John Boehner Will Resign From Congress

[mentalfloss]

WASHINGTON — Speaker John A. Boehner, under intense pressure from conservatives in his party, will resign one of the most powerful positions in government and give up his House seat at the end of October, throwing Congress into chaos as it tries to avert a government shutdown.

Mr. Boehner, who was first elected to Congress in 1990, made the announcement in an emotional meeting with his fellow Republicans on Friday morning.

The Ohio representative struggled from almost the moment he took the speaker’s gavel in 2011 to manage the challenges of divided government and to hold together his fractious and increasingly conservative Republican members.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/09/2...ress.html?_r=1&referer=https://www.google.ca/

 

[EagleSmack]

Adios!

You think that's an Obama victory Flossy? The Prez just lost his sniveling water boy.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Can't say as I blame him. Don't like him much, but he tried to impose a certain order on the herd of cats on Capitol Hill.

You might could wanna hold the party until you see who replaces him as Speaker, mentalfloss.

 

[Highball]

Now lets hope they can get McConnell out of the Senate Speaker position too.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Now lets hope they can get McConnell out of the Senate Speaker position too.

As I said above, be careful what you wish for. You might get it.

 

[EagleSmack]

Now lets hope they can get McConnell out of the Senate Speaker position too.

Beat me to it!

 

[darkbeaver]

He will be sorely missed. " Irreplaceable" was the most heard comment in the nations capital today.

 

[EagleSmack]

He will be sorely missed. " Irreplaceable" was the most heard comment in the nations capital today.

Was that coming from the Democrat party DB?

Obama will miss him for sure.

 

[Ludlow]

Moms Mabley for speaker of the house

 

[Walter]

He was an absolute disgrace, bloody RINO. Funded every bit of BHO's policies, bloody squish.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

He was an absolute disgrace, bloody RINO. Funded every bit of BHO's policies, bloody squish.

So tell us how you really feel about him.