John Boehner: Obama disrespectful to me

The Politico ^ | December 12, 2010 | Jake Sherman

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John Boehner thinks President Barack Obama is engaging, smart and brilliant but also remains smarted by the president accusing him of taking taxpayers hostage to secure a tax break for the rich.

In an interview with Leslie Stahl of “60 Minutes” for broadcast Sunday night on CBS, Boehner said Obama showed him “disrespect” by calling him a hostage-taker.

“Excuse me, Mr. President I thought the election was over,” Boehner said, according to a transcript obtained by POLITICO. “You know, you get a lot of that heated rhetoric during an election. But now it's time to govern.”

The relationship between the president and the incoming House speaker was the focal point of the Sunday night piece, the most recent foray by Boehner into prime-time news.

Their most recent example of working together bore fruits for the GOP. The deal Republicans secured on the Bush-era tax cuts, which also extend unemployment insurance, has the GOP giddy. Boehner said he found “common ground” with Democrats, but said he rejects using the word “compromise.”

Boehner’s kind words about the president also come with a caveat: the two see the world very differently.

“I think he's engaging,” Boehner said in the taped piece. “Certainly smart. Brilliant. But — you know, we come from different backgrounds. And I think our view of the economy— is also very different.”(continued)

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Obama is disrespectful to America and pretty much her entire history.....I don't know why John Boehner should think he should be treated any different.

Wake up Mr. Speaker, the ball is in your court....you sound like a whiner....show some spine starting now! While you are at it....STOP THE SPENDING!!!

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After meeting with him several times at the WH, Bloomberg called Obama incredibly arrogant as well.