Speaker of the United States House of Representatives says Sayonara

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Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John Boehner says Sayonara.
Somewhat right of center Republican Speaker of the US House of Representatives John Boehner calls it quits, effective in a few weeks.
After all, the guy turned 65 last November and has no apparent desire to be propped for another 34 years and so overtake the late Senator Strom Thurmond as the oldest person to ever serve in Congress.
Plus, between his congressional pension and likely to be at least five-fold increase in income by moving onto playing Washington DC golf courses and so working things for some K Street lobbying firm, one can only properly suggest that the rumors that he was forced out are – at best – only half right.

Rather, a more nuanced and thus sound explanation is that the always well-known as amiable Boehner was fed up dealing with the incessant squawking of a couple dozen rabid teabaggers in the Republican caucus who appear to not duly appreciate that while the majority of the US House of Representatives picks the Speaker of the House, such does not mean that the majority party then calls all the shots.
Granted, while Speakers have been know to put their often heavy thumbs on the balance of power, the fact of the matter is that the Speaker’s key duties are to maintain the comity of the House of Representation and keep its business moving along as opposed to become a partisan tyrant in spite of what the couple dozen young dummies think.

Plus, the couple dozen teabagger wingnuts are only around 10% of the current 247 GOP members of the 435 members in total House of Representatives.
And to remind the cheeky young turks who is in charge, Boehner is widely expected to –  among other things – quickly secure approval of long log-jammed by extremists for partisan point scoring various pieces of legislation, including approve a necessary raising of the US debt ceiling that should prove sufficient for a reasonable while to keep federal government activities in operation, the releasing of releasing of federal funds for transportation projects across the country and funding for Planned Parenthood so that people can better plan for parenthood according to their own beliefs and constitutional rights.

After all, a graphic driver isn’t the only big stick in Boehner’s bag and such is surely part of the reason he is smiling after the devout Roman Catholic was also successful at finally seeing a Roman Catholic Pope speak before the US Congress for the very first time ever in the history of the Papacy.
Whether – or not – Boehner’s announcement and expected upcoming moves on his way out the door will help to rescue victory in November of 2016 from the jaws of defeat at least facilitated by the couple of dozen extremist tea bagger squawkers and GOP Presidential candidate and chump on the stump Trump remains to be scene.
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