Boehner Might Not Be Speaker For Long

The John Boehner era might be soon coming to an end. Everyone is starting to wonder if he will survive a vote this fall to remain the speaker of the House as reported by POLITICO.

They are also wondering if he does survive the vote will he want to run for another term as speaker in 2017. Representative Lynn Westmoreland (GA-R) said:

That’s a personal decision he has to make. I don’t know why he would want to, personally. But I do think that he feels, in his heart of hearts, he feels like he’s doing what’s best for this country — regardless of what the political consequences are.

Earlier on this year approxiametly two dozen lawmakers voted against his bid for third term and since then he has been seeking revenge.

Some Boehner insiders are saying Boehner should announce this is going to be his last term as speaker so it would show goodwill and head off any move against him. Others are saying that would automatically make him a lame duck and harm his potentially successor.

Boehner’s top aide, David Schnittger said:

Look, no question they’re looking at a challenging fall, by the same token, these guys aren’t strangers to challenging situations. What lies ahead looks challenging, but it also looks kind of familiar.