No sooner do the Republicans win an election that they go back to their old ways. Riding the Tea Party fueled anger over the Progressive movement and their iron grip on power, the GOP promised that this time they would stick to their guns. Already they are appointing the same Progressive Republicans to committees. In short like the Bourbons of France, they have forgotten nothing and learned nothing.
Speaker elect John Boehner (R-Oh) is complaining that Obama is mean to him. Rather than man up and treat Obama like how he’s treated, he complains. This is reminiscent of back in 1995 when during the trip to the funeral of Israeli PM Rabin, Newt Gingrich complained that Clinton ignored him and made him sit in the back of the plane. This is history repeating itself and a bad omen for the next 2 years for the Republican House.
John Boehner thinks President Barack Obama is engaging, smart and brilliant but also remains smarted by the president accusing him of taking taxpayers hostage to secure a tax break for the rich.
In an interview with Leslie Stahl of “60 Minutes” for broadcast Sunday night on CBS, Boehner said Obama showed him “disrespect” by calling him a hostage-taker.
“Excuse me, Mr. President I thought the election was over,” Boehner said, according to a transcript obtained by POLITICO. “You know, you get a lot of that heated rhetoric during an election. But now it’s time to govern.”
I was never a fan of John Boehner. He is your typical good old boy go along to get along Republican. I was hoping Eric Cantor, who demolished Barack Hussein Obama, would challenge him for the Republican House leadership. However on election night Boehner cried and thus inoculated himself to a challenge. Now he’s complaining about Obama not respecting him. My advice to John and his clownish partner, Senate minority leader Sen. McConnell (R-Ky), man up. Stop complaining about how Progressive treat you. They view you as an enemy to be defeated, not someone to have a disagreement with. Politics is war and the Republican elite need to see it that way.
John Boehner and Mitch McConnell need to go.
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