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Jennicut

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2. No one could be Speaker to those nuts.

Reply to 1-Old-Man (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 29, 2012, 06:24 PM

Dec 2012

But the Repubs made their bed with them to get more House seats and they are stuck with the consequences. It has led to the Speaker of the House being weak.

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John Boehner has NOT been "sidelined/diminished/undercut". [View all] SoCalDem Dec 2012 OP

I have to ask, is it a case of Boehner not being to the job or did the job disintegrate under him? 1-Old-Man Dec 2012 #1

No one could be Speaker to those nuts. Jennicut Dec 2012 #2

CORRECT Skittles Dec 2012 #3

Someone who can't handle the unexpected is no leader. randome Dec 2012 #4

Not unexpected, completely predictable, makes it even worse bigbrother05 Dec 2012 #5

If Boehner would count the votes properly and put a bill out Democrats could vote for Thinkingabout Dec 2012 #6

you have a drunk leading an insane party Angry Dragon Dec 2012 #7