Help me out folks -- why is Boehner doing this?

[CatWoman]

he doesn't seem like the typical tea billy?

[muntrv]

1. He is the teabaggers' bitch.

[Cha]

20. Winner with the first shot!

[TroglodyteScholar]

21. This was when the thread should have been locked and tagged "Solved"

[yuiyoshida]

31. He knows about his base... so this is pretty right on...

Cruz seems to represent the extreme right wing who have finally gained some power, and will replace those who disagree. Besides, He does not plan on coming back as Speaker of the House.

[DURHAM D]

2. He is not in control of his members.

[pkdu]

33. You can get pills for that ...

Covered by the ACA !

[WilliamPitt]

3. Fundraising

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-shutdown-fundraise-20130930,0,2153571.story

Period.

[Bluenorthwest]

4. He seems like a typical Republican to me. I don't play the game of claiming there are

super good bipartisan friend Republicans and then another bad Party called Tea. They are all Republicans.

[Liberalynn]

22. The whole bushel of them are rotten to the core

[Hydra]

23. I think this too

The Tea Party are just extreme Repubs.

99% of the Republicans in Congress are the 1% lackey class, no matter what they call themselves.

[onehandle]

5. He's powerless. Weakest Speaker in history.

History books will not be kind to the orange man.

[steve2470]

6. to keep his job as Speaker

He knows if he crosses the Teabaggers, he will get outvoted out of his job. I don't know the precise mechanics of all that, but that's what I keep reading in different places in the past. Who knows, maybe he agrees with them ? John needs to go get a job as a bartender in DC, he'd be damn good at it.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. Bingo

You called it right. He loves the status and perks that come with being speaker more than he does his country.

[WillyT]

16. + 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!! - K & R !!!

Exactly !!!

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. The Teabaggers own his soul.

He sold out to them, like a cheap hooker.

[Isoldeblue]

8. Because his position is more

important than yours and the rest of America's paycheck, livelihood and health is or ever will be.

If he chose us instead, he'd lose his job and a whole lotta money, being funneled by the Cockroach brothers.

Nice quality priorities, huh?

[NuclearDem]

10. He's a coward that can't stand up to the Tea Party.

Ted Cruz has more control over House Republicans than Boehner does.

[roamer65]

11. He needs to keep on doing what he's doing.

I smell democratic control of the House after the next election.

[markpkessinger]

12. Because he is possibly the weakest Speaker in my lifetime . . .

. . . and I'm 52.

[GoCubsGo]

13. Because he's a coward.

He knows that if he goes against the teabagger nutjobs and their big money backers, he will likely lose his speakership, and possibly any cushy K Street job he might have lined up if and when he quits Congress. That is more important to him than the good of the country or doing what's right.

[steve2470]

18. agreed nt

[Hydra]

25. This is crying Boehner

Has he EVER once thought about doing the right thing?

[AlinPA]

14. He is now a full time teabagger, and is all in .

[blkmusclmachine]

15. Because he can.

[BlueToTheBone]

17. He's a drunk and

can only think to his next drink. He' in over his head and that next drink sounds great.

[CatWoman]

19. I honestly thought they would work this out

............................................................

[steve2470]

24. it's a game of chicken except with government instead of with cars

The baggers hope PBO will chicken out at the last second and compromise, and if he doesn't, that he will eventually and/or they will win the PR political battle over this.

They will regret they are doing this. The public, in general, can see they are at fault for this entire mess.

[elleng]

26. No control; not a LEADER!

[Link Speed]

27. Ego. He wants to stay on as Speaker

Free drinks, y'know...

[RobertEarl]

28. He doesn't want Obama to win again

Obama beat Mccain, then he whooped on Romney's ass.

Boehner wants to be the first to win over Obama.

[wilsonbooks]

29. He is being held hostage by the tea party because of the Hastert rule.

He will eventually be forced to set it aside and let some republicans vote with the dems to pass a clean bill. In the meanwhile they are being killed in the court of public opinion.

[janlyn]

30. I can only wonder what they have on him.

My guess? I think he got caught with his pants down, literally.

[notadmblnd]

32. Brain damage- a result of years of alcohol abuse?

[Tikki]

35. ^^^^^^^^^^what notadmblnd said...

Tikki

[Dragonfli]

36. Hepatic encephalopathy

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000302.htm

Symptoms
Symptoms many begin slowly and gradually worsen, or they may begin suddenly and be severe from the start.

Symptoms may be mild at first. Family members or caregivers may notice that the patient has:

Breath with a musty or sweet odor
Change in sleep patterns
Changes in thinking
Confusion that is mild
Forgetfulness
Mental fogginess
Personality or mood changes
Poor concentration
Poor judgment
Worsening of handwriting or loss of other small hand movements

More severe symptoms may include:

Abnormal movements or shaking of hands or arms
Agitation, excitement, or seizures (occur rarely)
Disorientation
Drowsiness or confusion
Inappropriate behavior or severe personality changes
Slurred speech
Slowed or sluggish movement

[DefenseLawyer]

34. The Tea Party is already running ads in some places calling for his ouster as Speaker.

It's a sweet gig and he wants to keep it.

[lonestarnot]

37. Good Gawd. He doesn't give a flying fucking what you or I have to do. He's a drunk'n mother fucker

who gets paid. Adlebrained fuckwad couldn't think his way out of a paper bag. Let alone run a government, a democracy.