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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSerious question - was Boehner's resignation
linked to the collusion saga - he resigned on the last day of September 2015.
Did he want nothing to do with ReTHUG goons?a
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/14/carter-page-trump-adviser-pro-kremlin-views-1998-consulting-russia-ties
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Serious question - was Boehner's resignation (Original Post)
malaise
Apr 2017
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Nah, the freedom coalition and other far right goons in congress forced him out
stevenleser
Apr 2017
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Pachamama
(16,887 posts)1. A very seriously interesting question...
...nothing would surprise me anymore and I believe that it is very possible...
he had a private meeting with the Pope just prior...perhaps the vatican intercepted info?
dalton99a
(81,565 posts)3. I think he smelled something
stevenleser
(32,886 posts)4. Nah, the freedom coalition and other far right goons in congress forced him out
He hadn't been tough enough on Obama for them.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,855 posts)5. This.
I looked at various message boards back then, and it shocked me to see so many right-wingers calling him a RINO.
He'd obstructed Obama most of the time that he was Speaker, but apparently not enough for those freaks!