Speaker Boehner resigning at the end of October.

[ArcadiaGP]

Chaffetz tells reporters that Gowdy is IN for maj leader

https://twitter.com/costareports/status/648855892415397888

 

[10mmfan]

About time he gets out . Maybe we can get a real speaker who will use the power of the purse to at least slow down tthe Obama agenda.

 

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Chaffetz tells reporters that Gowdy is IN for maj leader

https://twitter.com/costareports/status/648855892415397888

Gowdy's saying no. Trey Gowdy Insists He's Not Running

I don't think we should take NO for an answer. Do we need to start a letter writing campaign to our reps?





What we don't need is Boehner's California RINO buddy taking his place.

 

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...What we don't need is Boehner's California RINO buddy taking his place.

McCarthy's on Hannity. He just said, "I'll give John Boehner a B-..."

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Chaffetz joins speaker race, saying McCarthy doesn?t have the votes | OnPolitics

 

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Chaffetz joins speaker race, saying McCarthy doesn?t have the votes | OnPolitics

Do both of our senators vote for this or only Coats?
Are we all writing Coats?


Updated 10/04/15 04:34 PM EDT
Boehner might postpone elections for majority leader, whip - POLITICO

 

[bwframe]

Do you think this McCarthy Benghazi screw up will actually be the blessing that brings us Jason Chaffetz as the new Speaker of The House?


The new Hillary add with McCarthy's dumb-assed comment is airing now. Not to mention all the news organizations airing it as a "story."
Hillary Clinton Ad Hits Kevin McCarthy Over Benghazi Comment

 

[jamil]

Do you think this McCarthy Benghazi screw up will actually be the blessing that brings us Jason Chaffetz as the new Speaker of The House?


The new Hillary add with McCarthy's dumb-assed comment is airing now. Not to mention all the news organizations airing it as a "story."
Hillary Clinton Ad Hits Kevin McCarthy Over Benghazi Comment

Chaffitz doesn't have the votes. That faction is quite sizable in the house but nowhere near the 218 votes he needs. And that's the problem. The party is so divided I'm not sure the house could find 218 Republicans to vote the same for anything. Even without McCarthy's negligent discharge I doubt Republicans can get through this without loosing the confidence of American voters.

 

[MisterChester]

Chaffitz doesn't have the votes. That faction is quite sizable in the house but nowhere near the 218 votes he needs. And that's the problem. The party is so divided I'm not sure the house could find 218 Republicans to vote the same for anything. Even without McCarthy's negligent discharge I doubt Republicans can get through this without loosing the confidence of American voters.

The republican bubble is nearing its bursting point. With all of this disagreement and infighting, if they lose the next election it's pretty much their own fault. The amount of democratic infighting is so low compared to the republicans that I'm sure it'll sway some voters towards the democrats, maybe enough to win. There just aren't enough regular voters that support the fringe side of the Republican Party for broad support of government shutdowns, PP defunding, etc.

 

[bwframe]

McCarthy just dropped out of the speaker race.

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...rops-house-speaker-bid-race-postponed-n441071

 

[cbhausen]

Man, things are going to get interesting now...

 

[bwframe]

Man, things are going to get interesting now...

It can only get better.

I vote for Newt Gingrich!

 

[Super Bee]

McCarthy just dropped out of the speaker race.

Kevin McCarthy Abruptly Drops House Speaker Bid, Race Postponed - NBC News

This is great, I never heard anyone say they actually wanted this guy.

Would be nice if Gowdy got in the mix but it sounds like that will still not happen.

 

[Expat]

I heard on the radio that the rumor around the Hill is that McCarthy was banging a female Congressman from the Carolinas.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

They're saying that Boehner has contacted Paul Ryan multiple times by phone today, and is personally asking him to step up and be speaker.