Boehner says McConnell plan "might look pretty good in a few weeks"

Washington Examiner ^ | 07/14/11 | Philip Klein

[Qbert]

“He also knows that the McConnell plan is DOA in the House, but it LOOKS LIKE the Republicans are offering solutions, even though they are non-starters.”

Why not start actually *offering solutions* instead of playing defense all the time? I mean, after all the garbage that the Dems crammed down people’s throats the last two years, there has to be enough that could be thrown into the negotiations- to get rid of- to win popular support for the Repubs’ efforts.

Even if it’s going nowhere because of Obama, the idea should be to change this mentality that the GOP are the unpopular bad guys here- and get people to side with the Republicans in the bigger battle.

[mort56]

Republicans = clueless and gutless

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

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[mort56]

Republicans = clueless and gutless

[pyx]

Locals MUST organize to run Tea Party candidates against Rep. Boehner and Sen. McConnell in PRIMARIES in their districts as soon as possible. Locals MUST do so, and do so very publicly.

Send a clear message to these two (and other would be RINOs) that We The People are serious.

[yup2394871293]

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, just told reporters that he thought Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's so-called "last resort" option for resolving the debt ceiling stalemate should be left on the table.

In other words, he caves. Fool.

[Qbert]

“Yes, McConnell has been very disappointing.
However, I am not convinced that we have anyone on our side that could be at point and do much better in this environment.”

—Republicans in a fairly Blue State (Minnesota) got the Dem governor to cave today after a ten-day shutdown. We need to stop listening to the constant excuses of the national GOP leaders, and go with what we know is right.

[who knows what evil?]

McConnell isn’t much of a man...what the hell is wrong with Kentucky?

[ImpBill]

Giving in is what the GOP does the best.

[who knows what evil?]

For our country to survive, Obama and the democrats must be removed from power.... even then it’s going to be tough.

Here I sit in a state that may lay off HUNDREDS from four major hospitals over the next few weeks, and I see some jackass liberal woman with an 'OBAMA 2012' bumper sticker on her car at the farmer's market...my wife had to restrain me.

[hinckley buzzard]

Boehner is just so f*ing wobbly, you simply can't trust him. Too much beltway sewage down the gullett after twenty years of sucking.

[hinckley buzzard]

IMO something else is up. I hope

I fear.

[dalereed]

McConnell’s offer could only look good to a dedicated Communist!

[hinckley buzzard]

He also knows that the McConnell plan is DOA in the House

Bullsh*t. This is the democrat briar patch. If the McConnell plan is ever brought up for a vote in the House it will pass with Rino and overwhelming democrat support. Then the democrats will take credit for the resounding "bipartisan victory for working families" and the "proposed" cuts will be long forgotten by the time the ink is dry.

[Gritty]

As far as I can tell, McConnell's plan basically makes Obama into our official dictator. He gets to pick and choose what he wants to do with all the money/debt and only a super-majority can overturn his decisions.

Like you say, they don't call it the Stupid Party for nothing!

[Andy from Chapel Hill]

I think Boehner may have done a good thing with his comments.

He telegraphed to Obama and Reid that he is not backing down a bit and the August 2 deadline is not going to change his mind (or, more correctly, he can’t get the Republican House to vote for new taxes).

He also knows that the McConnell plan is DOA in the House, but it LOOKS LIKE the Republicans are offering solutions, even though they are non-starters.

[FlyingEagle]

Here’s a solution:

1. Leave debt ceiling intact.
2. Have Fed forego all treasuries: forfeit assets which are a claim on the US government.
3. Sell national assets to raise $5 trillion, starting with offshore oil leases, onshore federal grazing lands, post office except letter carry service (no more junk mail).
4. Stop all Federal spending except as directly related to national military security, social security, and medicare.
5. Devolve all responsibility to the states for education, environment, housing.
6. Ban derivatives trading on dollars and other currencies.
7. Institute a 20% federal flat tax on revenue replacing all income taxes, capital gains, etc.
8. Demand Obama immediately resign for economic negligence. Accelerate General Election to Nov 2011.

[LibLieSlayer]

I hate to say it but it is all over with but the crying... there is not enough republican left in the gop to even be a party. They are now a 15% party... a spoiler to elect obama again... and there can be no doubt that is exactly what boehner and mcconnell both want. I will wait for it to play out but I think the republican party has left me... once and for all.

LLS

[editor-surveyor]

>> “what the hell is wrong with Kentucky?” <<

.
Nothing. - They just elected Rand Paul as their other senator, and he is ready to cut it all.

McConnell is just a dishonest, power abusing fool.

[editor-surveyor]

>> “He also knows that the McConnell plan is DOA in the House” <<

.
Wrong!

Between the RINOs and the democraps, if it was allowed to come up, it would sail through easily.