris

Boehner is one of the best Speakers the Democrats ever had...


10 posted on 09/25/2015 4:59:00 AM PDT by Wilhelm Tell (True or False? This is not a tag line.)
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To: cotton1706
I think Boehner's continued speakership depends depends entirely on what Hussein wants. Hussein or Jarrett controls the NSA information and the blackmail operations.If they want to keep Boehner as Speaker and change him to Democrat, that will transpire. If it is desired that he continue as a Republican Speaker, that is what will happen, perhaps with a one or two vote margin to remind him forcefully who is the Dictator and push him deeper and more securely down into Hussein's pocket.

By the way, I don't think Jarrett is pulling Hussein's strings as much as before or perhaps at all. He has taken the scimitar from her, or she has handed it to him and he is swinging it with his own arm.

11 posted on 09/25/2015 5:00:23 AM PDT by arthurus (It's true.)
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To: cotton1706

“96 Tears” has 99 lives.


12 posted on 09/25/2015 5:00:53 AM PDT by windsorknot
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To: Wilhelm Tell

[Boehner is one of the best Speakers the Democrats ever had...]

Yes, yes he is!


13 posted on 09/25/2015 5:01:08 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: cotton1706

Makes sense. If he’s going to rely on democrats to set his agenda, he might as well rely on them to keep his job.


14 posted on 09/25/2015 5:04:06 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: Wilhelm Tell

If there is a vote to keep him that includes ‘Rats, then from that point on, his speakership would be untenable. It will appear then that he is in his position only based on a “coup” of sorts.

Furthermore, at the point it becomes clear he will have ‘Rat votes, the remaining ‘R’s (conservative AND RINO) should run away from Boner, lest they become part of the “coup”.


15 posted on 09/25/2015 5:04:33 AM PDT by C210N (When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
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To: cotton1706

It is really pathetic that the rank and file GOP house members HAVE NOT already removed Boehner from his speakership. They have to know that Boehner is inept and not popular - yet they keep him in his job.

They should be able to muster 75-100 votes against Boehner at least, not the pathetic in number 25-30 they muster now.


16 posted on 09/25/2015 5:28:50 AM PDT by dsm69 (Boycott News Media/Hollywood Advertisers)
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To: Gaffer

He started tearing up when he first met the Bolshevik Pope. Then he continued bawling, wiping his eyes and nose, in back of the NWO Pope, next to Biden.


17 posted on 09/25/2015 5:59:31 AM PDT by Borax Queen
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To: C210N

Crybaby will remain as speaker because Nancy will save his butt, then how about he change party to the Dems. Ta daaaa, we would have a R majority in the house with a Democrat speaker and no way to get rid of him.


18 posted on 09/25/2015 6:21:25 AM PDT by biff
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To: biff

He’s retiring.


19 posted on 09/25/2015 6:31:57 AM PDT by TexasGunLover ("Either you're with us or you're with the terrorists."-- President George W. Bush)
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To: dsm69

He or the members could haved saved us a lot of trouble by ending his tenure by resignation or vote 10 months ago.


20 posted on 09/25/2015 6:55:20 AM PDT by taterjay
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