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private meeting with the Pope made Boehner make this decision, but is
it for the Republic or the Jesuit NWO that is coming!)
Boehner fallout: 'D.C. status quo is crumbling'
Triumph, relief and worry over successor to House speaker
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio
As leading conservatives, Bachmann and Stockman often locked horns with House Speaker John Bohener, R-Ohio, who told fellow Republicans on Friday morning he will resign from Congress at the end of October.
“The people no longer wanted what he had to sell: being told yet again that he couldn’t, or wouldn’t, fight Obama,” Bachmann told WND. “People wouldn’t stand for that answer anymore because too much is at risk for America.”
She asserted, “The decision today from Boehner tells me people are fighting back so loudly, the status quo is crumbling in DC.”
But, as for a likely replacement, Bachmann lamented, “Unfortunately, a Speaker McCarthy represents more of the same.”
Next in line in the power structure, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was immediately viewed as Boehner’s likely successor. He is considered part of the GOP establishment, often at odds with House conservatives who want to fight Obama administration efforts more vigorously.
Conservatives attempted to oust Boehner during speaker elections, held just after the historic landslide Republican victory in the House in the 2014 midterm election.
An aide to Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, reminded WND that “Mr. King started this fight” and the weakening of Boehner when he nominated Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Fla., in January and got the most votes for him, out of all the no votes against the speaker.
In July, Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C, offered a motion to oust Boehner, a measure that still technically looms over the speaker’s head, but apparently is now moot.
Meadows was gracious in his reaction to the news, releasing a statement that read, “Speaker Boehner has served honorably during a difficult time for Republicans when the threat of a veto from the White House constantly impedes our legislative agenda. At times I differed with Speaker Boehner on policy or procedural positions, but I commend him for his honorable service, his humility, his undeniable love for his country and his desire to serve this great nation.”
“I look forward to an open and inclusive discussion as the House pursues new leadership,” he added. “There are critically important issues the House must address in the coming months. It is of the utmost importance that our new leadership reflect the diverse makeup of the House Republican Conference and, ultimately, that the voices of the American people are heard through their elected representatives.”
Referring to the sudden race for a successor, Stockman quipped, “Let’s see who pulls this off – hopefully not another liberal.”
“As I said yesterday,” he added, “when your allies are looking for the exit doors that’s never a good sign.”
That was a reference to WND’s current story describing the great political dilemma Boehner had been facing: whether to defund Planned Parenthood in the upcoming budget bill or face a conservative revolt.
Stockman predicted Boehner will not go out with a bow to conservatives, suggesting, “His last act will be to stab us one more time in the back and pass with (House Minority Leader) Nancy (Pelosi, D-Calif.) a Democrat budget.”
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who often strategizes with House conservatives, told reporters, “I do hope that the next Speaker of the House will stand up and lead, And will be a strong conservative, committed to honoring the promises we made to the men and women who elected us. For a long time, that’s what I’ve been urging leadership in both houses to do.”
Asked if he was pleased, the senator replied, “This has never been about one person. This is about whether Congress keeps its word to the men and women who elected us. Any speaker who does so, I will celebrate. And any Speaker who doesn’t will not be doing his or her job.”
And, asked whether he had any advice for his conservative colleagues in the House, Cruz reflected, “I hope that they select a strong conservative who will take seriously the promises we made to the men and women who elected us.”
Speaking to the crowd at the 10th annual Values Voter Summit, a conservative group, in Washington this morning, Cruz quipped, “Yesterday, John Boehner was speaker of the House, and then you come to town.”
After pausing for cheers and applause, Cruz added, “Can you come more often?”
The crowd had already erupted into a wild celebration when the news of Boehner’s resignation was broken by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
Mark Meckler, president of Citizens for Self-Governance and co-founder of Tea Party Patriots was triumphant, exclaiming in a statement first sent to WND, “The media, and the political establishment said we wouldn’t last. But Boehner is gone, and we are still here. Long live the tea party movement.”
He added, “Today, with the announced retirement of John Boehner, we turn the page on five years of wasted conservative opportunity in the United States Congress. For five years, Speaker Boehner has heard loud and clear from the people who gave him a Republican majority that they wanted conservative leadership, and for five years, he has practiced surrender, capitulation, and compromise of conservative principles. Today, that wasted era of conservative opportunity comes to an end. This morning, the tea party movement celebrates”
And, Meckler warned the Senate Majority LEader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., he could be next.
“We will not relent until principled, conservative leaders control both houses of Congress. Speaker Boehner is out, and now it’s time to make sure conservative leadership is in. Hopefully this serves as a strong hint to Mitch McConnell. Time for him to fade into the sunset of his career, side by side with John Boehner. The tea party movement will continue to work to make that happen.”
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