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BREAKING NEWS: John Boehner is Now The Democratic Speaker of the House
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From the Hill:
A number of right-wing Republicans, long wary of Boehner's commitment to GOP efforts attacking President Obama's policy priorities, have openly considered a coup in an attempt to transfer the gavel into more conservative hands.
But Democrats from across an ideological spectrum say they'd rather see Boehner remain atop the House than replace him with a more conservative Speaker who would almost certainly be less willing to reach across the aisle in search of compromise.
Replacing him with a Tea Party Speaker, they say, would only bring the legislative process — already limping along — to a screeching halt.
“I'd probably vote for Boehner [because] who the hell is going to replace him? [Ted] Yoho?” Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) said Wednesday, referencing the Florida Tea Party Republican who’s fought Boehner on a host of bipartisan compromise bills.
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John Boehner Endorses Ted Cruz
Or, I should say, I TAKE THIS AS AN ENDORSEMENT OF CRUZ. Because John Boehner is a POS. From CBS News: John Boehner sounded off a litany of insults for Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz Wednesday night, labelling the Texas senator "Lucifer in...
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Netanyahu Is Qualified To Address The Threat Of Iranian Nuclear Terror
Here's what has been said about John Boehner's invitation to Netanyahu to visit Congress: Despite the criticism he has received, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner does not regret the decision he made to invite Prime Minister Benjamin...
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Boehner About To Ask For A Short Term Debt Increase?
GOP aides say House Speaker John Boehner will ask House Republicans to approve a short-term extension of the government’s ability to borrow to meet its bills.This is the ONLY way to go. This is October 10thIn ONE WEEK Barack Obama will instruct...
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The only reason they'd change and vote against it now is because they fear for their jobs in 2012. The Daily Caller: The Right revolts against Boehner’s budget deal? After initially drawing praise for extracting spending concessions while averting...
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The Hill: Boehner says Dems in ‘full-scale civil war’ By Molly K. Hooper House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Thursday that Democrats are in a “full-scale civil war” after White House spokesman Robert Gibbs acknowledged his party might...
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