Posted on 06/18/2015 4:53:28 PM PDT by xzins
John Boehner is simply one of the worst Speakers this nation has ever endured. More hostile to conservatives than to far-left liberals, Boehner’s leadership jeopardizes our country more and more each day and his latest slight against conservative efforts to curtail Obama’s powergrabs is simply enraging:
Speaker John Boehner refused to allow conservative Republican amendments to the Obamatrade deal – But he allowed Democrats to amend the legislation. Unbelievable.
Last week, leadership galvanized Jordan and his allies by refusing to allow Republican amendments to TPA, even as they negotiated with Democrats in an attempt to rally enough votes to make up for the GOP defections. “So, the Democrats basically got to amend the process; we didn’t,” Jordan says. “That’s a frustration that members have, as well.”
Jordan had offered to deliver about two dozen votes for TPA, enough for Republicans to pass the bill without Democratic help, on three conditions: that GOP leadership include an amendment that sets up “checkpoints” at which the Republican conference could decide if the trade agreement proceeds; that they kill a union-friendly job-training program for workers affected by the free-trade deal, which Senate Republicans had backed in order to win Democratic votes; and that Boehner promise not to allow a vote on the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank. (Jordan wanted Boehner’s word on Ex-Im because Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had promised to allow a vote on the bank’s reauthorization in order to get Democrats to drop their filibuster of the trade package.)
In order to avoid having to send the bill back to the Senate, GOP leadership rebuffed all of Jordan’s demands. “They told us to pound sand, so that’s why we did what we did,” says one Freedom Caucus member who joined the procedural revolt.
There is a war on conservatism and make no mistake: this is a war lead by both Democrats and so-called “Republicans.”
John Boehner defies integrity.
If he thought he had an excellent reason for what everyone sees as a betrayal, wouldn’t he offer an explanation, given that his base is outraged...or at least a good number of them?
But he doesn’t.
Dishonest.
ping
What a surprise! NOT. Juanito Boner is just cementing his retirement income. What we should really do is find his separate email server.
> “So, the Democrats basically got to amend the process; we didn’t,” Jordan says. “That’s a frustration that members have, as well.”
Can’t understand why they made Boehner their leader.
i hate him.
i can’t recall any democRAT speakers during my lifetime (i.e. those years when i have been old enough to be aware of politics) that i hated as much, even though i was 100% opposed to everything O’Neill, Pelosi, Wright, and Foley did and stood for.
the weeping ohio oompa loopma is in a category all his own. i am routinely disgusted by his quisling-like behavior.
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as i understand it, he controls the donor $$$’s for re-election, so enough members of his caucus feared his retaliation and the effect it would have on their re-elections if they didn’t support him.
that’s exactly the sort of behavior that should disqualify him from holding any leadership posts.
How is that “lesser evil” working out
“that’s exactly the sort of behavior that should disqualify him from holding any leadership posts.”
I agree 1000%.
what a complete loser Boner is
John and Mitch are as crazy as the lefist power mad dems. What a disappointment this Congress is as they help the most evil President in our history to destroy Conservatives and Christians and all patriotic American workers.
He certainly shows whose side he is on.
Boner is the Bag Man of the House.
Is it Happy Hour yet?
Boehner has the big bucks, courtesy of the lobbyists and nobama has the pictures and/or video tapes and/or the audio tapes of Boehner courtesy of the NSA. Sort of a Mexican standoff.
I’m so sorry, that last sentence is racist.
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