Posted on 11/03/2011 4:25:58 PM PDT by Hojczyk
"I think there is room for revenues, but I think there clearly is a limit to the amount of revenues that are available," Boehner told reporters.
"What I was attempting to do," he said, grinning, "was to suggest that Mr. Norquist, like millions of Americans, believes that raising taxes is not good for our economy."
Boehner insisted that Republicans would only compromise on tax revenue if Democrats were willing to take significant and painful steps to shore up Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. "Without real reform on the entitlement side, I don't know how you put any revenue on the table."
"I didn't agree to set this thing up with any idea that it wouldn't succeed," he said. "And I've been clear with everyone through this process that we have to meet the goal. I'd love to exceed the goal. But we have to meet the goal and I'm going to put every effort in to make sure that we do."
So what's holding up the talks? "It's the same conversation that's been going on all year," Boehner said. "They want more revenue than what we're willing to give, and they're not willing to do as much entitlement reform as we'd like to do." He indicated that he has been heavily involved in the minutiae of debt negotiations. "There's all kinds of discussions and permutations and models. I've seen more models than I can count about how you can do this. A lot of possibilities
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ya’ll can bitch at my boy John but so far his actions speak loader than your words..... he’s been rock solid.
Is it safe to assume you've run for at least "precinct delegate"?
Boehner is an ineffective nitwit. A perfect example of the “go along to get along, reach across the aisle” ineptitude demonstrated consistently by the Nelson Rockefeller/RINO wing of the GOP. Boehner, along with many other of his fellow RINOs, need to be let out to pasture at the earliest opportunity.
Your suggestions don’t address the real issue. Half of the people in this country are socialists. We need for half the country to secede and start over the deadbeats will migrate out and the productive will migrate in. It’s the only way.
Finally got those tea party extremist under control,we can go back to go along to get along!I can snuggle up with Nancy on the couch,she’s so hot!
NO, HELL NO! Not a single penny more.
T.E.A.
RINOS (Republicans Implementing Nuances Of Socialism)
/heads
Tax Soros, Buffet and all the other limo-commie billionairs into the back yard shed. That would be “taxing the rich.”
The nicest part is you don't have to pay them pensions or give them medical care. The solution also works on Donkeys.
For those who are wondering, there is someone running against Boner in 2012 who claims to be the Tea Party candidate:
I have no idea if this guy is sane or not, but I just want to show that there are alternatives!
I tried to find other websites for David Lewis, but it is a common name.. I would support him right now if he advocated building a giant spaceship to visit our overlords on planet Zebulon, just to piss Boner off..
BOHICA
This maybe the only way to save the Republic from 0b0z0's army-in-training. Here is a post of mine about the concocted summer '12 disaster to reelect 0b0z0 through intimidation or Martial Law:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2800954/posts?page=21#21
Moreover, to start from scratch, the Communists/Progressives/labor unions/environmentalists/name du jour will have to be OUTLAWED, period.
I like the way you think.
I see that they didn’t get the message last election. TEA!!!
I like it. It should be hand grenades only at 5 paces.
From the neck up.
With a response that stupid, do you even know what the 13th amendment is?
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