Posted on 11/13/2014 8:18:47 AM PST by servo1969
After a White House meeting last week, Republicans described Speaker John Boehner aggressively confronting President Obama over the president's planned executive amnesty, prompting an extended period of a defensive Obama attempting to justify his actions.
But a key moment of the meeting, left out from those accounts, was unveiled by Boehner himself in an exuberant moment of boasting in a closed-door meeting with GOP colleagues minutes ago.
Boehner recalled telling Obama, Mr. President, just give us one more chance to do this the right way. If we can't, then do what you gotta do.
The sentiment, recalled by several lawmakers exiting the meeting, angered conservatives not only because the Ohio Republican paired an immigration effort to Obama's plan to brazenly flout his constitutional role, but also because he seemed to have let him off the hook in the event he later went ahead with the plan.
"To me it's unacceptable. We believe what [Obama] is doing is unconstitutional," said one fuming lawmaker leaving the session.
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Oh, he'll do that, certainly, in the security of his bedroom, clutching his blankie talking to the wall.
Indeed. They will take actions that are willfully against the will of the United States citizens.
I advocated voting for the RATs over Boehner and McConnell. With their defeat they would have been removed. Of course, RINO Freepers attacked that idea.
The Power of the State will continue to increase in size with these two in leadership positions.
McConnell and Beohner are evil men.
I swear this man makes me miss Trent Lott. I didn’t think that was humanly possible.
He has to be replaced!
Surely this is not true. He cannot be this stupid.
There is nothing in this article that is not believable
I realize my blunder. Senate, Congress, Congress, Senate. They all suck.
The right person would tell folks he was interested.
So far no rumors of an “insurrection” unlike last time. And if you recall last time there was a lot of talk be Boehner was re-elected rather handily.
As so many here have decried: GOPe just a lighter version of the fascist dumblecrats.
Worse than useless - Boehner is also our enemy unfortunately
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So true. I’ll bring the feathers if someone else brings the tar.
Somebody beach slap that guy.
John Boehner needs to go as our Speaker. This story if true; proves even more so. Your Speaker; not only do we want them to be intelligent, he /she should follow the party’s platform and be the opposition to the other party’s ideas. He is beyond being a weak leader. I suspect Boehner is setting the stage to get this immigration / amnesty cleared in a way for Jeb Bush / the republican establishment. This is exactly why I believe a third party should broke off long ago / a conservative party but Rush, Levine don’t want it. I just can’t believe there are not enough patriots in D.C., to follow the best interests for our country. This Speaker should fight with fire and not compromise.
Beg, like a gutless eunuch? What a disgrace in my opinion.
The Dems won’t vote for a Republican proposal, so no, I don’t think he has the votes.
I keep hoping that Boehner is faking it and that he just wants to look like he tried for immigration “reform”. If so, he’s a great actor. The right answer is to kill Obama’s power grab and then secure the border. “Reform” should not go forward until the border has been genuinely secure for a full year, and then the next step is to fix legal immigration - not to reward those criminals who were never caught.
The fuming lawmaker needs to ditch Boehner and find a new Speaker.
Boehner is arguably lower than Obola.
—>> keep hoping that Boehner is faking it and that he just wants to look like he tried for immigration reform. If so, hes a great actor.
I thought (hoping) for the same thing and also thinking that back when the bailouts were being hotly discussed. Called his office a week before the announcement / decision being made to the public; his office told me it was already a done deal to do the bailouts. And, the public was so engaged against it up until it was announced. The honest truth. This is what is going on with the illegals getting amnesty / their so-called immigration reform. I’d love to be wrong.
He needs polyester plaid pants, white shoes, a high ball, a cigar, a Cadillac Fleetwood circa 1968, and a good ass kicking.
Make THEM start a third party. WE are the MAJORITY. All we have to do is to unite behind a single presidential candidate early. That man is Ted Cruz.
We need term limits. Desperately. They make sure that
legislation will not come up.
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