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John Boehner looks to be the next Speaker of the House, but he's in for the Ride of His Life when the newly elected Tea Party Crowd gets to Washington. He'll be in for a rip-roaring, hilarious to watch time as he tries to herd the political neophytes into line and get them to behave like real Republicans.
Just watch as newly elected Senator Rand Paul starts making suggestions on where to save money in the budget by selling off some of our nation's greatest (and most expensive) national treasures. Who needs a bunch of old junk lying around the Smithsonian anyway?
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Smithsonian:
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US Capital:
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National Archives:
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Lincoln Memorial:
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n 1998, Boehner was ousted as the chairman of the House Republican Conference, after his party lost five congressional seats.
In an upset, Boehner was elected by his colleagues to serve as House Majority Leader on February 2, 2006. The election followed Tom DeLay's resignation from the post after being indicted on criminal charges.
Boehner campaigned as a reform candidate who wanted to reform the so-called "earmark" process and rein in government spending. He defeated Majority Whip Roy Blunt of Missouri and Representative John Shadegg of Arizona, even though he was considered an underdog candidate to Blunt. In the second round of voting by the House Republican Conference, Boehner received 122 votes compared to 109 for Blunt. Blunt kept his previous position as Majority Whip, the No. 3 leadership position in the House. (There was some confusion on the first ballot for Majority Leader as the first count showed one more vote cast than Republicans present,[9] due to a misunderstanding as to whether the rules allowed Resident Commissioner Luis Fortuño of Puerto Rico to vote or not.
After the Republicans lost control of the House in the 2006 elections, the House Republican Conference elected Boehner Minority Leader. Elected on January 4, 2007, he is the highest-ranking Republican in the House. According to the 2008 Congress.org Power Ranking, Boehner is the 6th most powerful congressman (preceded by Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Hoyer, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander M. Levin, Dean of the House John Dingell, and Appropriations Committee Chairman Dave Obey, all Democrats) and the most powerful Republican. As Minority Leader, Boehner serves as an ex officio member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
It has been widely speculated that Boehner will become Speaker following the election of a Republican majority in the 2010 elections.
That is awesome. This is my moment of zen for the day. Thank you.
Merlinusful 1 year ago
@Merlinusful Glad I could start you out the right way. I, on the other hand, am off to bed. LONG night working on this. ZZZZ
britethorn 1 year ago