Posted on 01/08/2015 10:39:16 AM PST by cotton1706
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) is defending his conservative bona fides after a failed attempt by conservatives to oust him from his speakership.
“It does pain me to be described as spineless or a squish,” Boehner said to chuckles from reporters. “I tell you what pains me the most is when they describe me as ‘the establishment.’ Now I’m the most anti-establishment speaker we’ve ever had.”
“Who was the guy who got rid of earmarks? Me,” he continued. “Who’s the guy who believes in regular order? Me. Who believes in allowing more members to participate in the process from both sides of the aisle? Me.”
Tuesday, on the first day of the 114th Congress, 25 House conservatives — encouraged by outside conservative groups and pundits — voted against Boehner’s reelection as speaker.
When asked about why he faced such conservative opposition, the Speaker explained it comes with the job.
“I’ve given some thought to this as you might imagine,” he said. “The American people are very frustrated. They’re frustrated in a struggling economy, frustrated that they don’t think Washington’s listening and they want action. I talk to Americans everyday, talk to my constituents everyday. And this frustration that’s out there — they need to take it out on somebody. They take it out on the President, take it out on me. It comes with the territory.”
Boehner argued further that when he voted as a member, he had the eighth most conservative voting record in Congress.
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Animaniacs bad guys: “Give us the bird! Give us the bird!”
Yakko: “Trust us, we’d like to, but this is a family show.”
[Animaniacs version of The Maltese Falcon]
Yeah ya are.
I’m not a crook, I mean squish.
I’m not a squishy crook.
Boehner: I’m Not a ‘Squish,’ I am a cheeto
“I’m not a crook!” :-)
Squish, lush, tanning bed abuser, and a Conservative only in his spongy and alcohol marinated mind.
Biden must be drinking the same stuff Boehner does.
After that wet kiss of bourbon, Nancy ran to that Detox ShowerStall in the Congressional Basement.
Sterno!
Squish would be the most polite term I would use to describe Boner.
BOEHNER = SQUISHY ORANGE
Bohner forgot to ask,
“Who’s the one who sides with odumbo and the demodummies when needed? ME!”
It is said, that if one worries that one might be crazy, they are not.
But that those who are absolutely sane, are not.
Now in other news, Boner the Spineless, says he does not like being called spineless.
And he has a point.
When it comes to bravely attacking the Republican Base, Boner is a lion.
But when it comes to opposing Obama and the Dems, spineless is too kind....rather boner is an honorary Dem.
“It does pain me...
“Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something. “
What a clueless jerk!
He should have used past tense.
It depends on what the meaning of the word “Squish” is, right John?
“I’m not a squish!” protested the Squish...
It would help the cause considerably if people would stop wasting time and resource on that. Because it doesn’t work. Use that time to organize and transfer into a different party or the creation of a new one.
Insanity is repeating the same thing and expecting different results. Calling phones turned off and posting unread facebook messages is not a positive action.
Even the Libertarian & Green parties which have been around a while aren’t relevant & the Tea Party isn’t something that seems to have a lot of national organization. What chance would I have at starting a new one? Just curious.
I don’t know. How bad do you want one?
We arent changing the GOP. Thats clear as a sunny arctic morning to anyone not lying to themselves. So you either work on a new one or spend far less effort joining and EMPOWERING an existing one like America’s Party.
ping
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