DesJarlais casts vote against Boehner, then poses with him

[spanone]

Moments after bucking the GOP majority and deciding not to vote to keep House Speaker John Boehner in his leadership position, Republican U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais of Tennessee posed for a family picture with Boehner.

All federal lawmakers were sworn in Tuesday, but the ceremonies came after a tense speaker’s vote in which DesJarlais and 24 other GOP representatives defected and voted for someone different than Boehner.

That’s the most votes against a sitting speaker in more than 100 years. Judging by the look on Boehner’s face in this picture, he’s none too excited to do a grip and grin with a member of his own party who wants to dethrone him.

Uncomfortable, anyone? I don’t think it’s too far of a stretch to say the speaker’s smile is a bit forced.

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[yeoman6987]

1. This happens all the time.

Politics is all a facade of fake friendship and wheeling and dealing.

[Archae]

2. What baffles me is why this asshole got re-elected.

Sex and abortion scandals up the wazoo.

[spanone]

3. that's my state of tennessee....hypocrisy rules the day

DesJarlais is considered one of the most vulnerable Congressmen, because of revelations in October 2012 that he had prescribed drugs to a patient with whom he was having an affair and had pressured his former wife and former mistress to have several abortions. He was re-elected in 2012 with a reduced majority.[21] Despite these vulnerabilities, in the final days before the August 7 primary DesJarlais seems to have a chance at holding onto his seat, according to Republican operatives who think voters have forgiven his behavior.[22]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_DesJarlais