Democrats Vow to Protect Boehner from GOP Coup
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CAPITOL HILL - "Democrats
from across an ideological spectrum say they'd rather see Boehner
remain atop the House than replace him with a more conservative Speaker
who would almost certainly be less willing to reach across the aisle in
search of compromise," reports The Hill newspaper.
"Any lawmaker can file a motion to “vacate” a sitting Speaker, a move that would force a vote of the full House.
The effort would almost certainly fail, as the conservatives would need
the overwhelming support of Democrats to win a majority…
‘I’d
probably vote for Boehner [because] who the hell is going to replace
him?’, said Rep. Bill Pascrell (Democrat-N.J.). ‘In terms of the
institution, I would rather have John Boehner as the Speaker than some
of these characters who came here thinking that they're going to change
the world’.
Liberal Rep. Raúl Grijalva (Democrat-Ariz.) agreed that, for Democrats, replacing Boehner could lead to a worse situation.
‘Then
we would get Scalise or somebody? Geez, come on,” said Grijalva, who
referenced House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.). “We can be
suicidal but not stupid."'
Grijalva is a radical supporter of 'open borders' and Obama's illegal executive amnesty.
“'I
think it would pose a real existential dilemma for us,' said Rep. Gerry
Connolly (Democrat-Va.). 'I mean, on the one hand, if you have a chance
to take out a Republican Speaker, why wouldn't you do that? On the other
hand, if the obvious alternative is a Tea Party Speaker…'
‘Personally, I don't want to waste two years,’ Rep. Jim McGovern (Democrat-Mass.) said Wednesday. ‘And I think that the crazy Tea Party type would probably not be willing to work with us on anything…’.” (Read more)
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