Althouse: "How John Boehner could stay Speaker."

७ ऑक्टोबर, २०१५

"How John Boehner could stay Speaker."

His resignation is contingent on the election of a new Speaker, so he stays until somebody wins a majority vote in the House.

१२ टिप्पण्या:

Once written, twice... म्हणाले...: The Hillbillies are damned if they do and damned if they don't.

Dumb hillbillies.; ७/१०/१५, ९:०२ PM
Humperdink म्हणाले...: Talk about going from a weak leadership position to comatose position. The inept R leaders are mocked mercilessly now. If old orange face stays on, wowee.; ७/१०/१५, ९:१५ PM
The Godfather म्हणाले...: I can't believe that Boehner would continue in office under those circumstances.; ७/१०/१५, ९:५८ PM
BN म्हणाले...: It's fun to think things matter. I'm giving up thinking for drinking though. Y'all go ahead without me.; ७/१०/१५, १०:१३ PM
ndspinelli म्हणाले...: ANYONE can be elected Speaker of the House. You don't need to be a member of Congress.; ७/१०/१५, ११:३३ PM
Achilles म्हणाले...: The republican party doesn't want what the people of the country want. They want the same things the democrat party wants.

Both parties are going to be real sad when we throw them all out.; ८/१०/१५, १:३३ AM
Bart Hall (Kansas, USA) म्हणाले...: Or Democrats could keep him there because he's such a pussy.; ८/१०/१५, ८:४४ AM
Unknown म्हणाले...: Achilles: when you say Rep party are you indicting the party as a whole or just those in leadership of the House? I've been a Rep since 1977 and I dont want what the Dem party wants.; ८/१०/१५, ९:२८ AM
MadisonMan म्हणाले...: I'm reminded of Miss Marple's admonishment to Attorney Petherick in Motive v. Opportunity

'But all the same it's a catch, Mr. Petherick, ' she said. 'Just like a lawyer.'; ८/१०/१५, ११:४७ AM
Larry J म्हणाले...: Achilles said...
The republican party doesn't want what the people of the country want. They want the same things the democrat party wants.

If the majority of the American people wanted the same thing as the democrat party wants, then why did they elect a majority of Republicans to the House and Senate? Your statement makes no sense.; ८/१०/१५, १२:२५ PM
ken in tx म्हणाले...: Actual descendants of the original Hillbillies, Presbyterian partisans of William of Orange who fought in the hills of Northern Ireland, during the Glorious Revolution, while wearing their red neckerchiefs, would probably not be offended by being called Hillbillies. Others might be.; ८/१०/१५, ९:१२ PM
RonF म्हणाले...: "If the majority of the American people wanted the same thing as the democrat party wants, then why did they elect a majority of Republicans to the House and Senate?"

According to the left, it's because the Koch Brothers have used their money to dupe the American public into acting against their own interests. This is the same public, mind you, that was brilliant when they elected and re-elected President Obama.; ९/१०/१५, १२:४९ PM