'Nancy Boehner' Ushers in Era of Unaccountable Oligarchy

conservativereview.com ^ | 12/10/14 | Daniel Horowitz

[cotton1706]

In 2009, then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) rammed through a half-trillion dollar omnibus bill without affording members the requisite time to read through it. At the time, John Boehner led the chorus of complaints against her lack of transparency.

As Democrats shoved through the massive Obamacare behemoth in 2010, Pelosi famously said, “we have to pass the [health care] bill so that you can find out what’s in it.”

Republicans mocked her mercilessly for that cloddish comment and made transparency the clarion call for their campaign to win back the House. They promised an open process by introducing bills with ample time for members to read, digest, and debate the virtues of the proposed legislation.

Now we have come full circle. Despite making the same earlier calls for transparency and insisting legislation be available for at least 72 hours before a vote, as Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) closes out his first four years sitting in Pelosi’s chair he has now completely co-opted her tactics.

Nearly every controversial piece of legislation proposed since 2011 – precisely the bills that need more scrutiny – has been crafted behind closed doors, bypassed the committee process, and slammed onto the House floor with less than 72 hours before the vote. It’s hard to remember any major bill that was not executed in this manner. Now, Boehner plans to shunt through a more than 1,603-page omnibus bill twice as large as the one he inveighed against in 2009 – without any semblance of transparency.

[cotton1706]

"Nearly every controversial piece of legislation proposed since 2011 – precisely the bills that need more scrutiny – has been crafted behind closed doors, bypassed the committee process, and slammed onto the House floor with less than 72 hours before the vote."

[chris37]

Nancy Boner LOL!

I like that, good name for that traitorous rat.

[Digger]

The people to blame are those in his western part of Ohio for voting this POS back in.

[Johnny_cash]

Lock and load!!!!!!!!!!

If this SHlT don’t make you want to go PATRIOTIC on their @sses I really don’t know what will!

55 years young never had the chance to fight for my country but I am SO ready NOW....
We voted to stop this 0bama crap and all we get is politicians who care for them selves and not one iota to the people they WORK FOR!!!!

The internet home to millions of no back bone conservatives who would rather sit back and BlTCH about everything wrong with this country but to afraid to do anything PERIOD!!!

At this point who really gives a shit!!!!

I DO!!!!

[SparkyBass]

[chris37]

Partially.

The congress can also be blamed for repeatedly electing him Speaker.

Why elect someone as you leader who doesn’t represent what you believe in?

Answer- he does represent what they believe in, that’s why he’s their leader.

[TexasCajun]

“we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy.”