The time seems to be up for John Boehner.
Breitbart is confirming that opposition to the Speaker’s re-election has now reached critical mass. Boehner can only continue as House Speaker if he gets Democrats to vote for him.
The 29th Republican Hose member announced he would not support Boehner’s reelection yesterday. That same member said there are “easily” more than 30 House members against the Speakers and possibly numbers in “the 40s or even up to 50s.” “I think the votes are there,” the unnamed congressman said.
Despite the rebellion from his Conservative members, Boehner said he’s not worried about his future. Politico is reporting his supporters think he is being “blackmailed” by conservative hard-liners into standing strong against Democrats – even supporting a government shutdown over federal funding of Planned Parenthood.
Boehner and other Republican House Leaders are holding a conference meeting Wednesday to discuss the Planned Parenthood issue. They call them “listening sessions,” but it seems they’re desperately trying to separate the outrage over Planned Parenthood from any continuing resolution to keep the government running.
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