Boehner Will Resign from Congress
Source: New York Times
WASHINGTON Speaker John A. Boehner will resign from Congress and give up his House seat at the end of October, according to aides in his office.
Speaker John A. Boehner in Washington on Thursday. He is under pressure to stand up to the president on Planned Parenthood.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/26/us/boehner-will-resign-from-congress.html?smid=tw-bna&_r=0
Gothmog
(144,890 posts)This will be fun to watch but it appears that this may increase the chances of a shutdown
Le Taz Hot
(22,271 posts)with a husband who has no contracts this year I can't begin to tell you how my stomach just turned. The last 3-week-long shutdown my back pay was $12.00.
UCmeNdc
(9,600 posts)These house Republicans are going to push for a shutdown. Boehner can see the writing on the wall, but he has lost control. The Republicans in the house just gave out a standing ovation at the announcement of Boehner's retirement plans.
seriously??!!
still_one
(92,060 posts)The reality is the most likely replacement will be Kevin McCarthy, and here is where McCarthy stands on the issues:
http://www.ontheissues.org/CA/Kevin_McCarthy.htm
Not only will a probable shut down hurt a lot of folks, if it goes on and the government defaults then the whole economy can be derailed.
For those that think the republicans can't be worse, I suggest it can get a lot worse.
All the best to you and your family. I hope there is no shut down.
RoccoR5955
(12,471 posts)They could get a rabid teabagger as their speaker. Ugh. Just when you thought it couldn't get worse.
Keep-Left
(66 posts)I hope they run us into the ground and come 2016 Dems can win back both houses! Then Sanders or Hillary can get some stuff done for the people
Turbineguy
(37,285 posts)The GOP will be screwing things up for a while.
randys1
(16,286 posts)Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)Big flass, hughe flass.
Flass zo big dat der pepple vill rize up und take out der Republicuns az a rezult.
Ve haff vays uf makking dem vallk.
questionseverything
(9,645 posts)be careful what you wish for....
at least he was decent enough to have feelings
Gothmog
(144,890 posts)If Boehner puts a clean funding bill through while he is still in office, a shutdown will be averted for a time. The Democrats will be holding all of the cards because Boehner will need Democratic votes to pass such a bill. Boehner's resignation could make a shutdown less likely. If so, Boehner needs to include an increase in the debt ceiling in the same bill
McConnell will pass some sort of clean bill next week and maybe we can postpone a shutdown. Surely the House Conservatives are not stupid enough to shut down the government during an election year.
I doubt that Boehner wants a shut down to be one of his last acts in congress.
Gothmog
(144,890 posts)Le Taz Hot
(22,271 posts)Thanks for that link! We at least have to December which allows us to eat for the next couple of months. One of the three surveys I conduct was shut down in July so I lost a third of my income with that. The beginning of the new fiscal begins October 1st and I was thinking that we will have worked released that has been backed up for 3 months and I can get some good hours in. Then the threat of the shut-down came and you just want to throw your nearest Republican congresscritter out the nearest window.
Gothmog
(144,890 posts)Boehner's legacy can be some actual governing. It will be to the GOP's benefit to pass a full year budget, a highway bill and debt ceiling increase before Boehner leaves so that the GOP will not be able to shut down the government until after the 2016 election. While a shutdown by the GOP may help the Democrats, I would like to see some actual govenring done and I am happy to put the welfare of the country over the prospects for the party
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SpankMe
(2,955 posts)At first, I thought he was just giving up the speakership. I see that he's actually chucking the whole thing - giving up the speakership AND his seat.
I wonder who Ohio will elect next? Hopefully not a right-wing non-compromiser.
yardwork
(61,533 posts)Boehner's replacement will probably be worse. He's considered liberal by the people who have taken over the Republican Party.
DCBob
(24,689 posts)This could get interesting... in a bad way.
BumRushDaShow
(128,374 posts)Defcon. Maybe that is why he was crying.
blm
(113,005 posts)His humanity took over and knew he's been acting fraudulently. I think he could no longer see himself being on the side of the destroyers.
The lunacy of the base of his party helped push him out faster.
RKP5637
(67,084 posts)party. I think he's cut out of a different piece of cloth and is conflicted endlessly, now more and more, with what he must deal with.
kracer20
(199 posts)I really hope he makes a point of calling out the far right wing for their actions.
apnu
(8,749 posts)Every Republican I know, loathes Boehner. They think he's weak, and have wanted him replaced for a long time now. They think he caves to Obama and they'll see this has caving. They will be encouraged by his resignation, and any statement he has will be soundly ignored as the bitter tears of a loser.
That's the GOP today. They're jerks.
RKP5637
(67,084 posts)out. My hunch is he will fade away. He also looks like he has a drinking problem, will be hard to tell what happens. What bothers me, is who might replace him ... likely will be far worse than he was.
I think he's going to dry out in rehab. I don't think it has anything to do with the Pope's speeches and Boehner's conscience. I don't think he has one. Also, the crying is what maudlin drunks do. Let's not pretend he was a decent man just because someone worse might replace him.
peace13
(11,076 posts)Don't fool yourself. He's the kid that shoots his granny and then weeps over how much he will miss her. He has wrecked despair over this country for years and harmed so many. Cry me a river John.
peace13
(11,076 posts)This man has harmed so many for his own personal gain. He helped put the nails in the middle class coffin. John, your work is done here. I am just sorry that our system permits someone like you to stay in power for so long. Open your eyes to what you have done!
CrispyQ
(36,413 posts)I don't even want to know the extent of all of them.
RKP5637
(67,084 posts)Qutzupalotl
(14,285 posts)because that would mean there was a little spark of humanity under all the lies, obfuscation and wrong ideas.
I guess it's also possible he plans to drink himself to death.
I'm glad he won't be third in line to the presidency he just doesn't seem stable. My concern is that his replacement could be much worse, like Mr. "David Duke without the baggage." Boehner at least could compromise a little (when he was out of the public eye).
blm
(113,005 posts)caught wind and forced him to back off the deals struck.
I grew up Catholic in Ohio - 'guilt' is not easy to shake.
upaloopa
(11,417 posts)California and left the guilt behind.
blm
(113,005 posts)now in NC
llmart
(15,532 posts)Thankfully in a strong union, Democratic area.
I wasn't Catholic so didn't have any guilt to leave behind
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)he was just drunk as usual.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)Skittles
(153,111 posts)alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)Crazy.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)Lung cancer, liver cancer, cirrosis, heart disease, take your pick.
tavernier
(12,368 posts)His nerves are shot.
napi21
(45,806 posts)for years and I honestly think he believes he can't take it anymore. I'm sure those people were the cause of him drinking more, and more often.
I really do feel sorry for him. He isn't insane like the TBers, and although he tried to work with them, they just beat him up more. I bet he's now saying to himself "Why didn't I do this several years ago?"
I'm really scared of who's going to replace him too! MAYBE if Boehner can ma0manage to get the budget passed without a shutdown, AND get an approval to increase the debt limit before the end of Oct. he can make that the highlight of his speakership. The replacement could also damage the Pub brand so badly that Dems could actually "WIN" in Pub gerrymandered districts and win back control of the House.
RKP5637
(67,084 posts)extremely conflicted person always living in double-bind situations with the herd of assholes he has to deal with.
AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)He just didn't sound right.
MissDeeds
(7,499 posts)Rumors of his excessive drinking have been circulating for years.
Or maybe he's just sick of the whole political mess.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)Baggy eye pouches, red eyes, slow walking, crying at the drop of a hat, orange skin
tawadi
(2,110 posts)all that self tanner might be to hide his yellowish skin?
wordpix
(18,652 posts)jwirr
(39,215 posts)wordpix
(18,652 posts)Maybe that's it?
snort
(2,334 posts)Perhaps it was the Pope's speech. Could he possibly feel shame?
rocktivity
(44,571 posts)Mental if not physical.
rockivity
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)To get more out of life?
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)darkangel218
(13,985 posts)Ya never know
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)jtuck004
(15,882 posts)RKP5637
(67,084 posts)has become. It's the big tent of extremists, racists, homophobes, religious wackos, anti-gov type, the list is endless. The inmates are taking over the party and I wonder who will replace him. I don't blame him. What sane individual could hold his position today.
bunnies
(15,859 posts)Im shocked that he's resigning though. I actually feel for the guy. He must be totally beat down.
RKP5637
(67,084 posts)to find better people to hang out with IMO. That herd is depressing.
Zorro
(15,722 posts)He's been a big part of the problem in DC.
onecaliberal
(32,775 posts)to what is ahead. I don't know if McCarthy will be the next pick, but it's going to get VERY ugly.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,728 posts)Kotya
(235 posts)His alcoholism is well-known.
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)We're about to have an insane teaparty, Sarah Palin/Michele Bachmann-wing Speaker of House. Buckle up because if you thought Boehner sucked, it's going to get much worse.
liberal N proud
(60,332 posts)If he can't work with the radicals, his replacement will be one of the radicals.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)RKP5637
(67,084 posts)horribly diabolical creatures. They, will make him have seemed a pleasant democrat in comparison.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)RKP5637
(67,084 posts)wordpix
(18,652 posts)He got rid of Boner. Yay! I'm sure he'd love to be speaker if he weren't a senator.
Reter
(2,188 posts)There is no official "House requirement" for the job. So Cruz has hope lol.
maddiemom
(5,106 posts)Are you serious? 'Cause that would explain all the interjecting himself into House business Cruz has been doing. This completely self-promoting and single- mindedly ambitious (Power and Immortality) bozo certainly hasn't been a shining light in getting any legislation done. Making himself ever-better known by throwing monkey-wrenches into the system and promoting himself: what he's all about.
So you mean Donald Trump could just walk in and put himself up for Speaker? It would seem easier if he started there.
Reter
(2,188 posts)Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution states, "The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers." Although the Constitution does not require the Speaker to be a Member of the House, all Speakers have been Members.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives
RKP5637
(67,084 posts)Iceberg Louie
(190 posts)We have come to the point that we mildly mourn the loss of a milquetoast arch-conservate. The latter-day John Birchers of today make Reagan Republicans outright tolerable by comparison.
Myrina
(12,296 posts)I don't know from Ohio politics, but it would be especially sweet if a Dem could replace the Cheetoh.
Qutzupalotl
(14,285 posts)It would take unprecedented turnout to overcome the advantages of gerrymandering the Republicans have given themselves. Still, every member of the House is up for reelection, so it is technically possible.
On edit: I see you meant his House seat rather than the speakership. I don't know if a D can win. His district is pretty conservative.
Myrina
(12,296 posts)wordpix
(18,652 posts)underpants
(182,585 posts)Botany
(70,442 posts)Seriously, Boehner wept so often and so openly that even teething babies were telling him, "Dude, take it down a notch."
briv1016
(1,570 posts)ChairmanAgnostic
(28,017 posts)wordpix
(18,652 posts)onehandle
(51,122 posts)Unlikely, but this helps.
She will win back the Senate.
daleanime
(17,796 posts)that would take almost all Democratic enthusiasm out of the campaign, bring hardly any new/independent voters in and fire up the opposition.
But we won't be able to see eye to eye on this so have a great day.
47of74
(18,470 posts)Whatever will we do without Saint John of Orange?
Le Taz Hot
(22,271 posts)The government could very possibly shut down by October 1 because of the leadership fight.
rurallib
(62,373 posts)the next speaker will probably be truly crazy and confrontational.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)A good argument can be made that this lessens the odds of a government shutdown.
Le Taz Hot
(22,271 posts)The blood is in the water and their focus is going to be on the leadership fight. They don't give a shit about shutting down the government. They've been in direct communication with their gawduh and he apparently told him to fuck the working poor (federal employees).
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)is 30 republicans who'll vote with Democrats to stop a shutdown. Boehner is now freed from
caring what the majority of the Republicans in the House want.
Le Taz Hot
(22,271 posts)with the cajones to buck the soon-to-be Teaklanner leadership. And since Boehner is leaving Congress altogether, I don't see where he would have any real power. That Leadership position is all he has and without it, he's done.
yardwork
(61,533 posts)PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)yardwork
(61,533 posts)underpants
(182,585 posts)My wife just texted me this. I was surprised.
onecent
(6,096 posts)best news i HAVE HEARD IN 8 MONTHS.
yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)It's going to be worse. Boehner at least played golf with the president. Chances are the next will literally hate the president. Boehner did not hate the president.
onecent
(6,096 posts)HOW PLEASANT IT WILL BE (IF ONLY TEMPORARILY) TO NOT SEE THAT ORANGE STUPID WEEPING BAWL BABY OF A MAN
EVERY TIME I HAVE TO WATCH THE STATE OF THE UNION.....
I need some relief, lol.....I am 70 I won't have too many more...but let me ask a stupid question then, WHEN A NEW PRESIDENT GETS ELECTED, ISN'T THAT WHEN A NEW PERSON WILL BE ELECTED???? AND HOW PRAY TELL are THEY elected?????
Imean this person is 3rd in line....can't we americans be more careful...
thanks for your note..often I don't want a bunch of really intelligent people hitting me with things i don't understand....
and I don't really understand how he could be worse than Boehner....and if he could be worse, WHY cannot we do something about it?
Have a nice weekend yeoman6987...you don't have to reply to so many dumb questions.....and you were also kind about posting an answer to me. I get very un-kind things sometimes.....
and since i am recuperating from leg angioplasty in both legs, I am not in a very happy mood.
yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)I hope you recover very quickly and as painless as possible. You have a great weekend too!
wordpix
(18,652 posts)mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)with each other over this job as the election goes on. Isn't that good news?
jeff47
(26,549 posts)And then have to go on to show how "tough" he is against Obama in order to keep the crazy behind him.
Which means lots of stunts like Planned Parenthood.
mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)is disruptive to the Nomination battle.
jeff47
(26,549 posts)And hey look! There's a government shutdown looming. Perfect time to show just how crazy you are.
The House in chaos is not helpful.
TRoN33
(769 posts)Delphinus
(11,824 posts)wordpix
(18,652 posts)I thought they were going airborne next, they were so high on the Boner resignation
BeyondGeography
(39,341 posts)I'm starting to like this guy.
bucolic_frolic
(43,027 posts)BumRushDaShow
(128,374 posts)2 years ago - the World Meeting of Families conference here in Philly this week, where that group invited the Pope, who has traditionally attended the once-every-three-year meetings (and the city spent major resources bidding for it to be here and then practically begged the man to attend after he had been selected - all sorts of junkets went on to the Vatican). Once he accepted, all the other stuff got added for when he would be here in the U.S..
SmittynMo
(3,544 posts)The continuing saga of the destruction of the GOP. The tea baggers should run whats left of it right into the ground.
Are ya ready for a political revolution?
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)that he can't control the rabid base--a shutdown is already baked into the cake and he knows it.
The bad news is that the Republican Congress is about to get even more radical and dysfunctional. Worse news is that their approval ratings will probably improve with their base, who will see them as finally Doing Something! to rein in the totally-out-of-control-tyrannical-socialist government.
So things will probably get worse. Only possible good news is that anybody left with two brain cells will revolt against these radicals. Like Trump, they will reveal their true selves for all the world to see: no filters...and after the next election the situation might improve. Maybe.
Take a deep seat and hold on tight.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)What amazes me is that anybody is willing to take the thankless job at this point. I don't think it's a reputation-maker, or will last for long (it will be lost to infighting, not a Democratic House).
wordpix
(18,652 posts)but if he has the backing of the Tnuts, I won't like him.
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)is to have the Teabagger insanity out in the open for all the world to see, no filters...like the exposure Trump has given to the worst ideas (bigotry, misogyny, etc) of the Republican base.
I hope, that after seeing what crazy, radical and dysfunctional idiots they really are, many will be thrown out in the next election...that's the best we can get, but in the meantime the situation will be worse.
NonMetro
(631 posts)Of having the Pope sermonize to the sinful American people from the Pulpit of the US Congress. So, what is there left for him to do?
UCmeNdc
(9,600 posts)Most likely they already have. We just do not know about it yet.
Tom Rinaldo
(22,911 posts)Is he just slinking off in defeat or does he have a meaningful statement to make.
WI_DEM
(33,497 posts)abelenkpe
(9,933 posts)Babel_17
(5,400 posts)After long and careful consideration of what will likely follow from this, the heavy hitters, and the big donors, of the Republican party might have a thing or three to say to those eager to see Boehner leave.
Edit: That was my initial response. I see now that it looks very real. Kevin McCarthy for the replacement? Hmm, he's relatively new to the game.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_McCarthy_%28California_politician%29
Will he be leading the mob, and organizing them, or is he more just the face, the frontman, for that band determined to make Congress more of a Psycho Circus*.
*Yeah, this is all so crazy, I couldn't resist this allusion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_Circus
jwirr
(39,215 posts)sofa king
(10,857 posts)... Many of us will be sad to see him go, because we are unlikely to have another opponent of his, um, quality.
However, I probably said something similar about the departure of Dennis Hastert, and Boehner was no more or less effective as Speaker, unable to coax his foolish herd into any sophisticated legislative action at all. Now that I think about it, Boehner crying in the presence of the Pope makes me wonder, exactly how well he is going to compare with Dennis Hastert down the road....
It's been kind of nice, actually. After over a decade of terrible Republican leadership in the House, that body has become an irrelevant charade that poops out volumes of ignorant and politically charged nonsense, all of which gets unceremoniously dumped in the back room when it comes time to pay the bills. Since they have no real plans, cannot generate realistic budget numbers, and just say no to everything, it's been blessedly easy to outmaneuver the Republicans in the House, and John Boehner was the most important rube of the lot.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)so he's one up
still_one
(92,060 posts)the probability that there will be a government shut down has increased significantly, which will not only hurt a lot of people, but may extend into where they allow the government to default, which will undo any economic recovery.
The most likely person to replace Boehner will be Kevin McCarthy. Here is where he stands on the issues:
http://www.ontheissues.org/CA/Kevin_McCarthy.htm
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)sofa king
(10,857 posts)My theory--and god am I going to be pissed if I'm wrong--my theory is that the farther to the right a politician is, the stupider he is (and the more likely he is a "he" . A foolish Republican Speaker is exactly what we've enjoyed more or less since Gingrich, but Hastert and Boehner were both smarter than their flock, especially the far-rights.
This guy McCarthy is all-the-way right, which suggests to me that he's already started with a cliquish and plotting staff, an actual Rolodex of contacts instead of a database, and of course no accountants, science people, or "math guys" within easy reach. One maneuvers with facts and knowledge of the rules in the House, and if you don't have either of those things, well.... It's predictable.
The Republicans will continue to be unable to assert legislative authority over a clever President and even a strong minority in the Senate, as we have already seen. We'll likely continue to retain that dubious edge if any of the current Democratic candidates (or Joe Biden) wins.
Of course, I also have a related theory, which is that as a politician's politics approaches the ideal right wing, the chances of that person being inextricably involved in sexual and/or financial scandal approaches certainty. And this doofus is all-the-way right, so it's either a live boy or a dead girl, as the insiders used to say....
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)As was Newt. Then there was Dennis Hastert.
Come to think of it Boehner may be one of the few Republican Speakers to leave without being indited which is weird since he once handed out checks from Big Tobacco on the Floor.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)Boner looks pretty good compared to these. He's just an alcoholic and chain smoker as far as we know. But I don't doubt that something will come out about his love affair with the 1% and campaign donors.
freebrew
(1,917 posts)to run for president!!!!
Hell, a few of them just dropped out, maybe room for one more?
Just Kidding. Good fucking riddance.
I know, the next guy will be worse.
So, focus on the new guy, eh?
fbc
(1,668 posts)packman
(16,296 posts)world wide wally
(21,734 posts)country. Now, I'm sure we'll get a Bagger out to really fuck us up intentionally
Uncle Joe
(58,272 posts)up thread, baton down the hatches, the House is about to become even more extreme right wing.
Thanks for the thread, Gothmog.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)SoapBox
(18,791 posts)snort
(2,334 posts)Now do the rest of the right thing and speak out.
DFW
(54,268 posts)He won't be replaced by anyone better, that's for sure.
harun
(11,348 posts)DFW
(54,268 posts)That, in turn will be bad for us. If they get a lot of headlines (and they do own most of the media) about how effective they are in blocking Obama (see Cantor's editorial today), then they will be able to point to their newly-found "effectiveness" now that Bonehead is gone, and be able to claim how right (no pun intended) they were all along. It could damage our chances in a few crucial House and Senate races.
TeamPooka
(24,204 posts)unblock
(52,113 posts)romanic
(2,841 posts)made him realize how much of a blubbering fuckwad he's been as a politican/speaker. Good riddance.
Iceberg Louie
(190 posts)Boehner throws in the towel. Uncanny.
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)I don't think he can take it and I think the amazing grace of Frances was the last straw. He can't defend against them turning down the government any more. He didn't want it last time and I think he knows he can't stop it now. I think he may even have health issues now.
drm604
(16,230 posts)The Tea Party crazies are going to have more power now.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)look on the bright side
m night shanahan
(28 posts)The orange finger has been removed from the dam.
AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)I found it amusing that people think "the Pope musta gotten to him!" Pu-leez! This has been planned long before the Pope arrived. The dog and pony show of the Pope was Boehner's big finale show stopper act. He was blubbering thru the Pope's speech (if he was even listening) because he knew his exit stage right was coming up. The Pope was a prop. "Play me off...Pope!"..aaaand vamp!
perdita9
(1,144 posts)a kennedy
(29,606 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)The dynamics are this: There are anywhere from two to four dozen members who dont have an affirmative sense of governance.
They cant get to yes. They just cant get to yes, and so they undermine the ability of the speaker to lead. And not only do they undermine the ability of the speaker to lead, but they undermine the entire Republican conference and also help to weaken the institution of Congress itself. Thats the reality.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/26/us/john-boehner-to-resign-from-congress.html
Gregorian
(23,867 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)and bring the government to a halt.
Its their wet dream to destroy our government and with Boehner out of the way they just have to pick the worst, most idiotic loon in their racist party to git her done!
Any government employees out there better be saving all your pennies cause the republicans are coming for your paycheck!
Republicans are economic terrorists, get ready USA!
sofa king
(10,857 posts)... some magical national security measure kicked in and within 72 hours the Republicans came out of the woodshed endorsing the Democratic President's plan.
We almost got 'em to do it twice, but John Boehner was smart enough to slip out of the second crisis without triggering the backroom ass-whipping they got the first time--which included allowing the expiration of tax cuts for the rich and the loss of a trillion dollars in defense funding.
Since we're already dealing with criminals, more and stupider crazies in House leadership may actually mean more power for a Democratic President and for Democratic legislators who actually know how to legislate.
Some day soon, that might be how America finally changes for the better, through constant idiot-generated crisis, where stupid Republicans lose something important and irreplaceable every time they shut the government down.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)They see Boehner's blood in the water and it just whets their blood lust even higher. Wall street...hell, the whole world economic system must be shaking in their boots at what the radical teahaddists have in store for their precious trillions!
These dumb bastards created the fox/hate radio/teahaddist monster and now its turning on its master and will rip their throats out!
sofa king
(10,857 posts)I think just the announcement will cause a change in leadership staff that will be disruptive enough to put the House on autopilot for the rest of the year.
Then the crazies come in, and if we're lucky they'll maneuver the "you can't do that" staff people--the ones with the institutional knowledge--straight out of the upper ranks.
And stupidity shall reign in the House.
That's just fine with me, because as long as their gerrymandering keeps them in the majority, I want the Republicans to be as stupid and small-minded as chickens, pecking at their own feces to taste whether or not it's a juicy grub....
Chickens are dumb enough to believe that their leader is the meanest rooster, instead of the farmer with the axe.
Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)SunSeeker
(51,504 posts)At least Boehner was good for some comic relief.
xocet
(3,871 posts)Demeter
(85,373 posts)Instead of actually being a leader, and leading, come hell or high water, Boehner is bugging out.
I don't think it's his health, or his vices. I think it's his cowardice.
rizlaplus
(159 posts)OK, OK ... there IS this guy obviously overcome with grief
Gothmog
(144,890 posts)It appears that he may be retiring to Florida.
Myrina
(12,296 posts)n/t
joanbarnes
(1,721 posts)Gothmog
(144,890 posts)I know that this may be unrealistic but Boehner's resignation frees him to pass some bills that are unpopular with the 40 or 50 tea party nut cases but are necessary for the operation of the country such as a clean budget, a debt ceiling increase and a highway bill.
These bills could all pass with the support of the Democrats and Boehner could leave on a positive note. The conservative/tea party element of the base already hate him and so Beohner's legacy will be judged by what he accomplished and not what 40 or 50 nutcases think.
jmondine
(1,649 posts)Goodbye!
arcane1
(38,613 posts)LaydeeBug
(10,291 posts)Gothmog
(144,890 posts)A government shutdown appears to be far less likely now http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/boehner-resignation-changes-the-shutdown-calculus
rwsanders
(2,594 posts)colsohlibgal
(5,275 posts)Most republicans are giddy because the Orange Man wasn't being wing nutty enough for them. Meanwhile Obama slurps him.
God I hope Bernie wins but unless people get off their rear ends and vote he wouldn't get a congress to help him even if he got to the White House.
Kennah
(14,234 posts)Liberty Belle
(9,532 posts)We're living on unemployment right now.
how are federal healthcare benefits impacted - ie those of us on "Obamacare"?
Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse (after slamming into a truck, literally, totaling my car and wrecking up my neck and back this week....aaaaaarrgggggh!)
polynomial
(750 posts)That's not easy to do
Thinking about that wall the Vatican, a walled enclave within the city of Rome, where the truth about just one important existence was suppressed for around three hundred and fifty years, but finely the Church admitted it was wrong. Many can argue America is in an infancy in confessions of wrong decisions by the deciders, compared to that enclave.
That is the conflict of great science of Copernicus, Galileo, and the Church. It was just 1992 the church saying it was wrong to condemn them.
Keeping secrets has been the domain of religion, government, and academia for millenniums, however it appears that some omega point is being recognized. We may very well be living in the apocalypse, meaning "uncovering", translated literally from Greek, is a disclosure of knowledge.
Two important issues jump out at me about the notion of secrecy and lies, the Pope says climate change is real and America should take a leadership role to avoid further destruction of the ecosystem.
The second and very striking was the visit to ground zero, the monument to lies of a war that should not have happened.
A monument in stone that represents profiteering decisions the Republicans or that so called military industrial complex embraces and endorsed by the corrupt media view a beautiful cascading water well at the monument to commit the pure memory of an injustice.
Yet Americans while viewing this monument increasingly without thinking need to resort to drink pure water from plastic bottles because our basic water supply is inadequate to the taste or health.
The way change will take place is to admit the Iraq war was wrong, and climate change is real. Speaker John A. Boehner knows that. Maybe Trump will engage Boehner as a Vice President, the next media circus.
bucolic_frolic
(43,027 posts)the storyline .... this is a calculated Tea Party maneuver to showcase
their extreme positions and force President Obama to veto them so
they can blame him for being obstructionist.
Will the general public buy it? No.
Will the 7% of last minute voters who know little about issues be
swayed by the tactic?
Some probably will.
The new Speaker will be a radical for sure. A firebrand.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)And they are not going to buy it the next 50 times either!
Who the hell is out their crowing about shutting down the government if they don't get their way?
F***ING republicans of course! And we all see it! And hear it on hate radio/fox.
So when the next teahaddist speaker of the house says gee President Obama shutdown the government not us, everybody and his brother will know exactly who to blame!
The stinking, anti-american, radical teahaddist F***ING REPUBLICAN party!
Hestia
(3,818 posts)Hastert, et al? Is there a line posted anywhere?
wordpix
(18,652 posts)big drinker + chain smoker = bad health and then add in stress and insanity from dealing with the RWnutjobs
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Initech
(100,029 posts)Mary Mac
(323 posts)He reminds me of Dean Martin and I wish him well.