John Boehner Says Obamacare 'Law Of The Land': VIDEO

Towleroad ^ | November 8, 2012 | Andrew Belonsky

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House Speaker John Boehner wouldn't go so far as to say that he and his Republican colleagues won't waste time trying to overturn President Obama's healthcare law, but the Representative did tell ABC News' Diane Sawyer that the signature legislation is "the law of the land."

"It's pretty clear that the president was reelected, Obamacare is the law of the land," he said, before adding, "I think there are parts of the healthcare law that are gonna be very difficult to implement. And very expensive."

Asked, "You won't be spending the time next year trying to repeal Obamacare?" Boehner responded, "There certainly may be parts of it that we believe-- need to be changed. We may do that. No decisions at this point."

Boehner also told Sawyer, "We don't have a Tea Party caucus to speak of in the House" and insisted failed vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is not the leader of the party. Rather, he's a "policy wonk."

"He's involved in the cause of trying to bring us pro-growth economic agendas for America and making sure that we're doing this in a fiscally responsible way," said Boehner. "I'm glad that Paul Ryan's coming back to the Congress."

Watch video of Boehner telling Sawyer the GOP will not raise taxes to cope with the forthcoming fiscal cliff AFTER THE JUMP...

UPDATE: And, Boehner walks it back.

ObamaCare is law of the land, but it is raising costs & threatening jobs. Our goal has been, and will remain, #fullrepeal.

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It’s so easy to say: “ ObamaCare clearly conflicts with the tenth amendment and is not supported by the commerce clause, and since the Constitution is the supreme law of the land, ObamaCare is invalid and we will fight for its entire repeal until it is gone.”

So why didn’t he say that?

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I don’t believe CommieCare was never going to be repealed. One excuse or another would have been made by the GOP as to why it couldn’t be.

We were stuck with it from day one, but the GOP got a lot of mileage out of it for stringing us along.

Same with the upcoming amnesty. We were getting one regardless of who won the White House.

[ZULU]

I,peachment is too good for this son of a b___h.

He should be tarred and feathered.

I certainly hope he is removed from a leadership position in the House - IMMEDIATELY and urge everyone here to contact their GOP Representative DEMANDING this!

I don’t WANT Obamacare! I have worked all my life for a healthcare program from my employer, Obama is STEALING that from me, giving it to a bunch of people who have NOT worked,as well as RUINING Medicare and this BASTARD is helping him!!!

The GOP has to GO!!! The Tea Party should replace it!!

[ZULU]

They have to GO!!!!!!

I want BOEHNER’S Healthcare program!!