As one might expect after all the bluster from the Tea Party and other extremely conservative groups, John Boehner is facing some opposition in his bid for re-election as Speaker of the House.
The Washington Post reported after the January 2013 vote that Boehner “survived a mini-rebellion among the most conservative members of the GOP caucus to win his second term as speaker.”
Twelve Republican defected, with 10 voting for other conservatives and two abstaining. The final vote was 220 for Boehner to 192 for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). The winner needed 214 votes, a simple majority of the 427 lawmakers who voted.
Boehner watched the white-knuckle proceedings from off the floor. It was the closest any speaker has come to not securing a first-ballot victory since Newt Gingrich’s narrow reelection in January 1997, following an ethics admonishment.
The Twittersphere has been ablaze with some hilarious suggestions for a replacement the last few days with the hashtag #BetterSpeakerThanBoehner.
Below are a few of our favorites. Let us know yours in the comments section.
#BetterSpeakerThanBoehner pic.twitter.com/N1O05Kg6YX
— Hands Up Don't Hack (@Rebuild_Liberty) January 3, 2015
AND YOU STILL GET ORANGE! "@GameOnJD: #BetterSpeakerThanBoehner pic.twitter.com/j3V1Fws6Sf”
— Stacey Lennox (@ScotsFyre) January 3, 2015
OMG This–> MT: “@Babbsgirl2: #BetterSpeakerThanBoehner pic.twitter.com/5waBw32LRB”
— Cool Hand Crews (@imcrews) January 3, 2015
#BetterSpeakerThanBoehner pic.twitter.com/gSAWW1GS8S
— Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) January 3, 2015
#BetterSpeakerThanBoehner The one on the left: pic.twitter.com/FbX4ZuG8HT
— MushKiloAlphaTango (@MushKat) January 3, 2015
#BetterSpeakerThanBoehner Rob Ford pic.twitter.com/ObZkXSCTOJ
— JD (@GameOnJD) January 3, 2015
#BetterSpeakerThanBoehner The Church Lady from SNL pic.twitter.com/efPaDcnC99
— Randy Hedrick (@HeddRoxx) January 3, 2015
#BetterSpeakerThanBoehner The Swedish Chef pic.twitter.com/RT6xgNsqVX
— Stacey Lennox (@ScotsFyre) January 3, 2015
#BetterSpeakerThanBoehner pic.twitter.com/9qtgOqcG7V
— Mark Lawless (@MarkLawlessLC) January 3, 2015
#betterspeakerthanboehner pic.twitter.com/wifXioWHbP
— JD (@GameOnJD) January 3, 2015
#BetterSpeakerThanBoehner Clyde the Orangutan http://t.co/bMcUSX5pxU pic.twitter.com/Flp0w6YJhQ
— novaculus (@novaculus) January 3, 2015
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