Posted on 05/10/2011 5:37:07 AM PDT by Kaslin
This is simply not so, and is a bald-faced lie told by the media.
Boner is really stupid if he can’t back this up and from his past recent decisions regarding the budget, this seems doubtful. Although the stakes are higher,it is likely that he will again play the fool. This does nothing for his chances for his retention as speaker and even his own re-election in his district.
Why is Boner risking his political career to defy the will of his constituents and most Americans who believe in fiscal responsibility?
Excellent point. Unfortunately it seems to be ignored by some here because of the hatred they have for John Boehner
This has to be the second stupidest thing I have ever heard from these idiot establishmnet players. The only one that tops this...we had to abandon the principles of the free market to save the free market!
My God...just how stupid are these people? Cut the debt by trillions and you no longer have a debt ceiling problem. In fact lower the debt ceiling by trillions as well!
Will he cry first, compromise second? Or the other way around?
There’s no concern he’s able to play even a strong hand.
Spot on!
Anyone who has seen the "Weeper of the House" fold time and again (though holding a Royal Flush) like a cheap suit, would seriously doubt he will stand pat or realllly call their bluff.
Hey Boner: It's called "Speak softly and carry a big stick!"
So far, all you and the squishy, wuss, Republi-Tards have done is bluster, sputter, and caved at the 1st sign of an intransigent, Dear Leader and Demo-Rats as well as demonization by the State-Run Media.
Hatred? No.
John Boehner has earned my distrust. Look at his track record or lack there of.
Who are you kidding, Boehner? You’re a worthless, gutless turd.
Bonehead demands Trillions in cuts.
But the truth is Bonehead and Cantor will fold like a cheap suit. They both have a history of folding.
They demand trillions but will settle for 50 or 60 billion.
I’ve written several scathing article about Boehner in American Thinker, so I am no fan of his. Having said that, he does seem to have had an epiphany on this issue by decoupling the term default and the debt ceiling. THIS IS VERY KEY.
This is a key acknowledgement on his part. It just amazes me that so many commenters clamor for Boehner to get a clue, and the moment he does, they all write him off. I would hope that this kind of change is what you’ve been looking for with all the negative (and deserved) commentary up to now.
Look, I know he may disappoint again - but his statement yesterday seemed to be a huge change in his stance on this issue. In the 90’s he was a good congressman. He went Washingtonian on us and has disappointed as speaker for sure. But maybe he’s getting the message.
I wonder if he is over the awe of being elected to the speakership.
It would be nice if there were a character in that position who is not surprised by his own election to that powerful position, and who wears the cloak of authority lightly, instead of one who, apparently, scarcely believes that he is worthy and is weighed down with the heavy cloak of responsibility.
I would not be afraid of negotiating with someone who is uncertain that he should be the negotiator. I think I would win every time.
Put someone in there who knows that he or she deserves the job.
Crybaby Boehner did not do shit.
He, as with most of the big government RINOs, will fold like wet paper.... =.=
Maybe.
But I'm reminded of that old saw from another spine-challenged GOPer who consistently folds winning or principled hands so he can get along with his Good Friends Across The Aisle; "Don't count your Hatch until he chickens!!"
I fear Boehner will fold this winning and princiled hand too. He's done it before when the media and the Democrats (but, I repeat myself) put the high pressure on.
If you think you have already seen weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth hysteria over this "catastrophic event which will destroy the country", you ain't seen nuthin' yet. The AMEN! Choir is just getting warmed up!
Boehner can stop this runaway train in it's tracks. He's the only one who can do it. Chances are, he won't. This is the last opportunity to save us from fiscal disaster - but I'll bet the farm he caves to some meaningless "compromise" and the Democrats will end up giving each other high fives again.
I've seen this act before...
Larry Kudlow is an idiot. If you raise the debt ceiling by $2trillion and cut spending $2trillion you have basically done nothing. Its a wash and we are still spending the same amount as we were last year.
The Congress of the United States needs to cut the size of government and stop spending money. They absolutely will not do it. Boehner is not going to get any substantive decrease in our runaway spending. Prepare for disappointment. And then prepare for economic collapse.
He laid down the gauntlet and at the appropriate time will pick it up himself and beat himself into an even more senseless state.
What is the only entity that has surrendered before or after one shot fired than the French military? The RINO infested GOP...
We need to let Bachmann do the negotiating.
I am going to take this a step further,we have a Damn Orange weakling for Speaker,the result will be NOTHING, but business as usual,Plus we will lose the house (Pelosi back)and that Armani wrapped Primate will get four more years of wielding destruction on our country.
All because the Weeper can’t do his JOB!!
Not hatred. Contempt.
Same thing
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