https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/04/why-does-boehner-want-to-be-speaker/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 03:19:25 -0400<![CDATA[In the last several weeks alone, Mr. Boehner has watched, in humiliation, as his so-called Plan B, an alternative to tax cuts adopted by Congress on Tuesday, collapsed for lack of Republican support. He was sidelined in fiscal negotiations between Republicans and the White House, and then forced to accept a package many of his members opposed. Then Republicans from New York and New Jersey turned against him when he delayed a vote on $60 billion in aid to victims of Hurricane Sandy.]]>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:05:54 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/04/why-does-boehner-want-to-be-speaker-n98913