Maybe I haven’t kept as close tabs on him as some. All I know is that time and time again it seemed like we needed somebody to speak out boldly against Pelosi and Obama, and I didn’t hear anything from Boehner. More often than not, it was Palin who came out with a statement. What I *have* read is that Boehner spends a lot of time on the golf course, and is also a hard partier. That’s fine; everybody needs a hobby/relaxation and down time. I just wish, as a Speaker, we had somebody really on fire for the conservative cause. Boehner has not impressed me as that person.
I signed up for his updates and press and thought he was pretty outspoken. He slammed Obama quite a bit, even on health care. (His speech on the floor impressed me on that) Of course the MSM never picked up on it.
They were too busy kissing Queen Pelosi and Prince Harry’s butt while worshiping Obama from afar.
Maybe now that he is in the position he has - it will demand more face time. Though it is my guess that they will try to degrade him as they did Palin when she got on the national scene.
Again, back to the MSM, almost *everything* that Palin says gets press, but they try to spin it - make her look stupid etc. But she does have star power. She gets press and although it is taking her some time to come into her own, she is now handling the press very well, finding new ways to turn it right back on them. She is becoming quite the powerhouse.