This is the reason Abraham Lincoln replaced George McClellan and it’s why the Republicans are replacing John Boehner.
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Last week, Louisiana governor and 2016 presidential GOP hopeful Bobby Jindal told a conservative crowd that it was the Kentucky Republican’s “turn”.
Like Boehner, McConnell is a target.
Why isn’t the government securing the border? Rubio, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson and former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina were among the GOP candidates who said Boehner’s departure showed it was time for the party to move on.
But Boehner’s successor will likely face similar demands from hard-line conservatives over the December deadlines.
“We told people to give us the Senate and things would be different”.
“In our system of government, it’s not about “Hail, Mary” passes”, said Boehner. “By the way, that is a direct reflection of what the people are feeling back home, not only in my district, but all across [the state]. I don’t think the American people are going to tolerate another ridiculous government shutdown”. “We have to wait and see what Ted Cruz has to say about all this”.
Republicans have targeted Planned Parenthood for years, but secretly recorded videos that raised questions about the organization’s handling of fetal tissue provided to scientific researchers have outraged anti-abortion Republicans and put them on the offensive in their efforts against the group. If you want to roll back Obamacare, just shut down the government.
In the interview, Boehner ripped the 2013 government shutdown, led by Cruz, as a fool’s errand.
Huelskamp suggested picking Boehner’s replacement is the starting point.
Meadows, who tried to oust Boehner this summer, is a member of the House Freedom Caucus, a group of close to 40 conservatives who have been pressing leaders for bolder action on a series of issues.
He said that his resignation had averted a government shutdown this week but not the GOP’s broader battle over how to wield power. John Thune, No. 3 in GOP leadership.
“With a continuing resolution, no waste will be cut”, said Sen. But he offered an ear-to-ear grin and laugh that spoke clearly.
“No, I don’t think so”. He was barely able to finish the sentence without laughing.
“We really do believe this law, this entire law is doing great damage”, he said. “What are we going to do?” “There’s a high level of frustration out there with what a lot of people perceive to be lack of accomplishment”, but he said voters “ought to be directing their fire at President Obama”. But under Senate procedures, the opponents could delay a vote until Wednesday.
Many Democrats, including House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), worry that a deal will need to be completed before Boehner (R-Ohio) steps down at the end of October. Conservative members called it “victory”. In that, he followed the example of his Democratic predecessor, Nancy Pelosi, who was able to avoid emulating the overly centralized regimes of Jim Wright and Newt Gingrich, or the weak leadership of Tom Foley and Denny Hastert. If they want more “fight” out of their leaders, or a more aggressive approach to combating the Obama administration, McConnell is the one who should have been felled.
“We see this in the presidential primary, and debates”, Hoyer said. “We need to join together, not just in our ideas but in a media plan”.
Boehner added: “And so change comes slowly, and obviously too slow for a few”.
“This thing’s been upside-down the whole time I’ve been here”.
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“There was no yelling, there was no screaming, no throwing things, so yeah, it was a good meeting”, Kinzinger said. “Somebody else will come in and maybe they’ll have a little bit tougher attitude”.
