Posted on 06/21/2012 1:42:34 PM PDT by kingattax
The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care law within the next week, and House Speaker John Boehner has issued a pre-emptive warning to fellow House Republicans if parts of the law are struck down: Forget about celebrating.
In a memo sent to his entire caucus Friday, Boehner warned members not to gloat over what most Republicans would see as a victory.
"[I]f the Court strikes down all or part of the president's health care law, there will be no spiking of the ball," Boehner wrote in the memo. "Republicans are focused on the economy—and under President Obama's policies, our economy is struggling. We will not celebrate at a time when millions of our fellow Americans remain out of work, the national debt has exceeded the size of our nation's economy, health costs continue to rise, and small businesses are struggling to hire."
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Looked like Fancy Pants Nancy was gonna rap-a-tap-tap the ball with her big old (understated) gavel. - Humility on a stick.
Let us not count chickens before they hatch.
Elected officials, though, have to at least try to be adult about these things.
Is there any concrete reason this failure is the Speaker of the House?
Boehner has no balls to spike. What a wuss.
Hey Mr. Speaker, stick your head where the sun don’t shine. If the SC strikes down the commies marxist Obamacare it is a blow for FREEDOM and every American should celebrate including elected pubbies. It’s time to take our country back and I’m sick and tired of pubbies that don’t want to stick it to the RATS.
There should be fireworks and parties!!
Killing this monstrous law will save the republic; for a while anyway.
Damn straight! We’re fighting like dogs to save our country and supposed to act like pansies?
PING THE GLOAT-A-METER!
There ought to be a huge “before” and “after” poster of Pelosi.
The “before” shows her strutting around with the giant gavel.
The “after” shows her trying to walk with it shoved in her backside.
I doubt that seriously, they are golf buddies. Boner will probably apologize to bambi at the next tee off.
How about celebrating the Constitution. A BIG celebration.
The economy, the national debt, and Communist Healthcare are the 3 things we have to run against Obama with. Boehner never should have brought this up in the first place. We DO need to make a HUGE case out of this to show the people how much of a total failure Obama has been. Boehner, STFU!!!!
Can we PLEASE get rid of this douche in November?
Boehner is right on this. The marginalized will see this as the Republicans taking away their access to healthcare. “Spiking the ball” will backfire on the Reublicans in November if we look like we’re gloating.
Yeah, O.K., coach.... no spiking the ball.
Think Democrats (esp. that pruneface Pelosi) would do the same vice versa?
Please don't. I live in his district and he's still better than his competition.
How bout a Victory Lap then?
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