John Boehner re-elected as speaker of the House

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/author/chris-moody/;_ylt=AtCQMaXgzsDAcsttr2umyCibCMZ_;_ylu=X3oDMTFic2NmanVxBG1pdANBcnRpY2xlIEhlYWQEcG9zAzUEc2VjA01lZGlhQXJ0aWNsZUhlYWQ-;_ylg=X3oDMTM0cnFzZWY0BGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDZTAzNTFiMDYtNWMxOS0zNzg5LTlmNWYtMmFmNTQ1YWJmOTIzBHBzdGNhdANwb2xpdGljc3xjb25ncmVzcwRwdANzdG9yeXBhZ2U-;_ylv=3

WASHINGTON—Despite nine defections from fellow Republicans, Ohio Rep. John Boehner was re-elected as speaker of the House Thursday in a voice vote.Boehner won the backing of 220 Republicans, who retained a majority in the chamber after November's election. But a handful of GOP members voted no or abstained. Most Democrats voted for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi 

Boehner's grasp on his speakership seemed tenuous going into the vote.

• The Ohio congressman has come under fire from conservatives in recent weeks for supporting a "fiscal cliff" deal with President Barack Obama that allowed tax rates to increase. He allowed a vote on a package brokered by Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Vice President Joe Biden that most House Republicans opposed. The bill passed Tuesday with the support of Democrats.

  
  personally i think two things they didn't want to be embarrassed when he started crying or he fit the Norqist criteria for a right wing politician, replace Romney with Beohner/
  BTW did he ever fix that bridge?
  
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wYYX0mZsQA
  
  http://www.winningprogressive.org/grover-norquist-romney-will-do-as-hes-told