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DallasNE

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8. I Think We Can Now Use "Former" When Talking About Speaker Boehner

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 09:41 PM

Dec 2012

Cantor just stabbed him in the back -- notice the delight on his face after it was announced no vote would take place. Watch for Cantor to now push a spending cuts only measure.

Will Boehner even run for Speaker on January 3rd? I seriously doubt it.

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Speaker Boehner Statement on Tax Vote [View all] brooklynite Dec 2012 OP

What a bunch of creeps. applegrove Dec 2012 #1

I can't get my team to agree to anything, therefore it's your problem groundloop Dec 2012 #2

Step on the gas Thelma!! off the clif we go. reverend_tim Dec 2012 #3

Translation: "Our GOP-House has utterly failed, so could you DEM-Senate/POTUS plz fix this?" 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #4

Translation - Boehner can not lead, so he has jumped over the cliff. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2012 #5

+1 okwmember Dec 2012 #6

Kewl! He turned bright orange on re-entry. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2012 #13

I would have wanted them to vote no to both plans anyway. Liberalynn Dec 2012 #7

exactly. This is great news! robinlynne Dec 2012 #10

I Think We Can Now Use "Former" When Talking About Speaker Boehner DallasNE Dec 2012 #8

Politics as Unusual as usual. Coyotl Dec 2012 #9

Boehner is one of the worst Speakers ever, of either party. Jennicut Dec 2012 #11

Wonder if he is crying? Liberalynn Dec 2012 #12

Totalitarians aint_no_life_nowhere Dec 2012 #14

Republicans - "Democrats Must Save Us From Ourselves." TomCADem Dec 2012 #15

The legislation the GOP passed doesn't creeksneakers2 Dec 2012 #16

the speaking boner needs to study a little Angry Dragon Dec 2012 #17