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2. democrats should offer to vote for boner.

Wed Jan 2, 2013, 02:36 PM

Jan 2013

if boner and a couple dozen of his supporters agree, then boner keeper the speakership and the tea baggers heads all explode!

it's all the same to democrats, we're getting a dirt bag republican as speaker either way. but this way, we pour fuel on the internecine republican fire!

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GOP Cabal Ready to Unseat Boehner: Sources [View all] Purveyor Jan 2013 OP

Eric Cantor atreides1 Jan 2013 #1

Well, at least I would assume Cantor would go for gun control. Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #3

You are brilliant, Jackpine Radical beardedcollie Jan 2013 #11

Heh. That funny. R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2013 #18

democrats should offer to vote for boner. unblock Jan 2013 #2

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

The Speaker is not the GOP leader -- and Democrats do have a say starroute Jan 2013 #14

oh good the source is wiki - well give me a few minutes then check again leftyohiolib Jan 2013 #17

not necessarily true. unblock Jan 2013 #16

The Speaker is voted on by the entire *House, not just the majority party. BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #26

That is not how it works. nt MADem Jan 2013 #21

it is if we can fracture the republican party ;) unblock Jan 2013 #22

I don't know if there's that much appetite for meddling with them. MADem Jan 2013 #23

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

If the Republicans are split enough (I think the threshold is 17 or so), Volaris Jan 2013 #32

the only way pelosi can become speaker is with some republican votes for her unblock Jan 2013 #35

Canter is an extremist and extremists cannot govern in the face of checks and balances... mike_c Jan 2013 #5

I get a little surge of hope lunatica Jan 2013 #19

The only way to make a political minority be a minority is bipartisonship. no_hypocrisy Jan 2013 #6

Ummmmmm...look at the source of the story... ewagner Jan 2013 #7

Yeah, but they're also the "we're actively egging on the Tea Party" crowd starroute Jan 2013 #15

If Cantor got in, then we might as well shut down congress for two years Thav Jan 2013 #8

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

Breitbart. railsback Jan 2013 #13

Why does it only take 20 members to unseat a Speaker?? DCBob Jan 2013 #20

Best outcome would be for Cantor to take on Boehner and fall short. yellowcanine Jan 2013 #24

Or how about Nancy Pelosi kimbutgar Jan 2013 #25

Rumor now on Bashir: Ron Meyer suggesting that Boehner to resign as Speaker this evening. Purveyor Jan 2013 #27

Okay, I read it here first. So what. It wasn't true. onenote Jan 2013 #33

I said it was a fucking 'rumor'. What part of the word 'rumor' do you not understand ? eom Purveyor Jan 2013 #34

Chill out. I wasn't attacking you. onenote Jan 2013 #36

It wasn't easy for Cantor to rig up the speaker's seat with a hidden catapult, tanyev Jan 2013 #28

Say Boehner struck a deal with the Democrats .... Trajan Jan 2013 #29