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kpete

(72,898 posts) Thu Jan 3, 2013, 01:24 PM Jan 2013

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It's official: GOP votes itself two more years of kicking John Boehner around [View all]

Source: Daily Kos

THU JAN 03, 2013 AT 10:21 AM PST
It's official: GOP votes itself two more years of kicking John Boehner around
by Jed Lewison

John Boehner has secured the majority he needed to be reelected as Speaker of the House of Representatives and spend the next two years getting his butt kicked by the craziest bunch of Republicans to serve in Congress since ... well, about an hour ago, when the 112th Congress was still in session.

Congratulations, dude. May the next two years be your last two years in the majority.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/01/03/1175991/-It-s-official-GOP-votes-itself-two-more-years-of-kicking-John-Boehner-around

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It's official: GOP votes itself two more years of kicking John Boehner around [View all] kpete Jan 2013 OP

Damn! I was looking forward to a vicious round of votes fleur-de-lisa Jan 2013 #1

Is Bonner dwigthreeD Jan 2013 #7

By one vote, right? earthside Jan 2013 #2

More than one, could have been two or three. Can't be sure at this point. onenote Jan 2013 #3

Final vote: 426 votes cast. Boehner got 220. Needed 214. Won by six. onenote Jan 2013 #4

He actually won with 6 spare votes. PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #5

Did you hear the wailing baby? coldbeer Jan 2013 #6

Actually, the wailing baby Berlin Expat Jan 2013 #9

Moar!!! CrazyOrangeCat Jan 2013 #10

MOAR TEARZ! I WANT MORE WINGNUT TEARZ!!! freshwest Jan 2013 #12

Barf... SoapBox Jan 2013 #8

Well, he hit my soft spot, and we can belly up to the bar. coldbeer Jan 2013 #11

I'd rather the weeping Orangeman than that sleazy Cantor... freshwest Jan 2013 #13

Here's looking at you kid... japple Jan 2013 #14

I don't like him. n/t savebigbird Jan 2013 #15

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