Boehner To Resign From Congress In October

[Bartdog]

House Speaker John Boehner will resign from Congress and give up his House seat at the end of October, the New York Times reported Friday, citing aides in his office. Boehner has been under pressure from conservatives over whether to deny federal funding for the group Planned Parenthood in a bill to fund the government for the next fiscal year.

whoa

 

[cmanole]

Probably some big scandal about to break...

 

[fsubey2]

His liver is probably shutting down on him

 

[FSUTribe76]

His liver is probably shutting down on him

Absolutely. He just has that alcoholic look about him.

 

[DFSNOLE]

Y'all be really careful here.

 

[DanC78]

He looked out of it in the very brief clips I saw with him and the Pope.

 

[SeaPA]

I heard he was banging Lane Kiffen's wife.

 

[FSUdawg]

He is too busy crying to get any work done anymore. Every time I see a clip of the guy on TV he is crying, what's up with that?

 

[OrlandNole]

Probably some big scandal about to break...

Are you saying Bohener pulled a boner?

 

[naughtynole]

Kind of shocking. I wonder what's next.

 

[GwinnettNole]

I'm someone that generally leans right-- opposite of most (conservative on social issues more moderate on fiscal things). However, I'll be the first to admit that the republican party is in shambles.

The countries demographics and mindsets have changed. When I listen to Sean Hannity the other day go on about how America doesn't want ObamaCare I wonder what planet he is speaking from. The polls I've seen is the mostly split but a slim majority of people like it.

Back in the day, when I started listening to talk radio (mid-90's) there was a lot of truth that Rush Limbaugh, for example, would be the lone wolf calling out the liberal media on things. Sure the media is still liberal today, but I believe Hannity and others do fear monger a lot nowadays. They are a still a good listen though and I like the different perspective, but I am able to see the fear monger. I also listen to NPR and watch ABC nightly news when I can.

But back to the downfall of the republican party-- the issue really is demographics + we see what other countries do (Europe for example) and many people prefer that way over hardcode conservative principles. Whether people truly understand what happened in Greece, for example, really as a result of a country going banktrupt and why-- is up for debate. But this goes back to Democrats will win the public perception battle. For an idea, socialism sounds good. In addition, because they can always play the race or women card which will make Republicans look like old white racists. Of course it's not accurate or fair. But the dems know how to play it and you couple that with the changing demographics and the country, IMO, is for sure left of center.

And no Mr. Limbaugh, I don't think democrats are communists.

 

[Fijimn]

Chuckling that Kevin McCarthy may become the speaker of the house...what a country we live in.

 

[goldmom]

I'm someone that generally leans right-- opposite of most (conservative on social issues more moderate on fiscal things). However, I'll be the first to admit that the republican party is in shambles.

The countries demographics and mindsets have changed. When I listen to Sean Hannity the other day go on about how America doesn't want ObamaCare I wonder what planet he is speaking from. The polls I've seen is the mostly split but a slim majority of people like it.

Back in the day, when I started listening to talk radio (mid-90's) there was a lot of truth that Rush Limbaugh, for example, would be the lone wolf calling out the liberal media on things. Sure the media is still liberal today, but I believe Hannity and others do fear monger a lot nowadays. They are a still a good listen though and I like the different perspective, but I am able to see the fear monger. I also listen to NPR and watch ABC nightly news when I can.

But back to the downfall of the republican party-- the issue really is demographics + we see what other countries do (Europe for example) and many people prefer that way over hardcode conservative principles. Whether people truly understand what happened in Greece, for example, really as a result of a country going banktrupt and why-- is up for debate. But this goes back to Democrats will win the public perception battle. For an idea, socialism sounds good. In addition, because they can always play the race or women card which will make Republicans look like old white racists. Of course it's not accurate or fair. But the dems know how to play it and you couple that with the changing demographics and the country, IMO, is for sure left of center.

And no Mr. Limbaugh, I don't think democrats are communists.

I stopped listening to him years ago - talk about a Pied Piper. Hannity too. He's no intellectual. And I'm not very liberal, either. ( lots of folks on here just said NO SHIZZ)
I think he and most of the others listen to what their focus group operators tell them as to what the (shrinking) audience is "upset" about and they concentrate on those things. JMO.
I watch CNN and Fox and I do listen to Bill Bennett on the radio because he is a gentleman and a reasonable person who plays great music and laughs a lot. Aside from that I get all my stuff from a lot of sources - online media, old school newsprint, etc. Different viewpoints force people to think. That cannot be a bad thing.

 

[RTM58]

 

[SoddyNole]

 

[More Kirk Less Spock]

My guess is that the far right is about to go the shut down route again and he wants no part of it. Or, they have pictures of him after a night of cobra whiskey and ladyboy hookers.

 

[nynole1]

I stopped listening to him years ago - talk about a Pied Piper. Hannity too. He's no intellectual. And I'm not very liberal, either. ( lots of folks on here just said NO SHIZZ)
I think he and most of the others listen to what their focus group operators tell them as to what the (shrinking) audience is "upset" about and they concentrate on those things. JMO.
I watch CNN and Fox and I do listen to Bill Bennett on the radio because he is a gentleman and a reasonable person who plays great music and laughs a lot. Aside from that I get all my stuff from a lot of sources - online media, old school newsprint, etc. Different viewpoints force people to think. That cannot be a bad thing.

As a Conservative, I think you need to stick to your beliefs and hope that people are attracted to what you have to offer. I would rather lose with a good candidate than to run someone just to try to appeal to "independents" and lose anyway (see McCain, Romney, etc.). I say double down and see what happens, what do they have to lose? Boehner was a complete loser, glad to see him finally go.

 

[More Kirk Less Spock]

As a Conservative, I think you need to stick to your beliefs and hope that people are attracted to what you have to offer. I would rather lose with a good candidate than to run someone just to try to appeal to "independents" and lose anyway (see McCain, Romney, etc.). I say double down and see what happens, what do they have to lose? Boehner was a complete loser, glad to see him finally go.

I'm open to just about anyone with good ideas....except Rubio. He has an apology to make before any Nole should consider him.

 

[F4Gary]

I'm open to just about anyone with good ideas....except Rubio. He has an apology to make before any Nole should consider him.

Only thin skinned Noles.

 

[timenole]

 

[Voxvertis]

No big loss, IMHO. Started out in office bawling like a baby, and never got much better. Say a prayer for our great country, guys and gals.

 

[Spearchucker87]

As a Conservative, I think you need to stick to your beliefs and hope that people are attracted to what you have to offer. I would rather lose with a good candidate than to run someone just to try to appeal to "independents" and lose anyway (see McCain, Romney, etc.). I say double down and see what happens, what do they have to lose? Boehner was a complete loser, glad to see him finally go.

I know I've heard the conservative talking heads make that claim WRT McCain, "The establishment told us he was the only one who could win, and see what happened?....". But they always conveniently leave out the little bit of history that McCain was in good position to win until the late Financial collapse. That would have hurt any Rep, but McCain's team deciding that he needed to rush back to Washington and act like he was dealing with it ended up allowing Obama to seize and hold a lead. With Mitt, you can't expect to peal away a huge swath of Independents or moderates if you go around saying 47% of the country is irrelevant to your side and you aren't going to worry about them. In battleground states he got absolutely torn to shreds by Dem ads featuring full time hard workers saying "I am the 47%.....". He just wasn't a guy who could connect with enough people--independents or anybody else -- on a human level. Regardless of whether his policies might have worked well or even benefited people.

 

[Mugsy101]

I know I've heard the conservative talking heads make that claim WRT McCain, "The establishment told us he was the only one who could win, and see what happened?....". But they always conveniently leave out the little bit of history that McCain was in good position to win until the late Financial collapse. That would have hurt any Rep, but McCain's team deciding that he needed to rush back to Washington and act like he was dealing with it ended up allowing Obama to seize and hold a lead. With Mitt, you can't expect to peal away a huge swath of Independents or moderates if you go around saying 47% of the country is irrelevant to your side and you aren't going to worry about them. In battleground states he got absolutely torn to shreds by Dem ads featuring full time hard workers saying "I am the 47%.....". He just wasn't a guy who could connect with enough people--independents or anybody else -- on a human level. Regardless of whether his policies might have worked well or even benefited people.

Lets atleast be honest....McCain was the (liberal) media darling when they coined him the maverick, but in truth he was just another establishment R, which they attacked when he got the nomination. As for Mitt....well like most things, telling the truth hurts, and the truth is the number of those not paying any taxes is over 60% now, that is if you believe the IRS official data.

People need to learn there is no difference between R's and D's....the difference is conservatives and liberals.

BTW.....to Boehner, orange is the new black.

 

[noleclone2]

If only the other 434 would do the same.

 

[ericram]

Must be nice to retire with your full salary, health care and benefits for the rest of your life. These guys are so out of touch with real life in America. They only care about reelection and money and not necessarily in that order.

 

[VirginiaNole07]

Must be nice to retire with your full salary, health care and benefits for the rest of your life. These guys are so out of touch with real life in America. They only care about reelection and money and not necessarily in that order.

That would be nice, if it were true. http://www.factcheck.org/2015/01/congressional-pensions-update/

 

[Spearchucker87]

......As for Mitt....well like most things, telling the truth hurts, and the truth is the number of those not paying any taxes is over 60% now, that is if you believe the IRS official data.

If you want to be president of all the people, the smart move is to acknowledge poverty and dependence on govt, and say that your policies will help to alleviate those problems. Not trying to do so is just not trying to make this country the best it can be. And there are plenty of good conservative ideas for decreasing poverty and lessening dependence on government. Mitt wasn't hurt by telling the truth, but rather by tacitly saying that those people could stay down there at the bottom for all he cared. Run for president and write off 47% of the country as people we shouldn't worry about....

Apparently a few realized how tone deaf that was.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.co...ffering-gifts-to-minorities-and-young-voters/

“I absolutely reject that notion,” Jindal, who was a surrogate for Romney’s campaign, said at the Republican Governors Association conference in Las Vegas. “I think that's absolutely wrong.”

“I don't think that represents where we are as a party and where we're going as a party,” he continued. “That has got to be one of the most fundamental takeaways from this election.”

But Jindal, when asked about Romney’s remarks, said in order for the GOP to be “competitive,” it has to “go after 100 percent of the votes, not 53 percent. We need to go after every single vote.”

Following up on Jindal's remarks, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker–who was sitting on a panel with Jindal when the Louisiana governor fired off–said the GOP isn't "just for people who are currently not dependent on the government."

"It's for all Americans," he continued, adding that the Republican Party is the party "that helps people find a pathway to live the American Dream."