What do we know about Boehner?
In other words a compromise.
He not perfect,but if he gets out of line Mike Pence and the RSC will whack him!
"What do we know about Boehner?"
He is against immigration controls.
Boehner's 'no pork' pledge rankles:
Hurricane Katrina No Pork Pledge
Last Update: September 30, 2005
The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) unveiled its “Hurricane Katrina No Pork Pledge” at a press conference alongside members of Congress on September 8. With the rebuilding in the Gulf states expected to cost more in the first year than the past three years of the Iraq war combined, the potential for pork-barrel spending in the upcoming federal disaster relief measures is enormous. By signing the pledge, members of Congress vow to oppose any project or provision that is not directly related to the impact of Hurricane Katrina in any supplemental appropriations bill that provides funds for hurricane relief.
The following members of Congress have signed the “No Pork Pledge”:
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.)
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.)
Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio)
Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio)
Rep. Chris Chocola (R-Ind.)
Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.)
Rep. Tom Feeney (R-Fla.)
Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)
Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.)
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas)
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.)
Rep. Jefferson Miller (R-Fla.)
Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio)
Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz.)
Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kans.)
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.)
He was instrumental in shoving through the Contract on America.
>> What do we know about Boehner?
Ask and you shall receive...
http://www.issues2000.org/OH/John_Boehner.htm
http://johnboehner.house.gov
I don't know much about him, but I know he has stood up to Jim McDermott and tried to hold him responsible for receiving and distributing the illegal "eavesdropping" tape of Gingrich, Boehner, and someone else. The Ethics Cmte., to my knowledge, has yet to issue any charges against McDermott, so Boehner has sued him. I think he lost and then appealed, and I believe he won the last time. Hopefully, McDermott will have to answer for his 'crime' soon. I'm satisfied that he won, but I wouldn't have been too upset with either of the other two.
Isn't Boehner strongly in the grip of the tobacco companies? Or is it just that he is a heavy smoker? Will Blunt continue as "whip." He can't count votes, for he had declared himself the winner earlier.
Boehner scores A by NRA on pro-gun rights policies
Voted YES on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1.
Voted YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse.
Years ago, Boehner was a rising star of the GOP. Young, good-looking, very conservative. For some reason, he seems to have been absent nationally in recent years, and I am hoping he still has the aggressive conservative ideology he had when he first was elected. Kasich mellowed. I hope Boehner did not do the same.
Boehner would have been the ideal VP for Bush in 04. Choosing Cheney (who I have the utmost respect for) was a free pass to the RATs to win the White House in 08. Cheney shoould have been offered a high-level advisory role. Granted, I would want Cheney in charge if Bush had died, but the Boehner still would have been the type of VP to continue a GOP White House in 08 and a capable president if he was forced into it.
When there is no clear choice to follow a GOP president, like G.H.W. Bush in 1988 following Reagan, the 2-4% fence sitting "swing voters" usually migrate to a new face, new party attitude. Because Cheney will not run in 08, Bush's choice to keep CHeney as VP killed all chances of retaining the White House in 08.
Boehner should have been the VP pick in 04 by Bush. He could have been President Boehner in Jan, 09.
Young, good-looking, conservative, natural presidential candidate following Bush, ...........yes, all you need to know about him is he SHOULD have been the VP in 04.