Is Boehner 'done' as speaker ?

[jaysunb]

Will the "crazies" have succeeded in burning the house down while they're still inside ?

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[JoePhilly]

1. Whether he wins or loses is irrelevant ... we want the FIGHT to be prolonged with few survivors.

[Recursion]

2. This is new ground

And I mean that seriously. There has never, ever, in the history of the House been a Speaker so weak so to be unable to control his own caucus on a vote he declares a party loyalty vote. It just hasn't happened. Tom Foley could get the most redneck, racist sombitch Democrat from Mississippi to vote for a bill if he said "Sonny, this is a party loyalty vote". Sonny might change parties right after that (this has happened), but we haven't seen this kind of anarchy before.

We've never seen a Speaker this weakened so we have no precedent for what happens now. This is a new chapter in the history of the House.

[Pryderi]

5. Yep. I don't know why he doesn't resign. I would. His caucus sucks. nt

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. He'll wish the tanning oven was on 850 before this is over.

He's cooked.

[jorno67]

4. Plan B aborts Boehner!

[Exen Trik]

6. He's Boehned

[RoverSuswade]

7. Eric Cantor will be the new speaker.

Welcome to The TEA PARTY-ruled House of Horrors.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

8. I don't know how safe he is in his district back home

but he's going to be squeezed between a potential tea party challenger and a Democratic candidate on the other side who is sure to make a strong argument that he was responsible for the coming market collapse and credit downgrade if it comes to that (and I hope it doesn’t). If I were Boner, I'd resign.

[no_hypocrisy]

9. If I knew I was done as Speaker, and knew that my own lieutenant was

behind this coup d'etat, I'd cut a deal with Nancy behind his back, next week pass a bill with dem votes and some republican votes and then resign.

[Kablooie]

10. The wonderful and oh so loveable Eric Cantor will be the new speaker.

Boehner was one of the last of the old guard Pubs.

Cantor is a Tea Party right wing extremist buffoon so things will get even more bizarre next year.

[customerserviceguy]

11. If he makes ANY kind of deal

with the White House before the next session of Congress, he's through, even if it fails to pass the House. All Plan B was about was saving face with a "well, we tried, but Obama screwed us over" kind of lame excuse.

He can survive if he rides the fiscal cliff long enough for the President to get the blame for it.

[Generic Brad]

12. Stick a fork in him

The orange color alone indicates that he is done.

[louis c]

13. Here's my take

He makes a deal with Obama that needs almost all the Dems and about 45 Repukes to pass the House. He's vilified by the teabaggers and talk radio.

He resigns as Speaker and gives up his seat.

He is seen as a modern day political hero for putting his country ahead of his own personal, political ambition.

[NV Whino]

14. I kinda hope he isn't

I prefer Boner to Cantor