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May 23rd, 2013
thesmithian
'This...again goes to a basic fact about today’s politics, which is that Tea Party lawmakers have—willfully, it seems–decided that they no longer have any obligation to engage in basic governing. And that holds outsized influence over the entire party. Indeed, this Tea Party debt ceiling gambit has the support of Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell. This, even though other Republican leaders, such as John Boehner, have already admitted that Republicans are going to raise the debt limit in the end. The fact that McCain has now denounced their antics...in such harsh terms suggests that allowing the Tea Party trio to continue calling the shots may be increasingly untenable.'
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May 16th, 2013
thesmithian
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April 5th, 2013
thesmithian

‘Just a few hours after the White House released its official budget, which included the social security cuts that liberals hate…’

…House Speaker John Boehner rejected it out of hand, saying it doesn’t go nearly far enough…There’s not even lip service paid to the fact that Obama is risking mutiny in his own party by putting Social Security on the table…

and…

There’s no way Boehner even had time to read the whole thing.

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April 2nd, 2013
thesmithian

‘…who does [Speaker John] Boehner think is going to pay the greatly increased bills when bridges start collapsing, taking lives with them?’

…what does he think is going to happen to an economy where goods can’t easily be transported from one city or state to another because the nation’s rail and roads and bridges aren’t up to the task? There’s a reason the Chamber of Commerce and unions agree on the importance of infrastructure investment: It’s incredibly important not just for job creation but for private profits…Republicans used to support far, far more extensive infrastructure spending. But now? They’re more interested in hurting Obama than helping the nation.

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March 14th, 2013
thesmithian
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February 20th, 2013
thesmithian
Zoom Either John Boehner actually believes the transparent nonsense he wrote for the Wall Street Journal, which would mean the Speaker is alarmingly ignorant about the basics of current events, he’s deliberately trying to deceive the public, counting on Americans to be foolish enough to buy demonstrable falsehoods. more, plus link to Boehner’s op-ed, here. +++++ art: by Chris Piascik

Either John Boehner actually believes the transparent nonsense he wrote for the Wall Street Journal, which would mean the Speaker is alarmingly ignorant about the basics of current events, he’s deliberately trying to deceive the public, counting on Americans to be foolish enough to buy demonstrable falsehoods.

more, plus link to Boehner’s op-ed, here.

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art: by Chris Piascik

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February 13th, 2013
thesmithian
Zoom [meaningful glance]

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February 13th, 2013
thesmithian
They deserve a simple vote.

President Barack Obama

That phrase may serve as the rallying cry for 2013. Obama’s legislative strategy in his first two years, when Democrats controlled both chambers of Congress, was mostly about trying to convince a few Republicans to support his agenda. The next two years, when Republicans controlled the House and Obama was politically weaker, were mostly spent trying to negotiate halfway compromises with John Boehner. If last night was any indication, the two years to come will be far more confrontational.

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January 24th, 2013
thesmithian
'...it appears the president's focus is on identifying challenges and solving them in a principled way. Republicans stand in the way of his success, which is why Obama is looking for ways to go around and/or through them, but that's a far cry from "annihilation." Of course [within] Boehner's complaint is the irony...Republicans spent Obama's first term on a scorched-earth campaign, hoping to destroy his presidency and nearly everything he proposed. GOP leaders met privately exactly four years ago this to plot their comeback, focusing on obstructing the president wherever possible, and refusing to compromise with Obama on literally anything, even when he embraced Republican ideas. Mitch McConnell famously boasted that his top goal—above the economy, above national security, above everything—was making sure Obama was "a one-term president." He and GOP colleagues then executed that plot without hesitation or shame. And yet, this week, Boehner is whining that the president wants to annihilate *them*?'

video at the above link, as well.

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January 21st, 2013
thesmithian

aatombomb:

mattyrab:

Historical moments in shade throwing, Inauguration Edition 2013. Keep your eyes on FLOTUS’ reaction to what Boehner said to her and POTUS.

The full eye roll. Priceless.

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January 21st, 2013
thesmithian
Zoom smiles and frowns.

smiles and frowns.

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January 4th, 2013
thesmithian

‘…you’ve got The Wall Street Journal editorial page encouraging a Republican Speaker of the House …’

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January 3rd, 2013
thesmithian
Part of this Republican aversion to negotiating with Obama seems to arise from some misplaced personal anger at the president…

Part of this Republican aversion to negotiating with Obama seems to arise from some misplaced personal anger at the president…

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January 3rd, 2013
thesmithian
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January 3rd, 2013
thesmithian
Spare me, Chris Christie. The New Jersey governor…excoriated…the Republican leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives after Speaker John Boehner refused to allow a bill funding aid for people affected by Hurricane Sandy to come to the floor…This would be the same Christie who, in September 2012, headlined a fundraiser for Iowa congressman Steve King, who is not just one of the craziest members of the GOP crazy wing, but who also announced a month later that he probably wouldn’t vote for relief money for Sandy victims for the same reason he refused to vote for federal aid for victims of Hurricane Katrina: Because he was pretty sure people spent the relief money on “Gucci bags and massage parlors.” This is a man Christie wanted to win reelection, in order to help Republicans maintain control of the House of Representatives, so that they could continue ignoring the priorities and desperate needs of liberal, urban coastal states like New Jersey. more.

Spare me, Chris Christie. The New Jersey governor…excoriated…the Republican leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives after Speaker John Boehner refused to allow a bill funding aid for people affected by Hurricane Sandy to come to the floor…This would be the same Christie who, in September 2012, headlined a fundraiser for Iowa congressman Steve King, who is not just one of the craziest members of the GOP crazy wing, but who also announced a month later that he probably wouldn’t vote for relief money for Sandy victims for the same reason he refused to vote for federal aid for victims of Hurricane Katrina: Because he was pretty sure people spent the relief money on “Gucci bags and massage parlors.” This is a man Christie wanted to win reelection, in order to help Republicans maintain control of the House of Representatives, so that they could continue ignoring the priorities and desperate needs of liberal, urban coastal states like New Jersey.

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