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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhispers Grow That Republicans Are Trying to Dump John Boehner
Speaker John Boehner remains on thin ice with the fringe neophyte Republicans whove taken over the House. Speaking to Paul Kane at the Washington Post, Republicans privately suggested that the upcoming battles will test Boehners power and reveal whether its time for him to go. This is a big summer and fall, a test for all concerned, said Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK), a close Boehner ally.
While it might have seemed that things calmed down for the Speaker after the attempted coup against his leadership position in January, conservative tea party members many of them hubristically blind freshman are talking about imposing an internal rule that would forbid Boehner from pushing legislation that doesnt have majority Republican support. This would keep Boehner from getting anything done, as the majority of the legislation hes managed to move forward this year has only passed due to Democratic support.
This snippet from the Post exemplifies just how far the Republican Party has jumped the legislative shark:
Some conservatives are talking about circulating a petition to impose an internal rule forbidding Boehner from advancing legislation that does not have majority support in the Republican Conference, a restriction that would have torpedoed the fiscal cliff bill.
more ... http://www.politicususa.com/gop-privately-suggest-coming-battles-reveal-its-time-boehner.html
Berlum
(7,044 posts)Huff Post yesterday: God Told Repubbies to Keep the Boehner'
http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/john-boehner-saved-by-god-/51a8e1c078c90a58f500033d
eppur_se_muova
(36,227 posts)like ... ummmm ....
does it really have to be a Republican ?
Uben
(7,719 posts)....why the Mississippi is flooding.....they done went and got Boehner cryin again! Damn republican bullies.
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)pulling a coup or being traitors. They've basically shut the government down, as is.
kentuck
(110,950 posts)It is obvious nothing will ever get done so long as he is the Speaker. At this time, anyone would be an improvement.
Maeve
(42,225 posts)leftyohiolib
(5,917 posts)kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)ieoeja
(9,748 posts)House Teabaggers will neuter themselves. House Republicans under Bohener will resume supporting positions they stopped supporting when Obama announced his public support of their positions. They will be joined by more than enough Conservative Democrats to pass their legislation.
A coalition of Senate Republicans (minus Coburn and Cruz) and Conservative Democrats will support everything that comes out of the House. Senate Democrats may vote against it, but will not filibuster when asked by Obama not to.
The Rightist agenda will finally move forward.
Conservative Democrats will successfully hold this up as proof that the Party needs to move further to the Right.
This further lurch Rightward by the Democrats will push House Republicans into the Fascist arms of House Teabaggers re-cementing their caucus under the leadership of Speaker Cantor.
Fascism-by-another-name goes mainstream.