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Recursion

(56,582 posts) Tue Jan 1, 2013, 11:58 PM Jan 2013

It passed

The Hastert rule is done. Boehner sold his caucus out to keep his speakership, and the cliff is averted.

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It passed (Original Post) Recursion Jan 2013 OP

How does this mean he will get to keep his speakership? W_HAMILTON Jan 2013 #1

It's possible Recursion Jan 2013 #3

like a kidney stone.... spanone Jan 2013 #2

W_HAMILTON

(7,864 posts)

1. How does this mean he will get to keep his speakership?

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 11:59 PM

Jan 2013

Will the Democrats vote for him in for speaker?

I figured the fact that a majority of Republicans voting no (and therefore violating the so-called Hastert Rule) meant that he would be done as speaker.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

3. It's possible

Reply to W_HAMILTON (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 2, 2013, 12:00 AM

Jan 2013

We're in uncharted territory here, but Cantor's power play today failed miserably, so there's no real challenger to him.

spanone

(135,831 posts)

2. like a kidney stone....

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed Jan 2, 2013, 12:00 AM

Jan 2013

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