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In reply to the discussion: GOP Cabal Ready to Unseat Boehner: Sources [View all]no_hypocrisy
(46,020 posts)6. The only way to make a political minority be a minority is bipartisonship.
If Boehner made an honest outreach to democrats to vote him in again as Speaker and he held his end of the bargain by brokering a more honest compromise for future legislation and procedure, the Tea Party and Eric Cantor would lose whatever political clout they've enjoyed for the past two years. They would again be fringe if they were rejected by their party.
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But Cantor is such a slimeball we might want him out there 'front and center' just to expose
Purveyor
Jan 2013
#4
Democrats have no say in this fight. This is for the leader of the Repug party in the House.
Lochloosa
Jan 2013
#12
It depends. All you need to secure the Speakership is a simple Majority of TOTAL votes,
Volaris
Jan 2013
#30
that's extraordinarily unlikely as it requires some republicans to vote for pelosi.
unblock
Jan 2013
#31
Canter is an extremist and extremists cannot govern in the face of checks and balances...
mike_c
Jan 2013
#5
He'll stay in power and the real GOP will step away from the Teapublicans and Teabillies. Curious...
marble falls
Jan 2013
#9
We at the Fishington Cheesington Post have anticipated Boehner's nexy move - a massive bender!
johnnyplankton
Jan 2013
#10
Rumor now on Bashir: Ron Meyer suggesting that Boehner to resign as Speaker this evening.
Purveyor
Jan 2013
#27