Boehner May Be In Some Trouble With His Party
By Nicole Belle Tuesday May 13, 2008 5:40pmThat's what happens when you lose three for three critical races in what used to be "safe" Republican districts, Sparky.
Frustration among the House Republicans with Minority Leader John Boehner is apparently so great that some members are already considering a challenge.
As the Republicans lost their third special election in a row on Tuesday -- a feat not seen in 30 years -- Chuck Todd reported on MSNBC:
It is a seismic sort of shift, and sort of think of what you're gonna see the Republican Caucus... I have already been hearing whisper campaigns about John Boehner, the Republican leader, people are thinking about challenging him. Is he not being strident enough? You've got all sort of back biting and in-fighting. It is not a good night in the House Republican Caucus.
Ah, but it was a great night for the rest of us.
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A four letter word just for the Boner-man: LMAO.
Maybe Boner and Hillary have learned their lesson about crying for votes.
haha. couldn't happen to a more deserving soul.
Sounds like somebody needs a hug.
Here's an oldie from the great Roy Orbison, just for my ol' buddy Boner:
I'm crying
crying
crying
cryyyyyyy-ing
I'm cryyyyyyyyyy-ing
Cryyyyyyyyyy-ing
Cryyyyyyyyyy-yyyyyyyy-iiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnngggggg!!!!!
Things are getting hard for Bo-ner. Although, after a few crocodile tears I'm sure the soft-hearted rank and file will give him another chance. Hey, if they can forgive Craig and Vitter what the heck is a few lost elections to the faithful.
Jay Severin Has A Small Pen1s @ 4:
Bring Robocop over here stat!
no sympathy for Boehner but on the other hand ..
The ReThugs are gonna hold Boehner - alone - responsible for the Republican Train Wreck ?
Sure .. tear him limb from limb ..
Then throw the next guy under the bus too ..
Couldn't happen to a more deserving group of criminals ..
oh, pooh pouh
such crocodile tears..i have no pity for any gop crook
It's tough being a used car saleman like Boehner when the wheels fall off the car on the test drive!
So long, crybaby.
The great thing about this is that they'll replace Boehner with someone "more conservative" who'll end up driving even more voters to the Democratic Party!
The Boner is shriveling...waaa
like a sack of greased cats on acid
i was listening to hannity today, and the guy was almost in tears
crying about what ever happened to the reagan conservatives
whahahahahahaha....god, i cant wait till november....with a dem landslide, hannity may blow his tiny brains out
Haha! Fuck off, Boner...you whiny bee-ATCH!! Maybe there's a job for ya in Eye-rack?
I live in baton rouge and people were just not going to vote for woody jenkins he could not win baton rouge when he ran for the senate and lost why he thought he could win the house seat here i do not know, oh yeah because he is a flaming egotistical b*&%^
Wonder if "boner" the asshat is crying already?
Ah-ha, now I see why Boehner thought it a good idea to lie about what Obama said about Israel and the MidEast conflict, he's been accused of not being strident enough. Well, that and he's a ass.
now that they can't bully the democrats, they are having a few problems.
now that the people painfully realize what the repugs are, the repugs will have more problems.
I'm listening to edwards' speech and loving it!
No, no, no! Hey GOP, Boehner is doing a great job! Don't be so hard on him. Here's what you do: leave him in there; I am sure he can turn this thing around. Those seats will come back to you as long as you have faith in his talent and charisma. Leave him in there.
Nobody likes me,
Everybody hates me,
Sittin' in the corner eating worms, yum yum...
Who here believes things will be better in the U.S. 2 years from now?
Just a question.
Bonkers Hussein @ 20:
But don't you want to see the bloody dog fight that will ensue when ambitious reslugs smell the blood in the water? They'll eat him alive trying to get the position for themselves and let's face it... it's always fun to watch them eat their own.
Lukeness @ 11:
Hope you're right. They have plenty of choices. I got a good one: Chris Cannon of Utah. If there's a stupid way to say something, if there's a party orifice that needs licking, he's the man. Any other suggestions?
VietVet8666 @ 22:
It will take more than 2 years to repair the damage that the BushCo LLC have inflicted on the American public.
I should not be smilling. I should not revel in the misery of others...but, call it a charactor flaw. hahahahahahahaha
Emma Hussein Goldman @ 24:
Todd Akin R-Mo. Dude is a world class suckbutt.
Radically Moderate @ 25:
Thanks for your feedback.
I agree.
The real question, IMO, is whether Obama as president will seek to repair the damage. I would bet that he will not.
With one third of the seats in the Senate up for grabs this November, I am wondering what the Senate is going to look like next session.
A filibuster (& veto) free Dem majority would be nice.
It will be fun to see which ass-clown (can I say that?) they parade to the front next.
To the panel: Who's your favorite Republican ass-clown?
VietVet8666 @ 28:
Clark Griswold: "How could things get any worse? Look around you Helen, we're at the threshold of hell".
VietVet8666 @ 28:
Can you throw out some thought processes that led to that conclusion? Thanks.
Boner's head looks like a big, smoked ham.
VietVet8666 @ 28:
I think that his entire bid for president is based on seeking to repair this damage, and there's really no reason to believe that he won't or doesn't intend to. I agree w/ jjasonham, where's the reasoning?
fire the man with the tan?!
Ahhhhh yes... how sweeeeeeeet it is!
So wassup, somebody put Bengay with mashed radishes and jalapenoes in his briefs?
I'm confident that the Republicans will make the kind of "bold" change in leaders that will have the same effect as changing chairs on the Titanic.
If the party had any soul left at all, they'd look to Ron Paul to reorganize and refocus their party in a new direction that might stand a chance to compete with the Democrats.
Unfortunately for all of us, the Republican party has saturated itself with leaders and followers with tunnel vision, who can only conceive or ways to "game the system", disenfranchise citizens, steal elections, and lie about their opponents when looking for paths to power.
This is why I - a former Republican (for nearly 20 years) and now an independent (for nearly 10) - have determined that this Republican party must be completely destroyed. Lack of a powerful minority party is not good for the political health of the U.S., but the legitimacy of this Republican party (which should rename itself the Fascist party) is even worse. Its complete destruction may offer us hope that an opposition party with real commitment to the American system of government may fill the vacuum, and we can return to having a real choice each November.
"If your Boner lasts more than 16 months, please consult your constituency."
Love that screen capture. Looks like his fake tan is leaking.
Boohoo Boner is going to have a lot more to cry about this November.
I realize that ad hominem attacks are for inarticulate motherfuckers (odd, my spell checker recognizes that word... to what is the world coming? ;-), but didn't he play Herman Munster (true apologies to Fred Gwynne)? This guy looks and acts like someone who used to pout to always get his way from mommy.
Republicans are reaping what they sewed. They didn't just lose their identity, they threw it away in an orgy of spending, debt up to the eyeballs, nation building while our country continues to fall apart.
They used to be 'conservative' but now it's just an empty word that doesn't apply to them because they have become exactly the opposite of 'conservative'. Excessive, arrogant, greedy, and corrupt have taken over the party.
The conservative party has been hijacked by a bunch of irresponsible 'in it for the money' frat boys.
It doesn't take a genius to see, this ain't your grandpa's republican party. It's not conservative and it ain't much republican either anymore.
Radically Moderate @ 27:
If they were smart they would move the party to the center and pick someone from the moderate wing of the party. Then again, if they were smart they wouldn't have spent the last 20 years DESTROYING the moderate wing of the Republican Party. Karma is indeed a bitch.
I'll be laughing my head off for the next two years if the Democrats manage to pull off the presidency, and supermajorities in both houses. That will give the Republicans something to really cry about. Maybe even Tom Delay's head will explode. Ahhhhh ARMPAC, you're dead! Dead PAC walkin'!
E Pleb Neesta @ 42:
I don't quite see Boehner as Munster. The first time I tried to visualize it though, I somehow got Peter Boyle in 'Young Frankenstein', except that he looked just like Fred Thompson. Conservatism attracts some scary looking people.
I remember not too long ago, the Republicans were close to taking away the Democrats right to fillibuster which would have left them almost powerless.
They claimed the minority party shouldn't have that right. I wonder if they feel that way now? Now that they are in the minority, will they gladly give up their right to fillibiuster? Are have they suddenly had a change of heart, now that it's them that are on the receiving end.
What do you say republicans? Do you still want to take away the fillibuster or was that just as long as your in power?
Hypocrites.
They can blame Boner if they want - but all any of them really have to do is look into their bathroom mirrors.
Criminality, amorality and Egregious Greed are the trademarks of the Re-PIG-lic party.
They shall reap what they have sown.
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On hardball, not that long ago,Chris Matthews told Boehner he was a great man.
We might have to reconsider Matthews' credibility.
Just a bit.
that pic of boehner reminded me of this number one hit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2E_RSJAhYU
"Drunk, covered in bronzer and being a stupid republican is no way to go through life son" Dean Wormer.
Fuck you, John Boner.
And that fake tan is disgusting.
Nothing wrong with Boner, other than that limp handshake, and that flaccid appearence.
His ejaculation from the party leadership is a bit premature.
Wouldn't he respond better to a gentle stroking?
raker @ 33:
And is about as smart.
No Honor Among Thieves!
This is just the start. When Bush and Co get kicked out of the White house and the lawsuits and prosecutions start you will see all of them trying to throw each other under the bus trying to save their own sorry asses.
It'll be great but it won't undo the damage done to our country or bring back all those lives lost over OIL!
"Once the minority of House and Senate are comfortable with their minority status, they will have no problem socializing with the Republicans. Any farmer will tell you that certain animals run around and are unpleasant . But when they've been "fixed," then they are happy and sedate. They are contented and cheerful."
Grover Norquist, November 2004
Note to Grover and Boner-head: Hope your health plan covers castration. The voters are going to rip the balls off you and your soon to be defunct minority party in November. Enjoy singing a brand new tune three octaves higher than before. And fuck the whole lot of you. You so deserve this.
Part of the GOP strategy this fall will be to blame the mess that the country is in on the Democrats since they have held the majorities in Congress the last year & a half. I've already seen letters to the editor in the local newspaper voicing those sentiments - and poor Obama - he will make a nice target for the GOP slime machine - it's already starting.
Don't worry be happy--Diebold is on Repugs side.Problem now is that they are busy helping Hillary beat Obama.
even the stupid people are beginning to get a clue that the gop policy of bankrupting the country in order to cut or eliminate spending on programs for poor and working people is stupid and sick.
You got to love watching the rats turn on each other. The lockstep unity that Rove and Delay enforced is coming to its natural, swing of the pendulum demise. "The Party of Ideas" seems to be running clueless and headless; I guess that's to be expected when you create an unholy alliance of social and fiscal conservatives. McSame can't find a natural running mate because the ideology has stifled the developement of leaders. All that leads to desparation, and that means some really stupid tactics (see the Clinton campaign for examples of desparation leading to mistakes.)
Let this phony son of a bitch cry his crocodile tears all the way to his prison cell where he belongs.
He cries good--give him that. This is a very sick and conflicted and probably corrupt (anyone from Ohio care to confirm?) jerk. These people are over. Goody.
It would seem republicans are unable to make any change of substance. Changing leadership without making any improvements in an errant philosophy is just putting a different shade of lipstick on the pig.
flamethrower @ 6:
and the missing NRCC millions
Republicans looking for a scapegoat. I guess they have lost their mirrors and can't look to see their own faces. It can't be that they have ruined our economy, put us in danger, killed thousands of people, and acted like arrogant a holes. It couldn't be that. It must be Boner.
#64 you are right but I would like to see this horses ass go down in flames none the less .
BONER.. you Vodka-soaked Popin Jay... go have another drink you friggin' lush....
it's a beautiful thing to watch that asshole finally get some heat. i hope he's fellow rethuglican scumbags tear him a new orifice for his crocodile tears.
Fuckthe Republicans!
I would like to thank Karl Rove for the self destruction of the republican party.
Thanks Karl, we Democrats could never have done this without your help.
I guess VietVet8666 @ 28 didn't have anything to back up saying Obama wouldn't try to fix the mistakes of the Repubs. Even when you live in an alternate realty, some times you have to explain yourself and even you can't even believe what you're saying.
I would like to ask the powers that be here at C&L to PLEASE go easy on the extreme close-up photos. It's really repulsive to look that closely at Boner or any of those ick Repubs.
Is he crying?
ick
Didn't boehner take over for another criminial? And what is funny is that he's as bad if not worse than that guy. Extorting money from individuals for face time is there a rethug that isn't a self centered little prick that goes for those few female rethugs too
Ah, bring back Newt. He`ll cure the sickness. When you think of it, they are all such vile scum.
The REAL question for Boner: Is he tan enough?
The Republicans aren't just losing because of Boner. They are losing for what they did between 2001 and 2006. Iraq, the economy, gas prices. They are losing because they frittered away the chance they had by concentrating on a huge tax cut for the upper class while they prosecuted the Iraq War and mortgaged the country's future with huge deficits. They frittered away their opportunity by the constant harangue about Terri Shiavo, gay marriage, and abortion while the situation in Iraq got worse and worse. They were a do-nothing, rubber-stamp Congress. At a time when the Executive Branch needed to be "checked-and-balanced", when Americans were involved in torturing detainees, the Republican Congress stuck its head in the sand and twiddled its thumbs.
Boner's entire party is in trouble. The GOP is the party of criminality. The argument could reasonably be made that it is a criminal enterprise under the RICO Act. It doesn't matter whether Boner or any other thug of their chosing is the head of it. They're going down.
I really don't know what Bohner, or anybody else, is supposed to do about the voter's rage over the last 7 years of Bushican misrule.
My suggestion: Resign, and look for a good attorney. Probably, Bohner can make it to a nation without an extradition treaty with the USA if he moves fast.
is this the beginning, the tip of the iceberg? we have been led to believe by the media that there is a horse race brewing. perhaps that is a good thing so that we don't all become too complacent. But in reality how could anyone with any semblance of common sense who wants this country to survive vote into office anyone who has the slightest ties to this current administration.
to paraphrase, "the only thing we have to fear is COMPLACENCY ITSELF."
They shouldn't be too hard on the Boehner. Superman himself couldn't have saved the Titanic.
Boner was flaccid when he heard the news.
Ahhh, pooor boy... Is that a tear shining in that shot or is widdle boneheads makeup running???.....JD
In my years of Psychiatric Nursing I came across many interesting characters. One was an older woman from Eastern Europe with a wonderfully deep melodious accented voice. She enjoyed walking up to people who took obvious pride in their appearance (such as deep tans, makeup & face-lifts) and asking, "What happened to your face? . . . Acid?"
In her honor:
"What happened to your face Mr. Boehner? . . . Basted?
Jack Damage @ 83:
I think the common parlance is "facial."
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