Boehner to resign

John Boehner rips ‘false prophet’ Ted Cruz for ‘spreading noise’ every time he doesn’t get his way

It appears Boehner doesn't give a shit anymore and is truthing on the Rethuglican Right.

Outgoing Speaker of the House John Boehner (R) ripped into some of his Republican colleagues on Sunday for failing to be realistic about what the party can and cannot do, and took a jab at bombastic Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) to make his point.

Appearing on Face the Nation, Boehner said he that he had begun to make plans to step down after colleague Eric Cantor was primaried out in July of last year by a Tea Party backed candidate.

Speaking of his legislative accomplishments, Boehner became quite animated when noting opposition often came from within his own party.

“All [my legislation] done over the last four and a half years with a Democrat president and voted against by my most conservative members because ‘it wasn’t good enough,'” an incredulous Boehner said before asking sarcastically, “Really?”

“This the part that I really don’t understand,” he continued before being asked if the hard liners were “unrealistic.”

“Absolutely, they’re unrealistic!” he exclaimed. “You know the Bible says beware of false prophets. And there are people out there, y’know, spreading noise about how much can get done. I mean this whole idea about shutting down government to get rid of Obamacare in 2013 — I mean, this plan never had a chance.”
 
I do agree BND. However the only Cheetos I can see right now are Flaming Hot.

Also you will show respect to that young woman or I'll go get my spray bottle and make you a wet . . . .cat. Some kind of wet cat. I had a dirty joke here that involved cheetahs being a kind of cat . . .and you know what never mind. Just never mind. You treat her with the respect she deserves!
 
Maybe the Clowns decided he was just a whimpering cry-baby?
 
Maybe you ate too many cheetoes! And that's why you look like a super hot female Boehner. . .do you taste like Cheetoes? I'm suddenly very tempted to go grab a bag.
 
Actually it seems the Clowns realized that even though he's always wearing orange face paint that he's actually not a clown.



You treat yourself with proper respect or I'll gobble down those cheetoes!

I couldn't resist. :heart:
 
House Republicans jostle to push post-Boehner leadership further to the right

Seriously? WTF!

battle for control of the U.S. House of Representatives began taking clearer shape on Monday with a senior Republican announcing his bid, as expected, to replace retiring Speaker John Boehner, and another conservative declining to run.

Five-term Republican Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who is the front-runner to become Boehner’s successor, made it official in a letter to his House Republican colleagues and separately criticized Democratic President Barack Obama’s foreign policy.

The 50-year-old Californian has built bridges to the Tea Party faction of the party, but his bid was met with skepticism from some of the same conservatives who made Boehner’s tenure turbulent, ultimately driving him from power.

More Bridges to Nowhere, just what we fucking need! :eek:
 
This is a case of perhaps incurring short term loses for long term goals. I realize that it is harder to undo policy than to stop it, but I'm not sure they'll even be able to get anything enacted. Give a mega phone to the vocal minority, shine a megawatt spotlight on them the vast majority are not going to like what they are seeing.

PP is a great case in point while another costly yet useless hearing is going on.

http://www.people-press.org/2015/09...deal-must-include-planned-parenthood-funding/

With the prospect of a government shutdown apparently decreasing, the public by a wide margin says that any congressional budget agreement must maintain funding for Planned Parenthood.

The latest national poll by the Pew Research Center, conducted Sept. 22-27 among 1,502 adults, finds that 60% say that any budget deal must maintain funding for Planned Parenthood, while 32% say that any agreement must eliminate funding for the organization.

If lawmakers fail to agree on a budget and the government does shut down, more say the Republicans (40%) than the Democrats (26%) would be more to blame; about a quarter (23%) volunteer that both sides would be equally to blame.
 
House Republicans look to draft Benghazi-obsessed congressman as new majority leader


The US congressman who is leading the public inquiry against Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server could continue his rambunctious rise to Washington power, if a drafting effort by the Republican far right succeeds in the wake of John Boehner’s shock resignation.

Trey Gowdy, the South Carolina representative and chair of the House select committee on Benghazi, has been the thorn in the side of the former secretary and current White House frontrunner – and has forced her to testify before him next month.

Now, hard-line conservatives like those who drove Boehner to step down as House speaker last week are recruiting the fiery former prosecutor to take his crusades up a notch: as Republican majority leader in the House of Representatives.

Gowdy’s chairmanship of the Benghazi committee has made him a rightwing hero of sorts.

He looks kind of Gowdy doesn't he?
 
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Ha! They've really lost it.

There appear to be two other leading candidates for the second-ranking position in the Republican-controlled House: Tom Price of Georgia and Steve Scalise of Louisiana.

Scalise, currently third in the party hierarchy, found himself in a firestorm in December when it emerged that he had spoken at a white supremacist conference in New Orleans which was also addressed by former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David Duke .
 
Gowdy: I'm not running for leadership

Rep. Trey Gowdy said Tuesday he will remain on the Benghazi Committee and is not running for House Republican leadership.

The South Carolina Republican also said he would reject a movement to draft him into the race.

"No, because I am staying on the Benghazi Committee," Gowdy, who chairs the special investigative panel, said.
He doesn't want to give up his sweet Hillz bashing gig to get lost in the POD.
 
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