Fox – 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.
What does this mean? Moderates and leadership types are cheering and saying Boehner is the only one they will support. Conservatives will go ballistic since they know this signals that Boehner will make ALL kinds of deals to get big ticket legislation through the House even if it means using Democrats votes to do it.
The news… short of another candidate that can get 218 votes (and that looks like a long shot with leadership and moderates lining up behind Boehner)
Looks like he may be here to stay to handle the very tough debt ceiling and next CR.
ht/ menderman
Flippin’ h*ll.
The Freedom Caucus should pitch boxes of tea into the House chamber and walk out.
Pleaseeee – someone get the Pope back here stat, we need another moment of clarity.
Damn. And I was still ridin’ high on the news that McCarthy had dropped out.
So this deal was pure f’king BULLSHIT from the get go. F**k the republicans! 😡
Feeling like I’ve just been taken for a ride. To nowhere.
WTF? One guy steps down then changes his mind. The other throws his asshat in the ring and backs down. This was planned. They may call this politics, I call it fok Washington.
Let’s see how the weeping drunk stands up to a vote of no confidence. I am fed the hell up with his crap.
well this stinks all the day to the top
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/652181982475067397/photo/1
think this was planned? so obummer cannot lose his biotch in the speakership position and I am guessing McCarthy was not going to be quite a easy as boner?
So, Boehner will stick around until he can hand pick his replacement and continue to embarrass and harass all the true conservatives in the House while simultaneously sabotaging a sure win for anything that wins the republican nomination to run against Queen Hillary? Did I get that right?
Yup
https://sistersofchrist.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/stubborn-mule.jpg .
Looks like Congress to me.
http://assets.explainthisimage.com/hashed_silo_content/c91/bf7/ad4/resized/explainthisimage-com-a958e9.jpg .
BTW, my congressman (Walter Jones) is getting the blame/credit for McCarthy stepping down. Some times I love that old coot! Don’t eff with somebody that has nothing to lose!
and no, he ain’t in on the rigged game Boner is playing.
Back in my Navy days, we referred to this as a “Department Head Meeting.”
And Bonner, you fucking prick-tease!
My question is why did it take this long for everyone to figure this out? Boehner is a shit stain and shut down discussions after McCarthy got out! Come on people!
As mentioned above, time for vote on crybaby
“No confidence”
Boehner is following the Al Goricle playbook. Gore calls Bush to concede then calls him back again and says he didn’t mean the concession. That’s some role model for John Boy.
Allen West for Speaker.
Why? All he’d do is support Obama and his butt-boy Boehner.
I believe that would mean a Speaker Pelosi.
Trick or Treat, now I know how Charlie Brown felt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tIhwITwhSg
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That one got filed. Thanks!
What’s worst is that this crybaby UNILATERALLY cancelled the vote with TWO VALID candidates still up and running!
THAT’S a UniParty for you.
DEATH TO THE GOPe.