Posted on 11/08/2012 4:09:24 PM PST by Arthurio
WASHINGTON – In a wide-ranging interview, House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) said raising tax rates is “unacceptable,” vice presidential nominee Paul D. Ryan is not the new leader of the GOP and the reelection of President Obama means the nation’s new healthcare law is “the law of the land.”
Boehner spoke to ABC News’ Diane Sawyer on Thursday, his first post-election interview as the divided Congress prepares to negotiate with the White House over the scheduled year-end tax hikes and spending cuts that economists fear will put the economy back in a recession.
“I’m the most reasonable, responsible person here in Washington,” said Boehner, who is expected to remain speaker in the new House Republican majority. “The president knows it. He knows that he and I can work together. The election’s over. Now it’s time to get to work.”
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The Ohio Republican said he called it quits at about 11:15 p.m. on election night once Romney was poised to lose, but still “slept like a baby.”
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I took it as a backhanded slap at the more conservative members of his own party. Perhaps I took it wrongly.
I'm still waiting for him to step up though.
Unfortunately I am not sure how we could affect a leadership change. The process seems about as closed and secretive as electing a Pope. I guess the first step would be for someone to announce they are running against him
How is he supposed to repeal it in this Congress and with this White House? Please explain.
RIGHT ON MY FRIEND
Disgusting. If anyone had any doubts about him...
There is little reason now to hope that we can avoid Greece.
We need warriors.
“...vice presidential nominee Paul D. Ryan is not the new leader of the GOP...”
I sure hope Ryan challenges that assertion. I can’t imagine he’ll want to go back from excellent VP nominee to being a run of the mill congressman.
Everyone call your house reps and tell them to vote this idiot out.
I think it is pretty pathetic that FReepers are lashing out at this good man.
If the two stooges retain their leadership 2014 will be a massacre for the GOP.
Cautious, measured, mild mannered, steeped in decorm...That's exactly the reason you need to go.
We need someone with a fire in their belly, somebody a little steely-eyed, unpredictable and dangerous looking, totally unafraid of pissing somebody off.
Roger that!
This idiot needs to go IMMEDIATELY!!!!
The GOP is dead. It’s a rock.
Defund it. It’s the legal House version of executive orders.
Pelosi and Reid wouldn’t hesitate.
The Republicans are going to be demonized no matter what. Might as well try to save the country.
That comes as such a surprise from a GOP establishment that has just blithely delivered us to the whims of 0’s marxist regime.
LLS
According to Mark Levin I heard him say that one does not need to be a memeber of the house to be the speaker, I say go for Alan west if he is defeated.. or Sarah Palin
Never let ‘em see you sweat. Of course, for a guy who cries on cue, that’s progress.
Pelosi and Reid wouldn’t hesitate.
That is the right model. The way they carpet bombed W with the help of the MSM was very effective. The Maverick RINO scattershot messaging has failed UTTERLY opposing Obama.
It’s time for some fresh blood in GOP leadershiop who will stick to the game plan and pound the kenyan/dims on a daily basis.
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