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2016 Postmortem

AlinPA

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4. After leading the teabaggers and other crazies in shutting down the government and threatening

Reply to DonViejo (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 16, 2013, 10:14 PM

Dec 2013

U.S. default, Boehner is now acting like he wasn’t their leader through it all. He had a lot of chances to bring a vote to the floor to stop the shutdown but kept up the fight with his teabagger followers. There is no "daylight" between him and the teabaggers. That little "complaint" of his recently was just a show for TV and the stupid political reporters.

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Brit Hume: Boehner Finally ‘Strong Enough’ to Take On Tea Party, Now McConnell Can’t [View all] TomCADem Dec 2013 OP

I hope folks aren't buying into this... DonViejo Dec 2013 #1

After leading the teabaggers and other crazies in shutting down the government and threatening AlinPA Dec 2013 #4

Or drunk enough, more like Blue Owl Dec 2013 #2

"We," Brit?! mac56 Dec 2013 #3

Yep. Fox 'news' = Republicans. AlinPA Dec 2013 #5