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Would Boehner Be Ousted As House Speaker If He Caves on Tax Hikes?

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., says Boehner's role is at risk in sequeser talks

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by Lisa Fine

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Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said John Boehner would lose his job as House Speaker if he agrees to new tax hikes as part of a deal to avert the looming $85 billion in across the board spending cuts known as the "sequester."

"I don't quite honestly think that Speaker Boehner would be speaker if that happens," Johnson told Fox News. "I think he would lose his speakership."

Boehner has weathered speculation about the security of his post before. He held onto the job, despite rumors of a mutiny, with just 10 House Republicans voting against him in his Jan 3. reelection.

The Ohio Republican has said any new tax revenues are off the table for negotiations to avoid the sequester set to kick in March 1. President Barack Obama favors a "balanced aproach" of spending cuts and new revenue from closing tax loopholes.

Via Huffington Post

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  • PNWest
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    Boehner is an embarrassment. It doesn't matter whether you are a liberal or a conservative this guy is a loser. He is responsible for the congress having the lowest approval ratings that it has ever had. America would be much better off if the Weeper of the House was replaced.
  • PNWest
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    @Neo_NtheMatrix I'm waiting until after the 2014 elections when we get Speaker Pelosi again. Better stock up on your tissues, you're gonna be sad, sad, sad.
  • CanadianIndy
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    @Neo_NtheMatrix
    Good god man... I mean, I'm no fan of Boehner, but Paul Ryan as speaker? That would be a disastrous idea.

    Ryan would merely drive Congress farther and farther apart, when right now what it needs is a unifier. Not Mrs. Pelosi, either, to be fair.

    If you want a successful Speaker, find a party member who is both quiet and consistent in their voting habits. With major emphasis on the 'quiet' part. A grandstander will only further feed the flames. Right now, the House needs a backroom deal broker, not a boy in a fancy suit.
  • PNWest
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    @Neo_NtheMatrix There are 25 members of congress older than Pelosi and a bunch of senators including:
    Chuck Grassley,Orrin Hatch, Richard Shelby, Jim Inofe, John McCain, and Thad Cochran

    Plus women live longer than men so Pelosi will probably be around for a while. Stock up on the tissues.

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  • stepped_in_it
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    Ya mean Boner is still House Speaker. HMMM.....I thought the House just blew up a photo of him and put it on a poster board because he cooked his brain in a tanning booth! All I can say about Congress and the Senate is:
    RE-ELECT NOBODY 2014
  • CanadianIndy
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    If he's to be replaced, who is the GOP going to replace him with?

    The reality is is that Boehner (which for some reason I always thought was pronounced 'boner') is pretty much as lame a duck as President Obama. Those two were destined for each other.

    Besides that fact, even the real stick in the mud, rod up their arse, Republicans (and I only say Reps cause they control the House at the moment. Dems can be just as bad) know that Obama isn't going to cave this time round to 'stoic resistance.' He's been reelected. He doesn't need to worry about another term. Therefore, he has leverage. He can sit back and let Congress self-destruct if he likes, then reap the benefits come 2014. That is...if the GOP doesn't grow a pair and learn to work with the Democrats (and vice versa, though in fewer cases).
  • marine1
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    This whole sequester bit is just a pile of crap. Our goverment over spends like a drunk at happy hour and the only return WE will ever see is the hang over. Base line budgeting is nothing more than a scam to keep it necessary to steal from the tax payer to suppot their greed.Vote them all out.
  • ctc
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    By any yardstick, by any metric, from any standpoint, Boehner is ineffective and should be replaced now.
    Pick someone else....anyone will do.
  • DARSB
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    I think we'll have a chance to find out how hot the wrath of the Tea Party branch can burn. From the President's point of view, being in his second term, he can safely veto any sequester legislation that doesn't include increased revenues, forcing the House under Speaker Boehner to try again.

    I've said before Rep Boehner is the weakest Speaker in my lifetime. This may be his chance to prove me wrong - or right.
  • NTBFW
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    I think a lot of you on the left are making a mistake about the tea tarty. The people that voted strong for them in 2010 are still there. If the GOP try's to go to the center it will split them farther from the tea party.And Hilary wins. She will have the center locked up. The only place the GOP can go is to the right. Moderate Repub's can tolerate a a more conservative candidate than the conservative base can tolerate a moderate republican. Like Mitt Romney. Plus they know you will HATE whoever they run so they should play to their strength.
  • DARSB
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    @NTBFW The 2010 midterms were typical in that they did not produce much voter turnout, which meant a small number of determined voters could disproportionately influence the electoral outcome, in this case in favor of Tea Party candidates.

    You'll note that the larger turnout last fall did not add to the Teapartista Congressional contingent. In fact, Republicans lost ground in both houses of Congress, at least two (Akin and Mourdock) in races they should have won.
  • NTBFW
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    @DARSB I am aware of that. But you are reading too much into it. Nobody really liked Romney. He was just what we had to vote against Obama. You had someone to vote for. That's good for 5%. Then factor in Obama being an incumbent. I'm not sure Romney ever had a chance. Well obviously. Lol.

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  • BossTweed
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    Nancy Pelosi is the most infuential Speaker since LBJ. She single handled convinced the Democratic Party to abandon it's values and become America's "enemy within".
  • S-N-A-F-U
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    This whole question is framed to make Pee-wee Herman Hussein look like the fiscal savior. The Speaker already acquiesced, not only to a hike on the rich, but 86% of the electorate got a hike as well on their withholding, which was not expected. Remember, when O'Bysmal said that taxes would not be raised on those making less than 250K? The speaker should be hanged if he gives into the Liar-in-Chief on another tax hike.

    Coming soon, will be 21 different taxes that will be realized when the full implementation of O'bysmal care takes place....
  • AntiPorcheria
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    The competitive stance between the Heffalumps and Jackasses is what costs this country dearly. Wouldn't it be amazing if instead of fighting the leaders of these imaginary factions actually sat down together and worked things out?

    Oh wait a minute.

    That's bipartisanship.

    That's not what Democrats and Republicans do.
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