Does It Bother You That Boehner Probably Isn’t Going Anywhere As House Speaker?
Whatever happens to the Senate majority after November’s midterms, it’s a sure bet that the GOP House majority is untouchable. As the elections inch closer, and as Congress takes a super-early break...
View ArticleTop conservatives call for Boehner’s ouster as speaker
As House Speaker John Boehner’s Jan. 6 re-election vote for the speakership nears, a growing number of conservatives are calling for his ouster from the key position. Some prominent conservatives are...
View ArticleWill the Republicans dump John Boehner?
Just how tough will the Republicans be this year? We’ll get a major indication later today, when the Republicans in the House of Representatives vote on who will be their leader. Sadly, it looks like...
View ArticleBoehner moves to punish conservative upstarts after securing speakership
A day following his election to a third term as speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) set about to punish members of a small group of conservative dissenting lawmakers who...
View ArticleBoehner says he’s the most ‘anti-establishment’ speaker in GOP history
Just one day after retaliating against a pair of upstart GOP House members who led an unsuccessful bid to derail his campaign for a third term as Speaker, Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) attempted to repair...
View ArticleBoehner attacks GOP conservatives
After 25 conservative Republicans attempted to unseat him as speaker of the House this week, Rep. John Boehner (Ohio) declared himself the most anti-establishment speaker in history. He then promptly...
View ArticleBoehner confidant likens conservatives to right-wing Marxists
I had planned to comment today about Wednesday’s GOP debate. But after watching it I thought, “What’s the use in devoting a whole column to it when it can be summed up in a couple of paragraphs?” The...
View ArticleCan we get a fighter to succeed John Boehner?
Well, surprise, surprise. On Friday, John Boehner (R-Ohio) announced that not only would he be stepping down as speaker of the House of Representatives at the end of October, he would also resign from...
View ArticleBad news Boehner
Pity our poor friends on the port side of American politics. Those kids just can’t seem to avoid snatching defeat from the toothless maw of victory. Last Friday morning, Americans woke up to news that...
View ArticleJohn Boehner’s final betrayals
Tomorrow is John Boehner’s last day as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. In fact, it’s his last day in Congress. Before leaving, he said he wanted to “clean out the barn” so the next...
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