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Divine Intervention? House Speaker Boehner Resigns From Congress Amid "Conservative Coup"
The combination of another debt limit fight, the defunding of Planned Parenthood, and prospect of another government shutdown tearing his party apart, the GOP just suffered its latest major blow, when news hit that House speaker John Boehner, just 24 hours after getting a visit by none other than the Pope, is folding one last time:
- BOEHNER TO RESIGN FROM CONGRESS, GIVE UP HOUSE SEAT IN OCT: NYT

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.
Boehner aide's full statement on impending resignation. Comes amid rumblings of conservative coup. pic.twitter.com/ZB3IY8xdbC
— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) September 25, 2015
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— Damian Paletta (@damianpaletta) September 25, 2015
And the market knows it...
Here is Goldman's take on the surprising announcement:
- Boehner plans to step down as House Speaker and resign from Congress at the end of October, according to several reports. This comes following pressure from conservative members of his caucus to block an extension of government funding due to the controversy over Planned Parenthood. Members of Congress will elect his replacement as Speaker after he leaves his position. Many view current Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy as a likely replacement.
- In our view, this significantly reduces the probability of a government shutdown next week. The Senate is expected to pass legislation on Monday (Sept 28) to extend spending authority, probably to December 11. Speaker Boehner was under pressure not to accept this “clean” extension of spending authority (i.e., one that did not include changes to Planned Parenthood funding). His resignation, expected at the end of October (i.e., after the funding extension has passed), is in our view a strong signal that he plans to bring the clean extension up for a vote despite opposition from House conservatives. In essence, this announcement is meant to preempt the expected attempt to remove him from his position after he extends spending authority.
- The next relevant question for financial markets will be how this affects the debt limit and other pending issues. There is a clear possibility that the vote next week, which was initially expected to deal just with the extension of spending authority, could instead also address other issues like an extension of the Export-Import Bank and, possibly, even an extension of the debt limit, which we believe will need to be raised before Congress adjourns for the Thanksgiving break in late November.
And here is BofA:
Boehner has been vocal about avoiding a shutdown. With the timing of this announcement shortly ahead of the budget deadline next week, we expect that Boehner's resignation will allow him to work across party lines to pass a continuing resolution. In our view, this decreases the chances of a shutdown next week.
Boehner's resignation may increase risks of brinkmanship going forward. His replacement may have more difficulty generating consensus when the debt ceiling becomes a more urgent issue in November or December and when a potential continued resolution likely expires in December.
In our view, the market is likely to look through brinkmanship as it did in 2013. A shutdown may impact growth, but we expect the effect to be limited. This does shift risks of turmoil out toward the December Fed meeting, when we expect the Fed to raise rates. Still, we think the Fed is likely to look through any brinkmanship unless there is a large, unanticipated shock.
Elections will be held for a successor. It is expected that House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy may be elected for the role. House Financial Services Committee Chair Jeb Hensarling and Freedom Caucus Chair Jim Jordan are other potential candidates.
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Who cares? Just bring in the next controlled stooge to replace him.
It was going to be Cantor....oh well.
We're fresh out of Oompa Loompas....hard to tell what's gonna happen.
The next House Speaker should be able to cry on cue. The more tears the better. ;-)
Looney
The place is a cesspool they are all going to leave the shit hole before it collapses
Shares of KLNX down 40% today.
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If you looked it up, look in the mirror and tell yourself that you're an idiot.
Fuck this institutional line! We can do better than this!!
The guy looks like a Sunday morning televangelist.
Soon to be followed by a Boehner statement..."I've got testicular Cancer".
No pun intended
Now, if Joe Biden would just announce his candidacy for president later today I'd be knocking off early and settling into the couch with a nice bottle of rock-gut gin, grinning ear to ear until I passed out.
Buck Foehner
didn't take him long to change his mind;
"Soon after the Pope left Capitol Hill, Boehner called for an impromptu press conference, telling reporters that he was so inspired by Francis’ message that he will lead the GOP in instituting major reforms including those on comprehensive immigration, climate change, creating jobs, taxing the rich, abolishing the death penalty, boosting Obamacare through Universal Health care, dialogue with Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Russia and China, as well as a humanitarian U.S. response to the Syrian refugee crisis."
http://adobochronicles.com/2015/09/24/overwhelmed-by-popes-visit-speaker...
or he was so upset about being dissed;
http://ringoffireradio.com/2015/09/pope-rejects-lunch-with-boehner-pelos...
So much misinformation out there! Better to stick with ZH
Pope- "John, we've got dirt on you."
John- "And?"
Pope- "Step down."
John- "So who's replacing me?"
Pope- "No concern of yours. I'm just a messenger."
Good riddance Boehner. Time to call your Congressman and insist the election for a new speaker be done by secret ballot. It is time to break the oligarchy.
A big fat nothing...
Exit one pantywaist pretend opposition member and enter the next...SSDD...
Who gives a shit?
Idiots, that's who.
Much of this has to do with the Bengazi arms smuggling. If it all comes out in the open, the public may see how both sides of the aisle just put on a show of being divided, but are two hands of the same corrupt oligarchy. Sad thing is the people won't be paying attention or give two shits about it because football.
Bye bye traitor. Traitor McTraitor Face.
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
No wonder he was weepy yesterday.
Well, I guess it’s time to move on to a bank, hedge fund or transnational corporation (who all owe him big time).
Mission Accomplished for him..
Don’t worry, John.. We’ll keep the feathers fresh and the tar pot warm for you.
Ooh, ooh. I get to say it first: Weeping Cheeto.
you wonder what the "messenger" will have for the (two) presidents in dc, weeping or not?
gop is in shambles because they left their conservative roots and morphed in to zionest neocons. people have had enuf of that bullshit. gop is a fucking joke and if i was trump i would distance myself to an independent platform and tell them all to fuck off and suck my dick on a fox network sunday talk show, that being the only condition of being back on fox fux...
rand is still the only chance of comprimise, but still wouldn't waste my tyme voting...
I am of the opinion that the GOP left its "conservative roots" in the 1950's and I am not joking either. Even Reagans Administration in the 1980's was loaded with Ziocons.
Come'on man, Rand IS a zioist neo-con!
said compromise...
tyler durden for prez!
The GOP only cares about moar war ... they have done zero to help their moderate voter base; for example, they failed to stop Obamacare Tax, FATCO and many other regulations and tax laws that the Dems should never have been able to pass. Barry, Piglosi and Reed have stepped all over Boner and the jelly-spined Rep the last 6 years.
I'm glad his gone. Hope Mitch "Do Nothing" McConnell goes with him.
CheapBastard - there is only a one-party system. There is no GOP, nor right wing, nor left wing. Kabuki theatre for mass consumption by the sleeping sheeple...remember?
Now if you'll excuse, I heard Kanye West said something douchey so I have to go onto Facebook and talk about it for a couple hours.
MH, calm down. CB knows better.
However the real breaking news is Boner is resigning so he can elope with McConnell --- both coming out of the closet following in the footsteps of Barney Fwank.
Next Speaker of the House -> Ted Cruz!
(He's been doing it part-time anyway.)
That would be kind of difficult since Cruz is in the Senate not the House.
He could resign from the Senate. Greg Abbott would probably replace him with Rick Perry to finish the term although I'd prefer Tom Pauken.
He's actually not. He just (sorta) plays one on TV. Because Adelson.
Announces new job as K Street lobbyist or Wall St chew-toy in 3...2...1...
For -- Adolfo?
Before Jorge assumed duties as the White Papa, he was he provincial superior in Argentina. A provincial answering to the Superior General of Societas Iesu. That would have been at the time, Pedro. Later he would answer to Hans.
Wikipedia states that Jorge is the first Jesuit Pope. That means since 1540 we have our first in history .................
Let's just say we have the first in history of the White [public] Papacy being openly insulted by the Black [hidden] Papacy ..
So where do we go from here? We might just start paying a bit more attention to Matt. 24. Especially verses 36 and following. Supplement this reading with this prologue by Dr. Heiser ..
http://www.amazon.com/Fa%C3%A7ade-Saga-1/dp/1577995279/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF...
With this said, the right-hand side of me (spiritual/eternal) rejoices. The left-hand side of me (flesh/secular/temporal) trembles.
Still, as long as the left-hand side trembles; I root for Amb. Wanta ..
https://app.box.com/s/hfgvcqg7gqh7i27at6sv53ywu87lwarp
That is until the trembling stops eternally ..
And what of Russia (Russian Federation) in all this? Well, things get even more interesting. This was 12 years ago. Where do you think we are now?
http://www.eastwestreport.org/articles/ew11204.html
Written by a Russian Orthodox ..
And what happened about 498 years ago? Again, this stated in 2003. Two years prior to this statement, the Russian people began to enjoy a 13% flat tax, and do so to date. Jim Willie in his latest newsletter stated that the new world reserve currency could as much be the [gold backed] Ruble as the Yuan/Renminbi. Brave New World?
"...Boehner is a devout Catholic..."
Then he would have defunded Planned Parenthood, never given in to Obama on debt, actually represented the American People and not lobbyists, etc.
Devout Catholic my ass. Catholics (and other Christians) SERVE....they do not LIVE OFF OTHERS.
Man do I hate this f'er. At least we know Obama is the Fuhrer. This shithead gave him everything he wanted while pretending to be opposition.
now he gives them the govt shutdown, which will send us into the bric/imf plan. snap food stamps is presently shut dowm. wild
all political theatre, becaaaause, hmmm, all will be back to normal soon thereafter. normal being rolling debt and creating 500-1,000 billion/ year with spending til it reaches 20 trillion implosible to pay back dollas. say what, 20 trillion, mathematically impossible, unless 10 year is manipulated to under 1 percent japan style. long way to go folks...
Let’s all kick in for a goodbye gift..
http://www.amazon.com/CalSun-Facial-Tanning-Lamp-Tanner/dp/B001BH0A1A
Fuck Obama as well.
Now can we shoot that Traitor?
~"Buck Foehner"~
Look, Boehner is a very handsome, intelligent, educated man who simply has a drinking problem and was born without a spinal column. Short of that, he's a great man. No, really. Oh, and he can't seem to put the following words together.
"Not on my watch."
And so his watch is over.
I smell a Presidential Signing Statement giving the devout Pontif (the literal meaning of "bridge-builder".), full responsibility as the new Speaker of the House.
"Supreme Bridgebuilder"
Funny how Jim Willie loves to talk of Langley and the fascists. I'm not sure just how much he knows he may be right ..
Great post!! Once again the Republicans have found a way to make sure the Democrats will win the Presidency. The right wing of the Republican party is like like the Confederacy "We are fightin for a way of life" Yup enjoy Gettysburg all over again and get a Hillary or Joe Tee shirt and enjoy another 8 years of giveaways high taxes and an open border. Sure was was worth it over "planned parenthood" NOT!!
I'm sorry, do you trully believe that there is any difference in a Republican or Democrat congress? Let's examine the facts; From Obamacare to immigration, every single legislative agenda desired or even hinted at by our Fuhrer has been rubberstamped by congress. Replacing D's for R's did nothing to change that fact. And even on the very few things were congress chose to ignore die Fuhrer, he just signed some presidential finding making it into law and demonstrating how irrelevant congress is. So, tell me why having an R in charge of congress makes any difference?
Yup one unbroken one party administration since JFK got shot.
NoDebt, come on over to the house...I've got some frozen pizza and have been drinking since 8am...
This is awesome. What an unbelievable opportunity to replace that racist with perhaps someone like Louis Farrakhan? Or we can always use another Jewish person in our government. They're so underrepresented.
No actually we need more men like you. You know people who can't compete in school with Jews or in Business or in science and medicine or in finance. But at least you are waiting around for a Jewish guy named Jesus to come back from the dead. Good luck with that.
Ypr! The next institutional Zionist shill will probably be baby faced Marco Rubio.
Well I know when I went to college with the Zionist they starved me out of the university with affirmative action that cut off all aid to white men. Hunger. Makes you find a real job.
But there were lots of well-fed Zionist going there fucking all the goy chicks and having a real fun time.
#orangelivesmatter
#bringbackmysunlamp
At this point what difference doesn't make!?!
The institution is dead!!!
~H. Clinton~
ORANGE you glad to see hime gone?
I'd give good odds on him having lung or pancreatic cancer. Based on his age and lifestyle habits. ie-smoking/drinking
Good riddance.
Hopefully he will be replaced with someone who will at least restore the appearance of a two-party system.
Forward (over the cliff)!
I SAW a short news clip of him standing Beside the Pope, he looked like he was crying.
A combination of heavy robes and climate change can make the pontiff a bit ripe, you know.
You'd cry too if you had to stand around and pretend that some dude in a white frock was helping matters with his "advice" on immigration and global warming. What bunch of nonsense. Who fucking cares? Seriously, nothing against the Catholics, but why is this happening now? Feels like just another stunt to keep people distracted while their world is being dismantled.
Just another stunt to make the enslavement of the individual look like a kind and compassionate undertaking.
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingourworld
Spook(ie) perhaps, but not an unexpected marketing strategy:
"Love thy servitude."
the next american idol?, can he sing? play bingo? drink wine?
The irony of the leader of one of the richest countries in the world - The Vatican - lecturing a room full of criminal sociopaths about being charitable and respecting people's rights was so thick you couldn't cut it with a lightsaber. And the thousands of sheeple in the town square bleated with delight.
"The guy looks like a Sunday morning televangelist."
I always thought this picture best matches the ex-speaker...looks and personal situation.
http://images2.fanpop.com/image/quiz/436000/436953_1278143569290_396_300...
Congress is losing their Boehner
They've been taking the hard approach too long. Now it's time to be a softer congress.
Politicians are a waste of air.
waste of sperm
Good riddance!
Not to worry though, while cogress is losing's it's Boehner there are plenty of other pricks to fill the void.
+ 500 if i could. Nicely done.
Rats jumping off a sinking ship.
exactly. maybe yellen will resign due to "health reasons" too. All a bunch of rats trying to escape blame. The fed/banks will blame congress, congress will blame the white house, the house house will blame congress, congress will blame the fed. Its all a circle jerk and a facade. The reality is that they are all responsible.
Left out "it is Bush's fault"
Be interesting to see if there are more rats to follow him off ship. Last chance to avoid blame for the shit storm that's coming.
Watch the Dual Citizens. When the Israeli's don't show up, something's up.
Its all a circle jerk and a facade. The reality is that they are all responsible.
That's why they must all face the guillotine...just to be sure.
I'm still trying to figure out how this is a "blow" to the Republican Party?
Until they find somebody to replace him it looks as if Obama will have to do with just McConnell sucking his cock.
Obama is going to be filling in until they figure it out.
Don't worry, his primary job performance will not suffer while he's helping out.
But his preference is an executive order to just disband the Congress and get it over with
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Is this guy any relation to Joe?
It is a blow to the Republican's who wanted to shut down the Goverment, he will prevent them from doing it as now he will not face a campaign to remove him if he does so.
One can only hope they desert the sinking ship of State. The problem is who or how will the replacements be chosen? Will it be through the usual mind manipulation or will honest and intelligent dialogue be prevalent?
The dude should do some hoax shooting, at least he knows how to fake tears.
Losing Boner brings tears to my eyes
Haha yup, look at this douchnozzle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykf0GuNpmB4
lol, democracy theatre.
Boehner had the realization while standing next to Il Papa that Hell is a real place and the weeping cheeto is going to spend eternity there.
I wonder if he remembers the exact date of when he sold his soul.
He also needs to be Orange as well.
Is it McCarthy? Another open borders phony.
They all clap like seals - Dem scum and GOP-e for Porky, Bibi and the commie Pope.
All of CON-Grez(zio) are stooges for Adelson, Soros, Haim, Sabam, Zuckerberg, Sholomo, Goldberg, Krinskys and the rest. Cowards are controlled by MIC and Deep State zio threats. This shit has been going on since the Civil War.
They murdered Forrestal
http://henrymakow.com/2014/11/james-forrestal-early-zionist.html
Truman had him committed by force then they murdered him.
Patton was also reportedly (according to some) killed by the Zionists.
http://nodisinfo.com/zionist-murder-general-george-s-patton/
http://www.mujahidkamran.com/articles.php?id=33
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-bill-oreilly-ignor...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDw4N8mwg1o
It is a sign of Parkinson's my GF pointed out, long before the news that Boenher may have Parkinson's.
caption for pic: ..cuz they would only give me This much respect sniff sniff..
A couple of comments:
1. His name is not pronounced "Bay-ner", it is "Boe-ner" at least that's what I called him to his face one day from the audience - yes, he broke into a tearful facade because Amerika runs on emotion, not logic as any seasoned politician knows.
2. Boe-ner is "a stupid mistake" and when he vacates the premises he will be replaced with another ineffective, flacid, cry-baby who will pick up where he left off.
3. Same as it ever was.
Everyone wave goodbye to the weepy tangerine. Strangely, I'm not shedding any tears.
FINALLY !
Wait - What? he gets a pension of How much per year for life?
Don't care. How ever much it is it's worth it to be rid of him.
.223 round is only a buck..., just sayin.
Hey.., What's that wooshing sound? Sounds like helicopters. Hold on I'll be right back, just have to answer the back door......
I should have been clearer, This guy gets a $223K annual pension for life, regardless of the damage he has allowed in this country.
INSANE
Hey, it's not easy being Obama's bitch.
So he divorced him?
Don't buy the cow if you can get the milk for free.
Nothing will change. Total police z state.
If only the all left. I would pay good money for that.
Boehner is just using the Pope's visit as cover to resign and get out of town before the real ahitstorm hits (and lynch mobs)
Kabuki theater.
Who knows how much his puppeteers are paying him? We'll know when he takes his first job(kickback). They'll get another $2 Trillion US debt before he leaves, imo.
Good riddance. The stoolie, that got all his instructions and donations from Diebold CEO, makers of ATMs and voting machines.
China should care.
President Barack Obama tells china: 'When the United States and China work together, it makes our nations and the world more prosperous and more secure.
He cannot even work with his own congress.
It's rolling folks, the wave is cresting, the tsunami is coming, the rats are very worried...pitchforks on sale at your neighborhood feed store...
The pope will visit the UN and then the UN will vote in favor of instituting Agenda 2030 and national sovereignty will be as good as gone.
Heads up, Comrades.
Fool. Citizens United took care of national sovereignty. We belong to the corporations now and they do not share power.
lol, thats a good one.
Will he also give up:
1. His Government funded health care?
2. His Government funded pension plan?
3. His Social Security payments?
"It's not "Big Government" or "Socialism" or "Deficit Spending" if I'm the one getting the check...no sir...I AM OWED THESE THINGS BECUASE I PAID IN (a miniscule fraction of what I will withdraw)!"
--There's already a smear campaign underway against Boehner's potential replacement
http://tinyurl.com/or69qzr
While the real reasons for the longtime Ohio congressman’s abrupt departure remain mysterious and are the source of intense Beltway speculation..."
The NWO Padre, aka the Godfather, made him an offer he couldn't refuse! His very own carbon trading company, sounds good to me.
Dear Connedgrease:
If you've sat in that chair more than four years, and feel you should not meet the ultimate fate we plan for you, then resign NOW. If you have more than ten years in that chair, it doesn't matter, we'll hunt you down and decorate the streets with you.
Dumbass. Kevin McCarthy is not a controlled stooge.
He was going to resign at the end of LAST year...but he had more work to do for the Magic Negro.....er.....God.
I guess his work for God is done.
They are all fucks.
Put another fuck in the seat. So out of touch with what is coming.........soon I hope.
At least $2 Trillion more US debt before he leaves. Enough to get just past election day. Operation Dump on Trump.
as always, it is a farce, no one cares
Replaced by who???
The Weeping Cheeto will be replaced by another RINO pseudoconservative:
Kevin McCarthy...
The Weeping Cheeto?
ROFL
I love that name. +1,000,000
Its "cuckservative"
Meaning a "conservative" cuckolded into supporting big government and his big contributors.
It's very telling that the immediate MSM reaction is that his resignation makes things harder for... Obama.
Yup. About damned time.
Yeah, now he'll only have McConnell to ass rape.
It's not rape when it's consensual.
Actually if you're a female college student in Ca...it is.
Can you actually rape the willing?
It's rape unless Obama offers a reach around.
No it's cuckservative cause they like to watch everything they are, stand for, and represent get fucked right in front of them.
*chan pls, meme elsewhere.
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The thing is, the vote on appropriations has to come before Sept 30, and he isnt leaving until Oct 31. So what it likely really means is he is going to shepherd through a bill to fund government before he leaves. But he knows that there will be hell to pay with the conservative side of the house so rather than fight that he will resign - after the bill funding the great overbearing Leviathan passes
Note that that would mean there will not be a great swoon in stock prices due to the shutdown. Which is too bad. That would have figured quite welll timing wise into setting a medium term low in mid-October, setting up the inevitable end of year bull run, which leads to next years crash. Now what will cause a swoosh lower in the next 3 weeks?
Its an interesting theory, with one fatal flaw: the man is a lame duck, with zero power, and zero influence. He's not gonna shepherd shit. The only thing he's got now is a single vote.
Thank you. It should be obvious. He can't hurt you from Ohio.
Have parliamentary rules been suspended for the next month? He will help pass a humongous spending bill.
I'm pretty certain that the Speakership does not have to be held by a member of the House. Let me offer a few suggestions:
Sarah Palin: she'd be a hoot given a chance to directly confront Obama. Or not, perhaps...
Yogi Berra: despite having gone on to his final reward, he'd still be a better choice than just about anyone living that I can think of.
Donald Trump: I'd love to hear him turn to the full House and say "You're FIRED!".
Tyler Durden: Bring the Fight Club rules to Congress and to DC. They don't obey the rules as it is, so formalize the concept.
I like Trey Gowdy......
Would really love to know what's going on behind the scenes...these fucks never resign mid term.
Another rat leaving a sinking ship.
No, this rat helped sink the ship before be left...
True dat.
Heading back to the lizard homeworld before the asteroid hits I'll bet.
The witch queen of the oompah loompahs called him back to the chocolate factory.
Christine Lagarde's pretty pissed at John for showing weakness in front of a rival religious leader.