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John Boehner allies fret coup attempt

Deja Vu All Over Again! Conservatives warn the speaker’s fate could be determined by how he handles the next seven days. YAY!   Article by POLITIO BOO! .... Close allies of Speaker John Boehner are worried that his conservative rivals could move to oust him as soon as next week. YAY! Removing a sitting speaker is exceedingly difficult, and such an effort would almost certainly fall short. BOO! Yet growing speculation about the possibility of it – coming after Friday’s embarrassing defeat at the hands of conservatives and House Democrats on the homeland security battle — shows how vulnerable the speaker has become. YAY! Frustration with the Ohio Republican is mounting after dozens of hardliners voted Friday against his three-week funding package for the Department of Homeland Security. Hours of frantic leadership meeting ensued. After some backroom maneuvering with Democrats, Boehner was able to push through a one-week bill to keep DHS open. Obama signed the bill into law just 10 minutes before a shutdown of the massive federal agency. BOO! The stinging rebuke of Boehner on the House floor infuriated his supporters, who accused opponents of handing Democrats a huge PR victory. YAY! “Some of these 52 [Republican who voted no] are more worried about protecting their own careers than protecting their constituents from ISIL. They are more worried about primaries than they are about the country,” said a GOP lawmaker close to Boehner, using an acronym for the Islamic State. You Utterly Stupid Asswipes “This is all aimed at Boehner. They want to take Boehner out.” YES!  USA! USA! USA! Say Amen