{"id":5260,"date":"2014-04-12T03:05:35","date_gmt":"2014-04-12T03:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/highplainsblogger.wordpress.com\/?p=5260"},"modified":"2014-04-12T03:05:35","modified_gmt":"2014-04-12T03:05:35","slug":"boehner-glutton-for-punishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=5260","title":{"rendered":"Boehner: glutton for punishment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Word now is that U.S. House Speaker John Boehner is going to seek the speakership once again &#8230; if the Republicans gain control of the Senate and strengthen their control of the House.<\/p>\n<p>Is this guy a glutton for punishment or what?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6JayCNvN2O\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/202899-members-boehner-will-stay-on\/\">Members: Boehner will stay on<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Members: Boehner will stay on&#8221; &#8212; The Hill\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/202899-members-boehner-will-stay-on\/embed\/#?secret=eLBcRe88zC#?secret=6JayCNvN2O\" data-secret=\"6JayCNvN2O\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I had heard from someone close to the speaker some months ago that he&#8217;d had it up to here with the tea party wing of his party. Boehner, who hails from the so-called &#8220;establishment wing&#8221; of the GOP, has been fighting with the insurgents within his GOP caucus. He&#8217;s expressed growing frustration with their intransigence that, according to those who know him, goes against the speaker&#8217;s instincts to compromise when the opportunity presents itself.<\/p>\n<p>Now comes word that he&#8217;s all in for the next Congress particularly if Republicans win control of the Senate and perhaps strengthen their grip on the reins of power in the House.<\/p>\n<p>But will any of that make life easier for Boehner, who&#8217;ll have to carry the water for the tea party that could be emboldened even more in their efforts to stymie legislation?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m thinking not.<\/p>\n<p>Which is why I&#8217;m also thinking that he just might call it a career after he&#8217;s re-elected from his Ohio congressional district.<\/p>\n<p>This little back story just turn into a major act.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Word now is that U.S. House Speaker John Boehner is going to seek the speakership once again &#8230; if the Republicans gain control of the Senate and strengthen their control of the House. Is this guy a glutton for punishment or what? 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