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Bernie Sanders

chknltl

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10. He walked a tightrope...

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Fri Sep 25, 2015, 06:25 PM

Sep 2015

...held on one side by the corporatists that paid for him to get elected and the tea baggers that voted for him. With both parties giving that rope a good shake there was no place for Boehner to go but down. I suspect this is a huge problem for all Republican politicians.

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Bernie Sanders Warns That The Republican Crazy May Get Worse Without John Boehner Around [View all] yuiyoshida Sep 2015 OP

I dread whoever replaces Boehner as speaker.... ZM90 Sep 2015 #1

The good thing aspirant Sep 2015 #2

Taking a longer view of this...... Capt.Rocky300 Sep 2015 #3

And keep in mind, if a budget (or CR) doesn't pass next week, Food Stamps are cut off. (nt) jeff47 Sep 2015 #4

....and the military too aspirant Sep 2015 #5

Unfortunately, it's not constitutional to cut off salaries for Congress. jeff47 Sep 2015 #6

Some help here aspirant Sep 2015 #8

In Article I Sect. 9 BumRushDaShow Sep 2015 #12

Thanks aspirant Sep 2015 #15

Heh BumRushDaShow Sep 2015 #16

It's time for the liberal progressives to step up and be counted Trajan Sep 2015 #7

If we could just get people to go out and vote. We have so many that are disengaged w/ politics. YOHABLO Sep 2015 #9

He walked a tightrope... chknltl Sep 2015 #10

Boehner was willing Duval Sep 2015 #13

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Sep 2015 #11

Batten down the hatches crew - we're heading into a shitstorm of crazy!!!!! LongTomH Sep 2015 #14

+1 LongTomH, just in time for Halloween! dae Sep 2015 #17

at least the candy corn is ready! yuiyoshida Sep 2015 #19

That's what I think--but NPR had some wag saying that throwing out Boehner may keep them Demeter Sep 2015 #18

Maybe being in that position just got in the way yuiyoshida Sep 2015 #20