Speaker Boehner appeared this morning on Fox News Sunday with host Chris Wallace. He was challenged about his judgment in inviting Benjamin Netanyahu to speak before Congress without consulting or notifying the White House. What he said in response was amazing:
Wallace then pointed out that Boehner asked Ron Dermer, Israel’s ambassador to the U.S., not to tell the White House about the joint meeting with Netanyahu.
“Why would you do that?” Wallace asked.
“Because I wanted to make sure that there was no interference. There’s no secret here in Washington about the animosity that this White House has for Prime Minister Netanyahu. I frankly didn’t want that getting in the way, quashing what I thought was a real opportunity,” Boehner responded.
Wallace challenged Boehner, commenting that the invitation created controversy.
“Shouldn’t the relationship between the U.S. and Israel be outside of politics?” he asked.
“It’s an important message that the American people need to hear. I’m glad that he’s coming, and I’m looking forward to what he has to say,” Boehner responded.
This is just maladjusted behavior on so many levels. It’s like not telling your parents that you’re pregnant when you’re planning to have the baby. You know, unless you go into hiding, your parents are eventually going to figure out that you’re having a baby.
But maybe you didn’t want your parents to talk you out of it. Maybe you figured you would wait until it was too late to get an abortion and then just spring the news on them when there was nothing they could do about it. That’s approximately what Boehner was doing here.
He didn’t want the White House to “quash” Netanyahu’s speech, so he didn’t run the idea by them. But he doesn’t care what the White House has to say about the matter and he hasn’t rescinded his invitation, so he obviously didn’t have to worry about the White House quashing anything.
He’s having his baby.
Jayzoooooooooooooooooos!!!!
And in the run-up to the stupid and ill-planned invasions and occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq, WE liberals were called treasonous and traitorous!
Projection!
It’s what every conservative meal consists of.
The Republican leadership’s tendency towards blatant projection continues unabated.
He didn’t want President Obama to interfere in Republican interference with President Obama doing his job.
The result is Obama wasn’t able to interfere with Boehner making an ass of himself. Bibi too.
Since the Constitution gives the President the duty of conducting foreign policy, how could the President interfere with something that’s his job, and his job only to do?
Now here is what is interesting.
Mr. Boehner is fairly good at bluffing, but only up to a point — a point that doesn’t usually take very long to reach.
When he figures out that nobody has his back, he folds, quick, small, and tight.
This time, he thinks someone has his back.
…who?
I don’t mean generalities or cardboard cutouts. Who, exactly?
The very large Christian right and the very small Jewish right, of the Shelly Adelson variety.
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/US-Jewish-hawks-threaten-to-shame-Democrats-
who-skip-Netanyahu-speech-in-Congress-390255
Guess what? I don;t think many Jewish Democrats care what Shelly thinks this time.
I wish it were so. Unfortunately, if Nancy Pelosi feels the need to attend, there will be many other Democrats who show up as well. In my opinion, this is wrong. One would be best served by standing up to darkness and hypocrisy. But no one who matters ever asks for my advice.
I can’t read the tea leaves. But this affair is not business as usual. You might want to read this excellent piece by David Corn.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/01/netanyahu-boehner-congress-american-jews-get-lost
Now this more then provides evidence. That All of Congress should be required to pass both a drug test and an alcohol breath test, before doing anything! At least two times a day.
What does “shouldn’t the relationship with Israel be outside of politics” even mean? Of course it should be within the scope of politics. How can it not? Its very existence is a very political question.
Conservatives are all about things that Must Not Be Questioned. Because derp.
Strange analogy. I don’t see anything wrong with not telling your parents you’re expecting a baby if you know they’re going to pressure you to get an abortion. Sure they’ll find out about it eventually, and when they do they’ll eventually be glad you didn’t tell them. Unless they’re complete assholes.
I see everything wrong in what Boehner did. And it’s even worse that he’s doubling down. But then what else would you expect?
Sure invite the anti-Christ over again. I was enraged at the ovations and cheers the sadist received last time he addressed congress.
Obama won’t be bullied by him. Repugs just love a violent bully. Pray his plane goes down. Bibi is a racist like Putin of Russia.
I don’t want either in my country much less speaking to my congress. Maybe congress could go to Israel to hear the clown speak.
Free Palestine!!!
“Shouldn’t the relationship between the U.S. and Israel be outside of politics?” he asked.
Chris Wallace is a fucking moron.
I find it amazing he even asked Boner pointed questions. Color me surprised.