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John Boehner: Obama owns this shutdown now

Well, right now there are rumblings that the moderate GOP are willing to deal, specifically to pass a clean CR.

My feeling is that Boehner knows there are enough GOP votes to join the Dems to pass it. But that would mean abandoning his party. The Hasert rule has been violated so many times, but this is something else entirely.

IMO, the Democrats should hammer the crap out of the GOP in proving that there aren't enough votes. And they should resort to a discharge petition to force the vote. If Boehner really believes there aren't enough votes, he'll score political points in having the clean CR die on the floor. But something tells me he's afraid it's going to pass.

Discharge petition is off the table, and maybe even the moderate republicans would now resist a clean CR. Pete king (leadrer of moderate group of house republicans), in an interview this weekend said he would not support the discharge petition route.
 
very old news---Today, Peter King said his count had 50-60 Republicans who would pass the clean CR if put on the House floor.
Have any of you found this "Hastert" rule in thye Constituion that will put him in the History books?
I don't know him personally, but I have been in the same high school gymnasium several times with Coach Hastert.
I haven't called my congressman's people yet on this one, but they know him very well, have worked for him.
Kinzinger has picked up a TEAPrimary from a Rockford guy.
 
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