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geek tragedy

(68,868 posts) Wed Oct 9, 2013, 12:41 PM Oct 2013

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Boehner meets with Pelosi, Hoyer. Bye bye Hastert rule.

http://blogs.rollcall.com/218/congressional-leaders-meet-to-discuss-pathway-ahead/

With the government still locked in a shutdown and the debt ceiling deadline just over a week away, Speaker John A. Boehner hosted a meeting with Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer on Wednesday.

Boehner is after one thing and one thing only at that meeting: votes.

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Boehner meets with Pelosi, Hoyer. Bye bye Hastert rule. (Original Post) geek tragedy Oct 2013 OP

I sincerely hope so... hlthe2b Oct 2013 #1

Boehner has the ultimate in job security: no one else wants his job. geek tragedy Oct 2013 #3

Boehner will crack first. It will take some time but he's going to cave eventually. Arkana Oct 2013 #2

I hope that you are corrrect Gothmog Oct 2013 #4

He wouldn't be meeting with Pelosi if he planned to pass a bill geek tragedy Oct 2013 #5

hlthe2b

(102,290 posts)

1. I sincerely hope so...

Reply to geek tragedy (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2013, 12:53 PM

Oct 2013

Boeher is not going to retain his job at the hands of crazy assed teabaggers no matter what he does. He needs to see that (through his alcohol-haze)

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

3. Boehner has the ultimate in job security: no one else wants his job.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 9, 2013, 12:58 PM

Oct 2013

They'll probably go small first. Titration for the crazies.

Arkana

(24,347 posts)

2. Boehner will crack first. It will take some time but he's going to cave eventually.

Reply to geek tragedy (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2013, 12:54 PM

Oct 2013

Pelosi and Hoyer just better not decide to give away the store.

Gothmog

(145,293 posts)

4. I hope that you are corrrect

Reply to geek tragedy (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2013, 01:41 PM

Oct 2013

The Hastert Rule is really a myth and needs to be ignored

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

5. He wouldn't be meeting with Pelosi if he planned to pass a bill

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 9, 2013, 01:44 PM

Oct 2013

relying solely on Republican votes.

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