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God spared Boehner as House Speaker...or something...

I read an article today and couldn't help but share an excerpt of it. It pertains to the House fiscal cliff vote earlier this year. The article says:

"Barely 36 hours after the caustic New Year's Day vote, Boehner faced a coup attempt from a clutch of renegade conservatives. The cabal quickly fell apart when several Republicans, after a night of prayer, said God told them to spare the speaker. Still, Boehner came within a few votes of failing to secure his speakership on the initial vote, an outcome that would have forced a second ballot for the first time in nearly a century."

All of these House members whom prayed to God the night before the vote were told the exact same thing - to spare Mr. Boehner as speaker? Fascinating... Well, after reading that, I have a few questions for all of these Republican House members:

- What did God's voice sound like? Was it more reminiscent of James Earl Jones in a cave or Michael Jackson when grabbing his crotch?

- Did God speak Latin, Hebrew, Greek, English, or a combination of them along with some jive?

- Did God give the vibe that he had ever done any gangsta rap in his day?

- Did you take any pills that night? Any hallucinogens?

- Did you hear any other voices that night? An invisible friend by the name of Pipsqueak perhaps?

- Are you seeing a shrink? I mean, how many shrinks are you seeing?

- Do your doctors know about these voices and hallucinations? Are they scared as well? Especially since you're in Congress?

- Could you send an audio-clip the next time you hear God's voice, so someone can imitate him, and tell you to resign from office. Amen.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/04/john-boehner-god_n_3381883.html

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