hmmm.... Boehner may resign?

[azmouse]

Quote:Rumors That John Boehner Will Resign As Speaker

In the eyes of many, Tuesday night was not a banner night for the Speaker of the House. As John Boehner’s giant gavel became dwarfed by the art of compromise, his Tea Party following rebelled. The writing has been on the wall for the divisive and ineffective leader for a while, but his vote for the fiscal cliff deal that raised taxes on those who make above $400,000 ($450K for couples) was too much for the Tea Party and Boehner’s corporate constituency to take. It’s no surprise that there are rumors that the troubled leader will resign his post. In fact, a spokesperson for the conservative group, American Majority Action says it will happen tonight.

While few Democrats would shed tears over the loss of the chief crier, his potential replacement will almost undoubtedly be House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), who has been rumored to have been staging a coup for quite some time, albeit quietly. Cantor is quiet no more. His latest rebellion is public and widely recognized.

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/01/02/...ker-video/

I wouldn't shed a tear over his resignation, but Cantor?! ugh... he'd be even worse than the orange man.

[Born_A_Truman]

Yes, that's the rumor. But the bad part is he'll be replaced by a TeaParty Republican.

[suzie]

The thing about Cantor is that he's the "meanie." And you never let the meanie be the head of your Party in the House.

See Newt Gingrich for how a meanie fares in the top position--not well as I recall.

[There Is No Spoon]

It would be difficult for Republicans if they end up with a Teabagger speaker. Teabaggers do not want to lead, they want to throw bombs from the sideline. If they were suddenly to be held accountable for having to get things done; i.e. "compromise", they'd soon lose the support of their followers.

[Born_A_Truman]

(01-02-2013 08:10 PM)There Is No Spoon Wrote:  It would be difficult for Republicans if they end up with a Teabagger speaker. Teabaggers do not want to lead, they want to throw bombs from the sideline. If they were suddenly to be held accountable for having to get things done; i.e. "compromise", they'd soon lose the support of their followers.

I classify Cantor and Ryan as Teabaggers in that they hold the same radical beliefs.
What is the difference???

Cantor on the issues:

Abortion rights:
Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion. (May 2011)
Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life. (Oct 2003)
Voted YES on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
more...

Civil Rights:
False myth that GOP is bigoted & intolerant. (Sep 2010)
Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation. (Nov 2007)
Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman. (Jul 2006)
Voted YES on making the PATRIOT Act permanent. (Dec 2005)
Voted YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage. (Sep 2004)
Voted YES on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance. (Sep 2004)
Voted YES on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration. (Jun 2003)
Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
Rated 7% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
Rated 0% by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006)
Rated 19% by the NAACP, indicating an anti-affirmative-action stance. (Dec 2006)
Amend Constitution to define traditional marriage. (Jun 2008)

Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes. (Apr 2009)

Paul Ryan on the issues:

Abortion Rights:
Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion. (May 2011)
Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life. (Oct 2003)
Voted YES on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
Rated 100% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance. (Dec 2006)
Prohibit transporting minors across state lines for abortion. (Jan 2008)
Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans. (Jul 2010)
Prohibit federal funding for abortion. (May 2011)
Congress shall protect life beginning with fertilization. (Jan 2011)
Prohibit federal funding to groups like Planned Parenthood. (Jan 2011)
Grant the pre-born equal protection under 14th Amendment. (Jan 2007)

Civil Rights:
Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation. (Nov 2007)
Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman. (Jul 2006)
Voted YES on making the PATRIOT Act permanent. (Dec 2005)
Voted YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage. (Sep 2004)
Voted YES on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance. (Sep 2004)
Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
Rated 13% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
Rated 0% by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006)
Rated 36% by NAACP, indicating a mixed record on affirmative-action. (Dec 2006)

Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes. (Apr 2009)

As far as I'm concerned they are both Teabaggers.

[There Is No Spoon]

(01-02-2013 08:58 PM)Born_A_Truman Wrote:  

(01-02-2013 08:10 PM)There Is No Spoon Wrote:  It would be difficult for Republicans if they end up with a Teabagger speaker. Teabaggers do not want to lead, they want to throw bombs from the sideline. If they were suddenly to be held accountable for having to get things done; i.e. "compromise", they'd soon lose the support of their followers.

I classify Cantor and Ryan as Teabaggers in that they hold the same radical beliefs.
What is the difference???

Cantor on the issues:

Abortion rights:
Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion. (May 2011)
Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life. (Oct 2003)
Voted YES on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
more...

Civil Rights:
False myth that GOP is bigoted & intolerant. (Sep 2010)
Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation. (Nov 2007)
Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman. (Jul 2006)
Voted YES on making the PATRIOT Act permanent. (Dec 2005)
Voted YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage. (Sep 2004)
Voted YES on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance. (Sep 2004)
Voted YES on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration. (Jun 2003)
Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
Rated 7% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
Rated 0% by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006)
Rated 19% by the NAACP, indicating an anti-affirmative-action stance. (Dec 2006)
Amend Constitution to define traditional marriage. (Jun 2008)

Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes. (Apr 2009)

Paul Ryan on the issues:

Abortion Rights:
Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion. (May 2011)
Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life. (Oct 2003)
Voted YES on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
Rated 100% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance. (Dec 2006)
Prohibit transporting minors across state lines for abortion. (Jan 2008)
Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans. (Jul 2010)
Prohibit federal funding for abortion. (May 2011)
Congress shall protect life beginning with fertilization. (Jan 2011)
Prohibit federal funding to groups like Planned Parenthood. (Jan 2011)
Grant the pre-born equal protection under 14th Amendment. (Jan 2007)

Civil Rights:
Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation. (Nov 2007)
Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman. (Jul 2006)
Voted YES on making the PATRIOT Act permanent. (Dec 2005)
Voted YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage. (Sep 2004)
Voted YES on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance. (Sep 2004)
Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
Rated 13% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
Rated 0% by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006)
Rated 36% by NAACP, indicating a mixed record on affirmative-action. (Dec 2006)

Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes. (Apr 2009)

As far as I'm concerned they are both Teabaggers.

Yeah, that's a lot of teabagger there.

[Myra]

Not going to happen.

[72ptheriot]

Is this the best they have to offer?

[DFW]

I don't see it happening. A Speaker doesn't step down voluntarily unless he or she is leaving the House altogether, and Bonehead isn't doing that.

He WILL have to do more to help the Teabaggers into obscurity, but after their performance on Sandy aid, I think they have done most of the work right there.

[Born_A_Truman]

So much for their little TeaParty revolt!! Boehner elected speaker of the house.

He better hire a food taster if he eats with Cantor.

[Myra]

(01-03-2013 12:33 PM)Born_A_Truman Wrote:  So much for their little TeaParty revolt!! Boehner elected speaker of the house.

He better hire a food taster if he eats with Cantor.

Yes, Coffee, Tea or Boehner

[Brewman_Jax]

Not likely, but the teabaggers will make his life harder than it already is. I doubt he can control them.

[Fire1]

Didn't happen! Boehner has a second term as Speaker!

[pappy]

(01-03-2013 07:02 PM)Fire1 Wrote:  Didn't happen! Boehner has a second term as Speaker!

He could pull a Palin!

[Fire1]

(01-03-2013 07:42 PM)pappy Wrote:  

(01-03-2013 07:02 PM)Fire1 Wrote:  Didn't happen! Boehner has a second term as Speaker!

He could pull a Palin!

After all those tears? Doubt it.