Senate minority leader John Boehner ?????
I am sad to offer that I think there is but one even that will ever return us to a small government of the original Constitution with restriction of the activities thereof to the limited enumerated powers.
There are just too many tempting baubles for the political and ruling class that they would have to make themselves give up. They aren’t going to do that willingly. Most of these people wouldn’t have a pot to pee in or a window to throw it out of if they were not politicians.
I don't know about you guys, but I am getting pretty tired of ANYBODY who uses un-named sources.
If you don't have the spine to come out, then "STFU"!! (in quotes because I don't believe in "un-named sources")
RATcare cant be repealed before 2013 because da One will veto any such legislation.
If the GOP takes the House, it can defund the wretched scheme. I’ve heard Boehner say that is what he intends to do.
As long as we republicans continue to make the “practical” choice, and not the principled one in primaries we’ll never roll any of this back. It’ll just get worse until finally our representative republic isn’t.
1. Elimination of lawsuits against doctors and other medical providers. There would be a general fund to compensate victims of malpractice for actual damage and a non-inbred system for weeding out those guilty of malpractice.
2. Elimination of the artificial exclusivity of the medical system. In other words our medical schools could easily produce two or three times the number of doctors they do with no noticeable drop off in quality.
3. Elimination of the various games which drive the cost of medicines towards unaffordability.
4. Elimination of the outmoded WW-II notion of triage in favor of a system which took some rational account of who pays for the system and who doesn't. The horror stories I keep reading about the middle-class guy with an injured child having to fill out forms for three hours while an endless procession of illegal immigrants just walks in and are seen, would end, as would any possibility of that child waiting three hours for treatment while people were being seen for heroin overdoses.
All of those things would fall under the heading of what TR called "trust busting". There would also be some system for caring the truly indigent, but the need and cost would be far less than at present.
This story proves no such thing.
(That Obamacare is here to stay or that the GOP leadership will let it stay.)
There are a lot of times where I’ve liked Mr. Boehner being my congressman. On the other hand, he voted for TARP. Before that awful piece of legal tripe was excreted, I wrote to all my pols, including him. I said, in effect, you have one vote that’ll make all the difference to whether I vote for you. He voted for it anyway. Unfortunately, with the primary system, while I can vote “off,” I’ve no alternative, genuine conservative to be able to vote for, doggone it.
I think all this talk is pretty vague, borders on hearsay and premature at best.
The Republican “establishment” doesn’t get it yet.
It will certainly be a real fight. The Republican party does not have much of a record of undoing the sins of the Democrats. On the national level, have they ever really rolled back any of this stuff?
I say that with reluctance, because I think Obamacare will destroy our country. But we are going to have to push them VERY hard, because they are extremely reluctant to get the message, as we see again and again.
I dont really believe a whole lot of this article. Boehner is in the house not the senate.
I’m starting to think more and more about tipping points. I don’t know when it it will come, or what form it will take, but I now wonder what will cause the transition from flying ‘Don’t Tread on Me’ flags to ‘Lock and Load’.
In previous interviews, Boehner has pledged he will go for repeal of Obamacare in the House (recognizing that it cannot be passed over a Presidential veto, but it can be de-funded).
Further, Sen. Jim DeMint has stated that he believes the House can be counted upon to do this. But he is uncertain about the Senate.
Accordingly, I call misinformation on your post.
At least Hugh is beginning to ask the right questions.
boehner wont be the majority leader, a tea party candidate will be, he will be sat in a corner and told to shut up and let the adults show him how it is done.
And people look at me like I’m a wacko reprobate when I mention the words “Civil War”?
The interview was extremely disheartening. It may soon become a two front war...