*Editor’s Note* – Boehner, a good Catholic boy who had refused an invitation to visit the Vatican for the installation of Pope Francis (why really), is not only giving up his Speaker seat but resigning from Congress. Obama might miss him as Boehner was Obama’s best asset in Congress.
Crying during the Pope’s unwanted-by-Protestants speech to Congress yesterday, did Boehner already know he had been commanded to step down and did the Pope have anything to do with it – directly or indirectly? Don’t fall for the nonsense that he felt “convicted” by the words of the fish-hat guy about “unchristian” American policies.
Those with understanding at least are aware that the Speaker of the House job is one of great enough influence that the Council on Foreign Relations must continue to control that position. Having said that, more than likely Boehner is out because CFR wants him out (or they have a more sinister job for him) and thus, the CFR will fill the vacancy with their puppet. It’s just how things are done.
Speaker John A. Boehner, under intense pressure from conservatives in his party, announced on Friday that he would resign one of the most powerful positions in government and give up his House seat at the end of October, as Congress moved to avert a government shutdown.
Mr. Boehner, who was first elected to Congress in 1990, made the announcement in an emotional meeting with his fellow Republicans on Friday morning.
Source: John Boehner, House Speaker, Will Resign From Congress – The New York Times
