John Boehner is OUT!!!

[iceknight]

Originally Posted by reckless

They don't get paid during the time the gov't is shut down.

Then, about 5 seconds after it reopens again, the printing press starts going at high speed cutting separate checks for the monies not paid during the 'shut down'. So, in essence, it's a paid vacation.

One more thing, when the government 'shuts down' due to politics, etc., about 85 per cent of the government does NOT shut down at all, it continues to operate.

of course. That's smart and the voting public will forge . It by the time of next election usually..

[Striker]

Originally Posted by iceknight

When the government shuts down.. do the congress representatives all lose their pay and perks for those days?

No of course they don't. Their salaries are written into permanent law. Senators and Reps still draw salaries when the government is shut down.

[horses4courses]

I'm beginning to think that Boehner has more integrity
than the rest of the GOP combined.

He's just a little too much for you "manly men" to handle.......

[elysiantraveller]

Originally Posted by horses4courses

I'm beginning to think that Boehner has more integrity
than the rest of the GOP combined.

He's just a little too much for you "manly men" to handle.......

He's certainly had the worst job in DC for awhile. I've never envied his job.

[iceknight]

Originally Posted by Striker

No of course they don't. Their salaries are written into permanent law. Senators and Reps still draw salaries when the government is shut down.

And their salary allows them to waste time campaigning for the next term or for Presidential candidature or supporting another pres candidate on the campaign etc.. all in the name of policy making work.

Oh well I am not going to spoil my Friday mood worrying about these lowlifes

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by ebcorde

It's hilarious. Can't wait to see how they make Obama do what they want. I guess shut down the government for 13 months, and another impeachment proceeding.

please, which Republican party is going to do this? not the one I'm familiar with.
nothing is going to happen, Obama will get everything he wants with little to no resistance just like he has ever since the GOP took over congress.
Boehner resigning makes that even more likely.

[Tom]

Who knows what deals that weasle will try make with the devil?

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[davew]

Originally Posted by iceknight

When the government shuts down.. do the congress representatives all lose their pay and perks for those days?

it is a paid vacation, just get paid when come back

[Tall One]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

please, which Republican party is going to do this? not the one I'm familiar with.
nothing is going to happen, Obama will get everything he wants with little to no resistance just like he has ever since the GOP took over congress.
Boehner resigning makes that even more likely.

pretty much..

[ArlJim78]

Most Republicans are celebrating, democrats are devastated, that should tell you all you need to know about Boehner.

[Robert Goren]

Hopefully the new speaker will speak for the majority of republicans in the house and stop caving into the 10% or so of Tea Party house members, but he probably won't. John Boehner will go down in history as the weakest and most infective speaker, thanks to his unwillingness to take on a very small, but vocal, minority in his caucus. I hope GOP tries to shut down the government for a week or so, but I doubt that they are that stupid. (Even though I have in the past of been guilty of underestimating the stupidity of republicans.) That would insure a democrat victory for the White House and quite possibly the senate in 2016. A prolonged shut down might even bring the house back under democratic control, but that is a long shot. When I was young (and a foolishly a republican), GOP was about helping business, today it is about anything but business. The best they can do these days is promise(but seldom deliver) a few tax breaks. Pro-business politicians in the GOP are called RINOS with same distain that use to reserved for the most liberal of liberal democrats.

[Tom]

Hopefully the new speaker will speak for the majority of republicans in the house and stop caving into the 10% or so of Tea Party house members, but he probably won't.

Hopefully, he will speak for the majority of AMERICAN CITIZENS and not the party. btw, that is who the TP wing also represents.

Do we really need a POS, er, SOH?
I thought we were all supposed to have equal representation under law?
That doesn't happen.

Do we really need a HOR?

[Robert Goren]

Originally Posted by Tom

Hopefully, he will speak for the majority of AMERICAN CITIZENS and not the party. btw, that is who the TP wing also represents.

Do we really need a POS, er, SOH?
I thought we were all supposed to have equal representation under law?
That doesn't happen.

Do we really need a HOR?

The tea party represents about 15% of republicans and about 5% of all Americans, but they have few multibillionaires behind them so they can win a few elections in very conservative areas. They peaked in 2012. It is now just matter of which of their heroes (It seems like they come up with a new one every other month) will expose their feet of clay. This year they have already gone through Walker and Paul. Rubio is turning out to be too much of a RINO for their tastes. Now they are turning to a former liberal democratic businessman/entertainer or a failed woman CEO who lost her only attempt at public office by a wide margin or Heaven forbid, a Black doctor. They started with 17 GOP hopefuls to pick from and at the rate they are going, they be down to none before the first vote is casted.

[zico20]

Originally Posted by Robert Goren

The tea party represents about 15% of republicans and about 5% of all Americans, but they have few multibillionaires behind them so they can win a few elections in very conservative areas. They peaked in 2012. It is now just matter of which of their heroes (It seems like they come up with a new one every other month) will expose their feet of clay. This year they have already gone through Walker and Paul. Rubio is turning out to be too much of a RINO for their tastes. Now they are turning to a former liberal democratic businessman/entertainer or a failed woman CEO who lost her only attempt at public office by a wide margin or Heaven forbid, a Black doctor. They started with 17 GOP hopefuls to pick from and at the rate they are going, they be down to none before the first vote is casted.

Well if they get down to none I will jump in and save the country! The voters will love me.

Of course Clocker and a few others on here will be in my administration.

[Tom]

Is it jut me, or does Bobby sound like a broken record, cord, cord, cord, cord, cord, cord.