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2016 Postmortem

LiberalFighter

(51,197 posts) Wed Jan 2, 2013, 05:51 PM Jan 2013

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Martin Bashir announced that the Speaker's spokesperson

has stated he is not stepping down. (4:51 PM Eastern Time)

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Martin Bashir announced that the Speaker's spokesperson (Original Post) LiberalFighter Jan 2013 OP

Sounds like someone (from his own party, perhaps?) mischievously leaked a lie to the press. pacalo Jan 2013 #1

Won't know for sure until tomorrow. LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #2

If there were the votes to upend Boehner, they would have been used yesterday BlueStreak Jan 2013 #3

Cantor is an ambitious man annatee33 Jan 2013 #4

pacalo

(24,721 posts)

1. Sounds like someone (from his own party, perhaps?) mischievously leaked a lie to the press.

Reply to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Wed Jan 2, 2013, 05:56 PM

Jan 2013

LiberalFighter

(51,197 posts)

2. Won't know for sure until tomorrow.

Reply to pacalo (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 2, 2013, 05:58 PM

Jan 2013

BlueStreak

(8,377 posts)

3. If there were the votes to upend Boehner, they would have been used yesterday

Reply to LiberalFighter (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 2, 2013, 06:13 PM

Jan 2013

to block the "cliff" bill.

Seriously I can't believe the levels of nonsense I have seen floating around DU the last couple of days.

annatee33

(30 posts)

4. Cantor is an ambitious man

Reply to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Wed Jan 2, 2013, 06:36 PM

Jan 2013

It would not shock me if he became the leader, he is a backstabber.

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