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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Nancy and Barry control Boehner with a little bit on the side , puke
Ok that works for me.
“Conservatism”
“You keep saying that. I don’t think it means, what you think it means.”
"Yeah, but you're a little bitch."
Add for accuracy; "Who is the guy who gives Democrats everything they want? Me!"
Dilusional liar and collaborator, crying all the way to the bank.
“We must convert people to our way of thinking or we will continue to lose.
I didn’t say compromise, I said convert. We are going nowhere until we increase our numbers.”
Reagan converted. But his advice is largely ignored now by supposedly true conservatives.
A male who says, “I am not a squish,” is one. Have you ever heard a man say that? Me either, but then I’m blessed to live in Texas.
Lol! Harrigan, that’s who!
“Squish” is in the eye of the beholder, Boner . . . this beholder says you are a “squish” . . . AND a liar.
I once ate some bad mexican food and made a “squish” -JUST like Boner-head a few hours later.
Yup, he’s a squish alright.
Squishy Boner . . . LOL!!!!
definition of "squish"
YEs, conservatives today are content to sit at their computers and make the same tired smart remarks day after day.
What they expect from this useless activity is beyond me.
And I left the R party 8 years ago!
But I know better than to continue to indulge in this silliness.
FUJB - FUMM - FUBO and FUGOP!
He has the same “american values” that Barry and his commie ‘RATS have. He’s not a conservative.
He shall be Squishy, and Squishy he shall be, henceforth let it be known to all, “Boehner is henceforth to be called ‘Squishy’, let it be told throughout the planes and all realities.”
Henceforth, his Official FR Name shall be “Squishy.”
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