Boehner is resigning from congress!
The only bad thing about this is the replacement will likely be worse.
I think I'm finally over my jetlag: I did not want to get up at 6:15.
That's the thrill of living in the Hellmouth! There's a veritable cornucopia of fiends and devils and ghouls to engage ... Pardon me for finding the glass half-full.
Giles ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Consuela - Sep 25, 2015 4:49:33 am PDT #5916 of 30003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Tom Scola - Sep 25, 2015 5:01:22 am PDT #5917 of 30003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Boehner was trying to stop another shutdown. This is probably a sign that he lost that struggle.
Dana - Sep 25, 2015 5:12:18 am PDT #5918 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
And it turns out the reason I didn't know my meeting was an hour earlier is because they rescheduled it at 5AM local time. Not cool, Europe.
-t - Sep 25, 2015 5:13:44 am PDT #5919 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oy. I'm just not gonna think about that until later. It makes me too angry and I have work to do.
ETA Not cool at all, Europe.
Steph L. - Sep 25, 2015 5:17:01 am PDT #5920 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
On the other hand, Boehner is resigning from congress!
I don't live in his district, but as an Ohioan, I am still rejoicing. And not thinking about who might replace him.
-t - Sep 25, 2015 5:19:55 am PDT #5921 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I just realized I am the backup for an account i know nothing about but the primary analyst is out today. I hope they don't need anything, I'm still catching up on my accounts...
Sparky1 - Sep 25, 2015 5:31:54 am PDT #5922 of 30003
Librarian Warlord
Boehner was trying to stop another shutdown. This is probably a sign that he lost that struggle.
Actually, this will avoid a shutdown (most likely). From the WP:
The shocking move means there’s unlikely to be a government shutdown next week. Following Boehner’s announcement, House Republicans said there was agreement to pass a clean spending bill to avert a government shutdown. Several members of the Freedom Caucus, the conservative group which led the revolt against Boehner’s leadership, said they will now support the spending bill without demands to defund Planned Parenthood attached to it.
SuziQ - Sep 25, 2015 5:36:41 am PDT #5923 of 30003
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I still don't have the answers I needed yesterday. Come on people. But other things have come in to keep me busy enough that when I do get answers, the work isn't gonna happen today. Sorry folks.
One of the things I do for the horse therapy place is go through the boring part of new volunteer orientation - expectations, rules, how to interact with the horses and with the clients, and all the stuff that is dictated to us by the associations who accredit the program. Yesterday, I did a one on one orientation with one of the accrediting organization's honchos. No pressure. He did correct me on one item that I was told was a requirement from his association and it actually isn't.
-t - Sep 25, 2015 5:39:54 am PDT #5924 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Wow, congressional Republicans are weird.
It's the birthday of a guy in a cube down the way from me, and his boss brought in bagels which he is sharing. I think they are Costco - I've had worse. I shouldn't have taken a whole one, probably, but too late to think that now, it's toasted and cream cheesed.
Connie Neil - Sep 25, 2015 6:07:09 am PDT #5925 of 30003
brillig
Huh, I wonder of Boehner had to throw himself on his sword to keep the government going.