Category Archives: John Boehner

Republicans, Once Giddy About the Sequester, Now Blame Obama for the Predictable Consequences

Posted on Wednesday, April 24th, 2013, 7:21 pm by Doug Marquardt

I’ve always maintained that passing the “sequester” legislation was nothing more than a well-planned, Republican strategy – they get the massive cuts they wanted and the opportunity to blame the President for the consequences. Repeating lies has become the radical … Continue reading →

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Republicans Eager to Let the Sequester Go Through

Posted on Wednesday, February 27th, 2013, 2:03 pm by Doug Marquardt

John Boehner and his right-wing cronies have been lying to the American people with the charge that the President wants to destroy the economy with the “Obama Sequester” (their title). As if Americans are that dumb that they’d forget the … Continue reading →

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Republican “Leaders” Need to Put a Stop to This Nonsense

Posted on Tuesday, February 12th, 2013, 12:11 pm by Cindy Rose

The level of disrespect shown this President by conservative lawmakers has long been out of hand, but this latest move by Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) should have been stopped by Republican leaders immediately. Stockman has invited Ted Nugent to be … Continue reading →

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From One Republican to Another: You Are “Disappointing and Disgusting!”

Posted on Monday, January 7th, 2013, 10:49 am by mlitman

Chris Christie, the Republican Governor from New Jersey, has a reputation for “calling it like he sees it.” He was the Republican Governor chosen to give the keynote address at the Republican National Convention. For the first 16 minutes of … Continue reading →

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Those Little Moments We Live For

Posted on Monday, January 7th, 2013, 10:38 am by Cindy Rose

Cost to feed 7 Republican staffers lunch on “Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day? About $60.00 Taxpayer dollars spent by Republicans so far to uphold the unconstitutional Defense of Marriage Act? Nearly $1.5 Million and counting The look on John Boehner’s face as … Continue reading →

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Wsj: Obama to Boehner: Elections Matter

Posted on Saturday, December 22nd, 2012, 7:03 pm by Ken

Dkos diarist gf120581 has a well recommended diary that provides several juicy details on an article in the Wall Street Journal about the fiscal cliff negotiations between President Obama and Speaker Boehner.  The article is behind a pay wall but gf120581 … Continue reading →

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Dear Obama. For The Good Of The Nation, Rescue The Hostages!

Posted on Sunday, December 2nd, 2012, 9:09 pm by Ken

The lead story on the front page of Huffpo right now is titled ”WE’RE KEEPING OUR HOSTAGES”.  The post details how John Boehner told Fox News Sunday that congress would never give control of the debt ceiling to the executive branch. John Boehner (R-Ohio) … Continue reading →

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Got Jobs? Not if Republicans Have Their Way…

Posted on Sunday, September 9th, 2012, 3:07 pm by Annie Walker-Leonard

On the heels of what is being chided as the best National Convention in history (DNC2012), the jobs numbers are out.   Opponents would have people believe that less than expected jobs numbers are   all Obama’s fault.  On the contrary, Obama … Continue reading →

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Chain of Fools

Posted on Wednesday, August 15th, 2012, 6:23 pm by Lucas Kawa

On Tuesday, Joe Biden made a small gaffe when speaking to a crowd of supporters in Danville, Virginia. He indicated that listeners would help the Obama-Biden ticket carry North Carolina – not Virginia – another 2012 battleground state. However, another … Continue reading →

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Boehner Claims He Can Hold His Head High, If He Gets It Out of His A**

Posted on Thursday, August 2nd, 2012, 11:30 pm by Cindy Rose

According to Politico, John Boehner thinks Republicans have a good chance of retaining the House in the November elections. In a statement today, he said (emphasis mine): “I’m feeling better, I feel good about where we are as a team. … Continue reading →

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