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<p>This is good news. He’s an idiot and has been part of the problem for far too long. Now let’s hope Jason Chaffetz or even Trey Gowdy can pick up the office. Here’s the Twitter reaction, more details when they become available. According to National Journal, “House Re­pub­lic­ans an­nounced that the lead­er­ship elec­tion has been post­poned “un­til a later date.”</p>
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Breaking: GOP congressman tells me @GOPLeader is postponing speaker election…and took himself out of the race.

— Eliana Johnson (@elianayjohnson) October 8, 2015

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  1. Patricia says:

    Excellent news! Jason Chaffetz would be the best choice for the job imho. Kudos to McCarthy for stepping down and giving us hope for a strong house speaker who will challenge the machine.

  2. Kitten says:

    Could it be the GOP is listening? Oops, just another married Congressman who lost his pants, and his values. Good riddance!

  3. Maynard says:

    Hillary’s emails included many exchanges with her off-the-books adviser Sidney Blumenthal, who seems to have been the architect of the Libya intervention, this in spite of having been banned from a State Dept. position by Obama. From a report on The Hill, here’s what Blumenthal told Hillary about Boehner: “Hillary confidant rips ‘alcoholic’ and ‘lazy’ Boehner in email”.

    Hillary Clinton’s close confidant called John Boehner an “alcoholic,” “lazy” and a weak leader in a scathing email sent the night of the 2010 midterm election, when a Tea Party wave swept House Republicans into power.

    “He is louche, alcoholic, lazy, and without any commitment to any principle,” Sidney Blumenthal wrote to Clinton, then the secretary of State, in a lengthy “post-midterms” memo.

    Blumenthal went on to say that Boehner, who became Speaker shortly after the election, had tried to “buy” some potential GOP opponents in his conference with campaign contributions and plum committee assignments. Blumenthal also said Boehner had a weak grip on his conference and is “despised” by younger, more conservative members.

    “His hold is insecure. He is not [Newt] Gingrich, the natural leader of a ‘revolution,’ riding the crest into power. He is careworn and threadbare, banal and hollow, holding nobody’s enduring loyalty,” Blumenthal wrote in the Nov. 2, 2010, email. “Boehner is beholden and somewhat scared of his base. He twitches when they make gestures that might undermine his position. His impulse is to hand out money. …

    “But Boehner is neither feared nor loved. He’s a would-be [Tom] DeLay without the whip. He’s the one at the end of the lash.”

    “Thx, as always, for your insights,” Clinton wrote back, though she didn’t reference any specific remarks about the future Speaker.

  4. LJZumpano says:

    There are some great conservative women who could throw their hats into the ring for Speaker, but then maybe they are smart enuf to see it is a thankless post. Would be nice to have someone who doesn’t drool for power, someone who truly thinks this land it the best, the greatest and the most important one in the world. A statesman would be nice. Are their any in the House or are they just a bunch of politicians.

    • Tammy says:

      I also wonder if, unless they’re approved of by the Boehner gang, does everyone else know that perhaps they’d be sabotaged from the beginning in addition to the work just being normally difficult? This is the ultimate failure of Boehner’s and the “moderates” so-called leadership, this fractious absurdity because a few boys want all the power.

  5. midget says:

    Bring back Newt. He’s not humble but he can get things done.

  6. Piquerish says:

    So … now it’s Ryan?

  7. deaves1 says:

    You eat a pizza one slice at a time. We must continue to purge the establishment. McRino McConnel, and Ms. Lindsey must go as well.

  8. Alain41 says:

    They’re here already! You’re next!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRVfGMjdGh8

  9. MaryVal says:

    Newt’s an egotistical a$$, impulsive, erratic, quick to take offense, given to hissy fits, and fond of revenge. Can’t imagine we need any more of that in the House. He didn’t have a third term as Speaker because the rank and file Republicans had all had it with him. He left before he could be voted out. I don’t think we need to see a replay of that, personally.

  10. hektor says:

    Well, the GOP can always turn to Nancy Pelosi who would love the job and you would always know exactly where she stood on any issue

  11. tamcat says:

    Allen West would be fabulous for Speaker of the House. Now he is trustworthy. Guess that is too much to ask for.

  12. dennisl59 says:

    Here’s where we’re tracking this situation. Factoid: The Speaker of the House is third in succession to the Presidency.

    http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/10/09/live-blog-latest-from-the-house-speakers-race/

    posted 10/9 645pm Texas[Cruz Country]Time

  13. Dave says:

    The whole of Republican leadership has vacated the ideals of the origins of their party as have the Democrats. We are now a nation that has no vision of where to go or how to proceed. America is adrift on a sea of chaos. No leader is going to direct us out of this fog of indecision and gutless timidity. The people of this country have shrugged off their spiritual strength, they have given up the truth for a lie.

  14. Maynard says:

    Latest (10/9) Hannity interview of Newt re: Speaker. 12 minutes.

    Newt’s foremost message to Republicans is: Pause and take a breath. Yes, everyone’s screaming as if the matter is urgent and requires an immediate solution, but that’s silly. There are no objective reasons to rush. There are real issues to hammer out, and perhaps rule changes to be made, and everyone should be heard.

  15. Alain41 says:

    And relative to the existing Republican ‘leadership’, there is this from the Washington Post’s email daily, The Daily 202:

    “— TPP might not get an up-or-down vote until after next November’s election. Boehner chief of staff Mike Sommers said at a Ripon Society meeting that Congress is unlikely to move on the trade deal until a lame-duck session, Politico reports. Hazen Marshall, policy director for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, also at the session, reportedly agreed that a TPP vote is more likely to happen in a lame-duck session. That’s 13 months from now.”

    Senior staff for Boehner & McConnell say that TPP trade deal vote is being planned for 2016 lame duck session! Presidential candidates could make some headway if they included as part of campaign that no significant votes should take place during lame duck sessions and they will work to ensure that.

    Wikip: “The Ripon Society is an American centrist Republican public policy organization based in Washington, D.C….Founded in 1962 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Society’s name comes from the 1854 birthplace of the Republican Party—Ripon, Wisconsin….”

    Having gone to college in Medford/Somerville Mass., I can assure you that next door neighbor, Cambridge Mass. is a hotbed of conservatism. NOT!

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