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Benghazi committee tries to take out Hillary, takes out McCarthy instead
Telling the truth about the Benghazi committee is a mortal sin in Gop-Land.
https://twitter.com/pourmecoffee/status/652160339379752962/photo/1
Rep. Mark Sanford, R-S.C., came out of the meeting with a full plate of barbecue and slaw and a lot of questions.
He said some members were crying as McCarthy made his announcement.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/s/84224/kevin-mccarthy-suddenly-drops-his-bid-speaker-house
He said some members were crying as McCarthy made his announcement.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/s/84224/kevin-mccarthy-suddenly-drops-his-bid-speaker-house
— Speaker John Boehner, quoted by The Hill.
BOEHNER: “I had this terrible nightmare last night that I was trying to get out and I couldn’t get out.
And a hand came reaching, pulling me.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/256128-how-john-boehner-could-stay-speaker
And a hand came reaching, pulling me.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/256128-how-john-boehner-could-stay-speaker
UPDATE:
"I, cardboard cutout of Ronald Reagan,
do solemnly swear to fulfill my duties as Speaker and support the Constitution of the United States."
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