Folks I listened to today opined that McCarthy from CA is the front-runner for the job, but opinions were split about whether the Republicans would learn enough from the conservative caucus rebellion to replace the Speaker with someone else not in "line of succession." My guess: most Republicans in Congress probably think that axing Boehner will be enough to settle folks down - and they'll be wrong again.
Be careful what you wish for gentlemen, you just might get it.
Doug
What , you mean like we might get someone who'll fight as hard as the libs do to get their nonsense passed or rammed through ?
I hope your right about that .Actually, I suspect he means we will get someone worse than Boehner -
Yeah I'm sure it's a "better the devil you know " sorta thing I was being my usual smartass self .
but I doubt there is anyone "worse" than Boehner on our side right now. We'll see.
On a side note;
Thank you John Boehner for giving us something to listen to on the news other than the endless droning on about the Pope.
Be careful what you wish for gentlemen, you just might get it.
Doug
I'd like somebody like Trey Gowdy.
Be careful what you wish for gentlemen, you just might get it.
Doug
... I was not a Boehner fan, but who is going to step into that position. If they put some idiot in there...
I have to agree with you. Be careful what you wish for. The only way government functions and accomplishes anything is through compromise. Without compromise nothing gets accomplished as is evidenced over the last 6 years. I was not a Boehner fan, but who is going to step into that position. If they put some idiot in there - then know that democrats will again gain control.
I, for one, do not believe this has anything to do with the leadership struggle. He knows he can win that fight. Something else has to be making him do this.
Mitch McConnell will be out of there before election day.
I'd love to see that. But how? The Senate is a different kind of beast. I would be astonished if a coup could work on McConnell.
Why wait? Leave now.
I'd like somebody like Trey Gowdy.