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What a boatload of morons (with apologies to all of the morons of the world).

Chaos is not governance...let's see how well these red-staters do without money from the blue states to pay for their roads, waterways, electrical infrastructure, military bases, education, and agriculture.

Maybe its time that we STOP subsidizing these T

Whip, and the members of the House elected to the other GOP leadership posts, will give us a clue as to how big a role the Freedom Caucus will have in the House for the remainder of this session.

You do NOT take on the process of replacing the speaker of the house; without first knowing whom you will replace him, unless of course your all blooming idiots.

surprise us, knock our socks off:

It's possible, just possible, that Boehner works with Democrats to ram through long-term funding, a debt-ceiling hike, a three-year transportation funding bill—all the things that are looming before the end of the year—in the month he has remaining at the helm

Even the so-called "Freedom Caucus" is expecting a McCarthy win.

for Boehner's legacy (and guilt reduction) AND the elusive greater good the Pope kept mentioning.

It's possible, just possible, that Boehner works with Democrats to ram through long-term funding, a debt-ceiling hike, a three-year transportation funding bill

And no one seems to be covering the big story--a party at war with itself, a party imploding, a party that preaches Armageddon on the verge of it themselves.

From the presidential primaries to Congress, the dots are there to connect, but the "mainstream media" doesn't think this story is their job.

Instead, we get the old he-said she-said.  The Democratic party, you know, is also in disarray--according to the media. The same thing is happening on "both sides."

Really?

Another case where the meme gets in the way of the real story.

is a 10 week reprieve from shutdown threats, than it's too little.

While I don't wish to shutdown the government, because it will be hardship for me and many of my colleagues, it is a greater hardship to have to face this brinkmanship over and over. That's why I really don't want the current CR to pass. I would prefer a shorter CR to put pressure on the GOP to pass budget and a debt increase before Boehner's last day or one long enough to last until next fall's elections coupled with a debt ceiling increase. I have this feeling that if this can is kicked down the road until December that we will be looking at a government shutdown that will be months long.

If the Republican cannot get a majority  consensus ,Pelosi could be  the new Speaker

That would show the true face of today's GOP. McCarthy can actually put a restrained and moderate face on the GOP that it doesn't deserve.

"Freedom" to be white, rightwing, "christian" dictator.

Cracks me up, the way these morans are so Orwellian.  "Clear Skies" = right to pollute more.  "No Child Left Behind" = more kids left behind". "Freedom" = no freedom.

Until these teabagger nutjobs -citizens & government officials alike- are gone from America, things are gonna get worse by the year.  Surely there's a deserted island available for them in the middle of an ocean somewhere?

In all his years of Congress, he has passed nothing. Oh wait, he renamed a post office and a research building. Nothing.

Boehner is not going to work with Democrats to ram through long term funding. If he is falling on his sword, he is doing it for partisan and selfish reason only. Nothing else. This notion that he is sacrificing himself for some public good is pure fantasy BS. He has two motivations in the entire world. Partisanship and self interest. Nothing else. Anytime in the past he made deals it was for those reasons. Good of the country did not factor in.

on shut-downs, budget, debt-ceiling and other issues; Boehner has done the right thing and brought bills to the house floor that could only be passed with the votes of Democrats.

Of course, we must not forget that these votes occurred only after he played games to appease that relatively small bunch of nut jobs on the far right and avoid having Rethug establishment House members primaried from the right.

Orangeman got tired of the game and associated bullSh*t.  He could have stayed in the Speakership by dealing with Pelosi for support from the Democrats. He chose instead to retire, probably to a lucrative, cushy, stress-free job as a lobbyist.  

I am betting in his last month as speaker; he will also choose to push trough some legislation that is a giant F**K YOU to the Teahadists in the House.  

It will be delightful to have the entire population and the world witness first hand just how crazy these jerks are. Can't wait for them to explode

We could wish that Boehner sticks it to the Teabaggers on his way out, but is Boehner really on his way out?

Do we really believe the man wants to slink back to Ohio to run a bus station news stand?

It seems far more likely that Boehner is headed for a lovely high-seven figure job as a lobbyist.  Why on earth would he make enemies of the very people he'll be lobbying starting in November?

For guys like Boehner, and far too many others, Speaker of the House is a gateway gig.

been preparing to come out of the shadows for a while now. Throwing the nation into chaos will only make their "firm leadership" that much more welcome.

The started with ads like this:

Their "grassroots" organizations have led to the "Freedom" Caucus in Congress. The Kochs are unremitting in their pursuit of political power as was their father, Fred Koch.

If these guys are successful, we're screwed.

..weekend on 'Meet the Press' or 'This Week'.. one of the Sunday shows, Boehner was asked 'why the sudden resignation..was it about the Pope's visit being a good place to call it enough or something else?...

It's possible, just possible, that Boehner works with Democrats to ram through long-term funding, a debt-ceiling hike, a three-year transportation funding bill—all the things that are looming before the end of the year—in the month he has remaining at the helm. Given what we've seen from Boehner thus far, and the lack of a work ethic in the House, that doesn't seem too likely. .

So Boehner's reasoning was that he would quit rather than endanger republicans who voted for him. And that he only hung on because Cantor had lost his primary leaving Boehner no choice but to remain in his seat.

  What this may indicate is that Boehner might be amenable (video) to reaching out to Pelosi for 1) long term budget 2) a three-year, transportation package,  and maybe, or even especially, 3) the debt-ceiling hike in order to thwart the teabagger caucus.

  The debt ceiling hostage taking especially because Boehner seemed irritated (maybe pissed off) the most about being derided on that issue.

  - Boehner may indeed "be cleaning out the barn" by working with Pelosi on these upcoming votes to further protect those that would have voted Not to 'vacate his seat' and this may be his final 'zippidy-do da' to the fringe teabag caucus that's been crawling all over him for years now

   - just a thought or two

Thx Joan McCarter

Much more likely now that Boehner will do right since he seems to have seen God and  wants to free his life from the ambush it has been for years.  It could happen that he gets to direct this process without the extortion; it is possible he could direct long term funding, etc.  At the very least it is more likely than it was before he announced his leaving congress and getting his life back with a happy tune to match it.