I thought they liked me.
Posted on 03/26/2014 10:14:58 AM PDT by maggief
“What the hell is this, a joke?” Boehner said at his weekly press conference.
He was responding to the administration’s announcement on Tuesday evening that people who had begun the process of signing up for insurance through the federal exchanges would have until mid-April to do so, instead of March 31.
The Speaker called the move “another deadline made meaningless,” adding it to a litany of unilateral changes that the administration has made to the law.
“This is part of a long-term pattern of this administration manipulating the law for its own convenience,” Boehner said. “It’s not hard to understand why the American people question this administration’s commitment to the rule of law.”
The Speaker mocked the use of the “honor system” to determine who was eligible for an extension after the administration said it would make no effort to ensure that people had actually begun the process of signing up by March 31.
“Why don’t they just say, ‘We’ve moved the date to April 15’? Because that’s in effect what they’ve done,” Boehner said.
Administration officials cited “a surge in demand” as a reason for the extension, which they said is aimed at people with “special circumstances and complex cases.”
“Open enrollment ends March 31,” Health and Human Services spokeswoman Joanne Peters told The Hill in an email Tuesday evening. “We are experiencing a surge in demand and are making sure that we will be ready to help consumers who may be in line by the deadline to complete enrollment — either online or over the phone.”
Republicans have attacked the healthcare law from virtually every angle, criticizing both its underlying regulations and the administration’s repeated decision to delay or not fully enforce them. Boehner has criticized the early problems with the HealthCare.gov website, and on Wednesday, he was pressed on why people shouldn’t have more time to sign up for insurance because of them.
“The dates are the dates, and the law is the law,” he said. “The president doesn’t have the authority to change the law whenever he wants, which he continues to do.”
Boehner added later in the press conference: “The law says that enrollment stops at the end of March. That’s what the law says. I’ve got to live by the law; you’ve got to live by the law; the American people have got to live by the law. And guess what? The president needs to live by the law as well.”
SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT, YOU F’ING LOSER???
Except for the not funding it angle.
When is he going to invoke the "Power of the Purse"?
“The dates are the dates, and the law is the law,” he said. “The president doesn’t have the authority to change the law whenever he wants, which he continues to do.”
Boehner added later in the press conference: “The law says that enrollment stops at the end of March. That’s what the law says. I’ve got to live by the law; you’ve got to live by the law; the American people have got to live by the law. And guess what? The president needs to live by the law as well.”
Has there ever been a bigger pussy in all of Congress?
The House Boner just did everything he’s going to do ... BAWK! BAWK! BAWK!
“SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT, YOU F’ING LOSER???”
Quadruple dittos
I like the quote in the headline. There should be more responses like that from our elected officials. Of course, it is also important to explain why you said it.
And the joke is on him. Like Charlie Brown whiffing on the kick.
IMPEACH, or shut the hell up, BoneHead....................
No. The lack of a decisive response is the joke, thanks to you... you limp-wristed, parasitic, gutless pansy.
You’re the “joke”, Boner.
I thought they liked me.
Then do something about it, coward.
“What the hell is this, a joke?” Boehner said at his weekly press conference.”
When later asked what he was going to do about it — Boehner replied, “Well, not going to play golf with him anymore, I’m going to unfriend him on facebook, and I’m going to send a letter and capitalize “angry,” so...yeah, the president will understand that I’m mad this time.”
I second that. It’s well past the time Zero should’ve been impeached!
Talking law to a lawless POTUS is like pi**ing up a rope. The only laws that mac daddy abides by are the ones he make up and those he likes.
Those who could stop him are about as ba**less as mac daddies dealinga wit Putin, again ba**less.
Still believe that the best decision is to replace numerous elected officials with little 1st grade girls, at least they would have more ba**s than those being removed.
REMEMBER: It was Reid and his fellow nutcases than shut down the Government last fall because he wouldn’t delay Obamacare. Look what their doing now!
if boner had any committment to the rule of law he’d start impeachment hearings due to this unconstitutional usurpation of legislative branch powers by the executive branch.
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