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Boehner Will Be Speaker For 113th Congress
In a closer-than-usual vote, Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) was elected to a second term as Speaker of the House on Thursday, with 220 votes. Eight members of the Republican majority cast protest votes for others including Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), former Rep. Allen West (R-FL), and former Comptroller General David Walker. Boehner will lead the 113th Congress with an eight-seat-smaller majority than in the 112th Congress.
Cantor came in a distant 3rd.
Vote: 426 total votes, Boehner 220, Pelosi 192, Labrador 1, Lewis 1, Cantor 3, West 2, Powell 1, Jordan 1, Walker 1, Cooper 2, Amash 1, Dingell 1.
As part of his next term Boehner has promised to not meet with President Obama in private:
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is signaling that at least one thing will change about his leadership during the 113th Congress: he’s telling Republicans he is done with private, one-on-one negotiations with President Obama…
The shift could have immediate ramifications as Congress heads into its next showdown over raising the debt ceiling and replacing steep automatic cuts to defense and domestic spending that are now set to take effect in March. It will also impact other presidential priorities like immigration reform and gun control.
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I can hardly wait for this next session to get started. By the time this leadership group, both dims and repugs, get finished, our country should be finished.
I would’ve voted for the Labrador doggie myself… would probably be able to herd these “cats” better ‘n Orange Boner… /s
Hey Mr. Tangerine Man
Shed some tears for me
I’m not weepy
but I know you have extras in your ducts for me.
FTW
BC….well they are gonna be surprised. If they destroy US they they won’t have anybody to exploit.
That’ll show ‘em.
Worst mess we’ve EVER had in congress. Useless/clueless democrats, obstructionists republicans, retro-moronic TEA Party, and about 5 guys that are just in it for the f***king privileges.
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That’s FRANKING for you people with dirty minds. :-)
YAY! The best news yet.
(Because when Boehner met with Obama, despite what the Tea Partiers think, it was Obama giving away the store. There’s a faint hope that with other Dems around, someone will object. At least there was no “progress” towards any grand bargain in the initial fiscal curb talks until Reid and Pelosi exited the scene and left Obama and Boehner tet-a-tet).
-stewartm
What if anything is going on with Senate filibuster reform today?
You’d have to admit, it will be more entertaining with more FU here and there.
I caught the Ed Show last night, interviewing Debbie Washerman Shulz, spouting her talking points about the ‘Merrican People wanting balanced pain for everybody, with exceptions, natch.
Eddie’s turning into quite the steno boy, no push back at all.
Somewhat surprise Cantor didn’t make a bigger move here, but he must have lost the backroom dealing. Maybe he’s too smart to want to try and lead the wreckage in the House currently called the Republican party.
What put Boehner “over the top” was his pulling a “Cheney” on Sen. Harry Reid, something that made all the House Republicans proud, although Boehner’s “Cheneyish” suggestion is anatomically impossible. Well, you know, those Republicans do have a little problem understanding science…and sex, but a pukish potty-mouth outburst by a fellow Republican always gets their attention and support.
*smooch*