Boehner's political consultant:
"Well, sure, we're in the majority, but sharing power makes everyone like us! Isn't that nice?"
Posted on 01/04/2011 6:19:02 AM PST by Libloather
New Speaker Vows to Share Power—a Tricky Proposition
JANUARY 4, 2011
By NAFTALI BENDAVID And PATRICK O'CONNOR
When John Boehner takes over one of the most powerful jobs in Washington this week, he says his first order of business is to make himself less powerful.
On Wednesday the new speaker of the House of Representatives plans to offer a package of rule changes that, he says, will give minority-party members more of a say and decentralize power. In short, Ohio Republican Mr. Boehner is promising he'll be a different figure from many speakers throughout history—from Republican Joseph Cannon a century ago to his immediate predecessor, Democrat Nancy Pelosi—who kept a tighter leash.
But there's a reason so many speakers try to keep close control: It works.
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
WTF?!
I am so angry that I shouldn’t say anything else.
See post 212.
John Boehner, we are at war with Obama and his minions. He truly is the Manchurian candidate. Appeasement will not work, so Man Up and be our John Wayne. I know you can do it.
Yep....Just further proof that many of the pubbies are just another side of the same demorat coin. This a total lack of leadership and yet not surprising in the least.
Has the Republic fallen so far...and can we pull it back?
Speaker Boehner! WAKE UP! The RATS Trashed You! This is Crap about Sharing Power! That is NOT OUR VOTE on November 4, 2010! Its for YOU to have ETHICS, MORALS, LOVE FOR THE CONSTITUTION, FREEDOMS, and the Almighty’s Blessings on AMERICA! and an absolute Distain, Hatred and Prosecution to those Enemies of AMERICA! Whether Outside the Gates or Within! Who Jefferson Warned Us where 10-100 Times More Dangerous Than Those OUTSIDE the Gates! WAKE UP, AMERICA!!
Pelosi, Reis, and Obama are Puppets for those who want to Destroy AMERICA! SOROS is just One of those Horrific Enemies that make Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Castro Look like SAINTS! in comparison! We are dealing with Corrupt Two Bit Chicago Scumbags who Conned the Nations!! That is Disgusting and Terrifying!! AXELROD is a PERVERT who Conned a NATION!
Dumb ass.
This idiot didn’t learn a damned thing while under Pelosi’s thumb for four years.
He’s going to turn off the conservative voting base. He will single handedly kill the Republican party which in this case probably isn’t a bad thing. This will open the door for it’s successor the Tea Party.
Now, we get to deal with another 2 years of betrayal.
“The sole purpose of the Republican Party is to serve as an ineffective alternative to the Democrat Party.”
Truer words have not been spoken.
ALL incumbents must go
Thanks for the reference. That certainly is at issue with the headline of this article.
It reminds me of what an old newspaper editor once said: “I don’t care who writes the stories, I want to write the headlines.”
So this clown is going to give Democrats more power than Republicans had when they were the minority? Is he insane?
I’ve never liked him anyway. I was not happy that he was getting the position. I’d much rather see someone like Pence or at least a good solid conservative get it. He was a wimp the last time the Republicans had control. He’ll wimp out now too. Time for 2012 to get here and we can get rid of more of them.
I sas happy to see an article that said the Tea Party was targeting several Rino’s in the next election and Looser Lugar was one of them. I have not voted for him in the last several elections. I voted for no one in that catagory. I agree, incumbents must go.
And stand on the corner.
Even when the American people vote overwhelming against Pelosi and her nazi-ilk, Boehner comes right in and gives them their power back. We've all been had...........
Oh, dear God, here we go.
I have just about given up all hope that these stupid bastards will ever get it. Can Boehner not remember how “power-sharing” worked out for Trent Lott? Does he not grasp that the pubs were put in power because we don’t want or like what the rats do?
(banging head against the wall)......
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