Boehner to flop out of Congress - Polidicks

[url]http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/26/us/boehner-will-resign-from-congress.html?smid=tw-bna&_r=1[/url] [quote]Speaker John A. Boehner will resign from Congress and give up his House seat at the end of October, according to aides in his office. Mr. Boehner was under extreme pressure from the right wing of his conference over whether or not to defund Planned Parenthood in a bill to keep the government open.[/quote]

It sucks that his party has to shame him constantly about being moderate; his stances made it seem like compromise would actually be reached in the House, but people like Ted Cruz have to ruin anything not reactionary conservative.

[QUOTE=code_gs;48759356]It sucks that his party has to shame him constantly about being moderate; his stances made it seem like compromise would actually be reached in the House, but people like Ted Cruz have to ruin anything not reactionary conservative.[/QUOTE] I think we are getting to the point where the GOP itself is going to rip its entire party apart because of this type of bullshit.

[QUOTE=Deathtrooper2;48759464]I think we are getting to the point where the GOP itself is going to rip its entire party apart because of this type of bullshit.[/QUOTE] It already has with the rise of the Tea Party, however, it's creating a huge burden on the GOP that's blocking any policy making or voting. The "don't vote" mentality is what caused Mitt Romney to lose.

He's leaving congress all together, even though his district is pretty safe, I wonder if that means his seat will be on the November ballot or a later election. The sad part is the republicans are just going to install someone even worse and even more tan, and they're going to shut everything down the next budget fight that heads to the hill because they won't get their way

I did not agree with him on a lot of things but MAN he had one of the hardest jobs ever. Imagine becoming 3rd in line for president and everyone in your party immediately working against you... for nearly 5 years straight.

And now I'm entirely fucking worried about another government shutdown. Fuck these god damn conservatives.

There will be no shutdown. He will prevent it and not take any political flack because he is retiring. He sacrificed himself to keep the government going.

[QUOTE=person11;48760184]There will be no shutdown. He will prevent it and not take any political flack because he is retiring. He sacrificed himself to keep the government going.[/QUOTE] Yeah but what about next year

appropriate thread title lol

[QUOTE=smurfy;48760346]Yeah but what about next year[/QUOTE] Bernie motherfucking Sanders. That's the only response I have, sorry

[QUOTE=ZakkShock;48760393]Bernie motherfucking Sanders. That's the only response I have, sorry[/QUOTE] No, that's 2017.

Boehner just sacrificed his career to keep the government going. I don't give a shit what any other politician says, that's a man of values.

What a 180 of opinions on him. Everyone hated him up until now.

I still don't like him.

[b]TECHNICALLY[/b] depending on how you look at it, the Speaker does have a significant amount of power. I do believe that the position is responsible for appointing committee heads and overseeing what appropriations gets approved or shot down (i.e. taxes, budgets)

[QUOTE=KillerJaguar;48760588]What a 180 of opinions on him. Everyone hated him up until now.[/QUOTE] You can respect a man and still think he's a douche, though.

[QUOTE=person11;48760184]There will be no shutdown. He will prevent it and not take any political flack because he is retiring. He sacrificed himself to keep the government going.[/QUOTE] No, he [I]passed[/i] the budget defunding planned parenthood which got shot down in the Senate, its going to shut down if the house and senate don't pass a budget in the next week

I for one welcome the 3rd American party system. It seems like the Democrats are the only ones who are legitimately good at politics

[QUOTE=proboardslol;48770408]I for one welcome the 3rd American party system. It seems like the Democrats are the only ones who are legitimately good at politics[/QUOTE] And which party would that be, exactly? American Communist Party? The Constitution Party? Just wanting "some other choice" doesn't always mean a better one is out there.

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;48770420]And which party would that be, exactly? American Communist Party? The Constitution Party? Just wanting "some other choice" doesn't always mean a better one is out there.[/QUOTE] Truly, it's time for the US Green Party to start their momentous march. Everything will become Florida!

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;48770420]And which party would that be, exactly? American Communist Party? The Constitution Party? Just wanting "some other choice" doesn't always mean a better one is out there.[/QUOTE] I don't mean 3rd party, I mean the third version of the American political party system. The first was dem-reps vs. Federalists and now it's reps vs dems. I want the third version to come out so the Republicans can die off for 30 years and give control to the Democrats for a while

Boehner is too flaccid for congress.

[QUOTE=proboardslol;48770622]I don't mean 3rd party, I mean the third version of the American political party system. The first was dem-reps vs. Federalists and now it's reps vs dems. I want the third version to come out so the Republicans can die off for 30 years and give control to the Democrats for a while[/QUOTE] That is a horrendously oversimplified explanation of the evolution of America's partisan politics. You didn't even mention the Whig party.

Dat title

you could say mr.Boehner's presidential running has just went limp

[QUOTE=proboardslol;48770622]I don't mean 3rd party, I mean the third version of the American political party system. The first was dem-reps vs. Federalists and now it's reps vs dems. I want the third version to come out so the Republicans can die off for 30 years and give control to the Democrats for a while[/QUOTE] The Republicans dominate both House and Senate at the moment, why would they die off

As much as I've criticized and distrusted Boehner, I have to admire him for putting bipartisanship ahead of radicals in his own party. It's a shame that we keep losing all the moderate Republicans though, and I can't help but anticipate more turmoil in the coming years.

[QUOTE=adamsz;48772378]As much as I've criticized and distrusted Boehner, I have to admire him for putting bipartisanship ahead of radicals in his own party. It's a shame that we keep losing all the moderate Republicans though, and I can't help but anticipate more turmoil in the coming years.[/QUOTE] I'm not American, but ultimately my perspective is that he put his country before his party - And the petty Tea Partiers HATED him for that.

I was not aware that he committed political suicide to stop the government from shutting down, was that back when it shut down for several days? If so, it's somewhat sad to see someone with some values in the government leave a spot open for another individual twice as insane to take his place.