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Cartoon: The right wings another one

Posted at 4:02 PM, Sep 25, 2015
and last updated 2015-09-25 16:02:31-04

The Republican Party's right wing racked up another trophy Friday when House Speaker John Boehner, a West Chester Republican, announced he would quit.

Boehner was a constant focus of conservatives' complaints, and was facing the threat of a floor vote on whether he could stay on as speaker, a formal challenge that hasn't happened in over 100 years.

His resignation is another blow to compromise in Congress, our cartoonist says.

Kevin Necessary is a Cincinnati cartoonist and illustrator. View more of his work and connect via his website . Follow him on Twitter: @knecessary .