Posted on 07/21/2011 1:21:59 PM PDT by iowamark
RUSH: We're so happy to have with us the Speaker of the House, John Boehner. I'm glad that we had a chance to talk to you here, Mr. Speaker, because people are confused with all of these leaks as to what's going on.
SPEAKER BOEHNER: Well, Rush, there is no deal. No deal publicly. No deal privately. There is absolutely no deal. Our focus --
RUSH: Are you talking about a deal, though?
SPEAKER BOEHNER: Pardon me?
RUSH: Are you talking about a deal in secret?
SPEAKER BOEHNER: Our focus right now is getting the Senate to follow us in the House and pass cut, cap, and balance. I believe that we've got to act to prevent a default and to prevent a downgrade of our nation's credit rating, and the best way to do that is to enact cut, cap, and balance. But let me be clear: I believe that is the best course of action. I've said all the way along that we've gotta keep the lines of communication open. That's why Leader Cantor and I have talked with Mitch McConnell. We've talked to Nancy Pelosi. We've talked to the president. We talked about fallback options if in fact cut, cap, and balance does go down; and I do think it's our obligation to have a fallback plan if that doesn't work.
RUSH: Well, but that's what everybody is worried about: What is the fallback plan? A congressional aide is out there today saying that the deal's been struck. He's unnamed, he's on Fox, he's saying, "It's $3 trillion of cuts with no tax revenue." National Journal says three trillion in cuts with "insignificant" tax revenues. So a lot of people out here are of the opinion that Obama is the one who ought to be caving. He's the one that doesn't have a plan. He's forcing you to compromise with yourself. He's done great damage to the economy, and people want it to stop.
SPEAKER BOEHNER: I understand. I'm concerned about the nation defaulting on its credit rating. I'm concerned about us not doing anything about our debt, which will cause our credit rating to fall -- and which then would mean everybody's interest rates go up. I think that's irresponsible. Frankly we've had looked at a half a dozen fallback plans. None of which, none of which, are all that appetizing. That's why we continue to support cut, cap, and balance.
RUSH: So you're convinced that a default would make us unable...? We were to be unable to service our debt if there's a default?
SPEAKER BOEHNER: I'm concerned that we're getting into uncharted territory that could wreak great havoc on our nation, and I don't think it's necessary to get into that unknown zone and take the chance -- and I, frankly, believe that we've gotta find a way to cut our budget deficit, cut our debt, and balance our budget.
RUSH: Why is it not Obama's responsibility to do that? He's the one that's put us in this position.
SPEAKER BOEHNER: It would have been nice if the President would have put a plan to the table months ago, but the President has refused to put any plan on the table. It's obviously been driving me right up a wall.
RUSH: He wants you to take the heat for whatever happens.
SPEAKER BOEHNER: Yeah, but I think at the end of the day he knows that he's the commander-in-chief, he's the president of the United States, and HE will take the heat.
RUSH: Well, a lot of people are concerned that you are his lifeline to reelection and that that's how he sees you, and that if he can get you to act in any way that can be portrayed as a cave that he wins, and that's what people are deathly afraid of.
SPEAKER BOEHNER: Rush, I'm trying to do what I taught my kids to do; the same thing my parents taught me to do: You do the right things for the right reasons, good things will happen.
RUSH: All right, Speaker Boehner thanks much.
SPEAKER BOEHNER: Thank you, Rush.
RUSH: I wish we had more time, but we don't. Thanks very much for the time here. END TRANSCRIPT
3 Trillion a Year and NO tax increase,Maybe but I heard a trillion in tax increases!
If you mean unchartered territory is they don’t know how to stop spending.
Hey Boehner; you learned to spend; you can learn to cut.
Just another POS setting us up before they sell us out again.
Its not a good deal. None of them are. Current congress can’t bind a future congress. So any cut in spending over 10 years is irrelevant.
And you, Sir, have committed the cardinal sin of attacking the messenger and not the message. You know better than that. The argument made was certainly worth discussing. Now go sit in the corner until you apologize to the man.
When push comes to shove, Rush is a party hack. Never trust him!
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I have never known Rush to be a party hack - he calls out our party the same as the Dems.
Boehner calls Rush because his phones are ringing off the hook with protests.
So, finally, our representative government works like it’s supposed to. We vote for representation not smarts. If they had smarts they would do something honorable rather than be politicians.
I read that transcript and it sounds to me as if Boehner is hedging and lying all the way through. In the end, he has not really said anything.
At least this call suggests that he is worried about the consequences of caving—to himself, if not our country.
But basically he tries to take the heat off himself without really saying anything.
I heard a lot of crawfishing in Boehner’s answers, and a lot of misdirection as well. The miserable whining jerk is plotting a surrender without a fight. “I have to make the tough choices for teh American People.” (Translation: “I’m caving.”) He called Limbaugh merely to take the pressure off the other House members who would otherwise be getting the same flood of calls against any deal.
Boehner seems incapable of recognizing that he holds all of the cards. All he need do is wait the Dear Leader out. The CNN poll referenced nearby is proof that the public understands the simplicity of the issue. But, as the Stupid Party always seems to do, they are throwing in the towel and surrendering at the first sign of the enemy.
If he floats a deal that contains any tax increases of any kind, or a 10-year horizon for cuts, the Tea Party Caucus needs to remove Boehner from the Speakership. This is truly the last straw.
I agree with you. He is just not up to the task. He cannot adapt to change.
I thought the same thing, Boehner was lying. What he is afraid of is that people will put so much pressure on Republican Congress members that he won’t be able to get enough support for the Obama’s plan.
How many Rs can Boehner lose and still pass the Obamaplan.
Limbaugh was ALWAYS ready to suck BOTH Bush’s a$$es and was always ready to kiss Newty’s butt when ever he wanted. He has a problem with not being able to recognize RINOS.
He's still a real good adjustable bed salesman!
The least that Boehner could do is demand that the cap and balance plan be put to a vote in the Senate, before any further negotiations take place.
Make the Senate go on record on cap and balance and make Obama veto it if it passes.
Why would I apologize to a liar for calling her/him out?
Why are you defending a liar?
If you want to make an *argument*, then do so without lying.
“...We vote for representation not smarts. If they had smarts they would do something honorable rather than be politicians.”
Love it, love it, love it.
And of course, the prime example of this is our very own Cretin-in-Chief, the man without a birth certificate, or anything else, for that matter.
Actually, Rush was GREAT in pointing out that "Fredo" Bush was a RINO piece of crap for a year or two. Then came his personal issues, 9/11, and talk radio consolidation. Somewhere in there, Rush became a GOP stooge. Very sad.
that’s why I said we’d need to see the details. If it’s only like 50B next year and it’s all backloaded 5-10 yrs down the road, I’d agree with you.
But if there are significant cuts next year it could be good.
I’m sure both of us would love to see 1T in cuts next year and balance the budget but we both know that won’t happen.
And I was being relative. That it’s a better deal than some of the others out there.
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