Speaker Boehner has been experiencing a lot of disappointment lately:
President Obama phoned Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Friday to tell him he will not negotiate with Republicans on the debt ceiling, according to a readout provided by the Speaker’s office.
Boehner told the president he was “disappointed” to hear his position, an aide said.
“Given the long history of using debt limit increases to achieve bipartisan deficit reduction and economic reforms, the Speaker was disappointed but told the president that the two chambers of Congress will chart the path ahead. It was a brief call,” the aide said.
Given the long history of raising the debt ceiling without making much of a fuss about it, Boehner’s aide is completely full of it.
So, what’s the Speaker supposed to do now?
He obviously has no idea.
Nice. Taliban Cramer.
Anybody interested, I wrote a little piece on Cramerian theology, with some amusing links, including one on allegations that Cramer solicited campaign-money bribes.
It truly would be helpful if the MSM would stop framing the situation with the ‘…defund Obamacare’ or shutdown the govt. Instead, coming out of the gate with a reality check of ‘…the ACA will not be defunded by the mechanics of this latest move’ and then take it from there.
The sooner that becomes the mantra the quicker people will grasp that there are zero reasons to view this as anything other than political obstruction.
The MSM might not get the opportunity to question any of the GOP. It is quite possible they will hide out on Fox. If a real tea bagger ever steps out of their bubble, I would ask….When do you plan to work on legislation that will actually be enacted? Follow up….How long do you expect the federal government to remain unfunded?
Follow up is pretty easy.
Q: How long unfunded?
A: When President Obama realizes that he is spending our country into ruin and constructively works with members of both parties to establish a mature sustainable budget that allows us to live within our means. It is up to you to pressure the president to come to the negotiating table like an adult.
if it weren’t for dis appointment
wouldn’t have no appointment
at all
BWA HA HA AH AH AH
Good one.
Miss you at Political Animal today. You did a great job over there, and the guest blogger they have today is kind of bland.
You think Obama told Boehner to pay for the gaming license personally?
I think he went with a very different quote, especially after Boehner undoubtedly complained it would cost him his Speakership to buck the loonies:
“Goddamnit, Hot Lips, resign your goddamn commission!”
Did Boehner vote for the war in Iraq back in the Bush Administration? If so, then he’s brave enough to send soldiers to fight and maybe die in far off lands for the good of their country. But he’s not brave enough to risk losing the Speakership for the good of the country!!! It would just be a demotion. He wouldn’t even be out of a job. But he’s too chicken for that.
What the Speaker is “supposed” to do now is clearly outside of Boehner’s ability. I will settle for him going down in flames and taking his evil party with him.
How about zero fuss? Hell, they used to raise the debt ceiling furtively.
I predict he’ll cave at the last minute. “For the good of the country”. Putting country above party, as he always does.
Seriously though, the reason I say this is that the Republican establishment, like Karl Rove, like the Chamber of Commerce, etc, really, really don’t like this.
Ultimately Boner, who is many things, but not as stupid as most of his caucus, will have to face reality.
Boehner is missing the days of handing out Tobacco checks on the House Floor. The good’ol days when his colleagues could be bought with an earmark and a check.