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kpete

(72,006 posts) Fri Sep 25, 2015, 09:48 AM Sep 2015

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Boehner's Full Statement:

Farewell, Captain Orange.

https://twitter.com/tomtomorrow/status/647405311091974144/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/BenjySarlin/status/647404178223067136
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/26/us/boehner-will-resign-from-congress.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0

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Boehner's Full Statement: (Original Post) kpete Sep 2015 OP

He's proud of what his majority has accomplished? mnhtnbb Sep 2015 #1

Yep, wouldn't even fill the back of a matchbook cover! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2015 #2

HE could never control his caucus. MohRokTah Sep 2015 #3

So what has his majority accomplished, here I will list them all in order. Rex Sep 2015 #4

Oct 30th - At Least He'll Be Able To Go Trick or Treating On Holloween.... global1 Sep 2015 #5

Oct 30... tavernier Sep 2015 #7

That tickled me too... tavernier Sep 2015 #6

You know, this really sounds quickly thrown together and disjointed. Hortensis Sep 2015 #8

The first sentence frames the resignation as "protecting the institution". Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #9

Protect the institution my ass. The first job of the Speaker is to serve the country. yellowcanine Sep 2015 #10

Do-Nothing. Know-Nothing. Care-Nothing. Octafish Sep 2015 #11

I thought it was going to be: kairos12 Sep 2015 #12

mnhtnbb

(31,401 posts)

1. He's proud of what his majority has accomplished?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Sep 25, 2015, 09:50 AM

Sep 2015

Must be a damn short list.

Good riddance.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

2. Yep, wouldn't even fill the back of a matchbook cover! n/t

Reply to mnhtnbb (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 25, 2015, 09:53 AM

Sep 2015

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)

3. HE could never control his caucus.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Sep 25, 2015, 10:02 AM

Sep 2015

He'll go down as one of the worst Speakers in history.

Rex

(65,616 posts)

4. So what has his majority accomplished, here I will list them all in order.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Sep 25, 2015, 10:04 AM

Sep 2015

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global1

(25,263 posts)

5. Oct 30th - At Least He'll Be Able To Go Trick or Treating On Holloween....

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Sep 25, 2015, 10:05 AM

Sep 2015

probably up on K Street.

tavernier

(12,396 posts)

7. Oct 30...

Reply to global1 (Reply #5)

Fri Sep 25, 2015, 10:21 AM

Sep 2015

Boehner's resignation will be my birthday present, but I shudder to think what comes the next day. 👻👻👻

tavernier

(12,396 posts)

6. That tickled me too...

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Sep 25, 2015, 10:12 AM

Sep 2015

Reminiscent of the long list of mistakes shrub would admit to.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

8. You know, this really sounds quickly thrown together and disjointed.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Sep 25, 2015, 10:24 AM

Sep 2015

Bad writing uncorrected. He may well have been moved to make this decision by the Pope's address yesterday.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

9. The first sentence frames the resignation as "protecting the institution".

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Sep 25, 2015, 10:42 AM

Sep 2015

The second last sentence essentially predicts that there was going to be a protracted political battle being planned by the fascist wing to purposely damage the institution and make it non-functional.

Resigning may have been the thing the fascist wing did NOT want.

yellowcanine

(35,701 posts)

10. Protect the institution my ass. The first job of the Speaker is to serve the country.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Sep 25, 2015, 10:58 AM

Sep 2015

The institution will take care of itself if you do that, orange man.

Octafish

(55,745 posts)

11. Do-Nothing. Know-Nothing. Care-Nothing.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Sep 25, 2015, 11:31 AM

Sep 2015

G.O.P.

kairos12

(12,866 posts)

12. I thought it was going to be:

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Sep 25, 2015, 11:37 AM

Sep 2015

f... you, you f...ing, f...s

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