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John Boehner: I'm Saddled with 'Knuckleheads' (Memoirs of a True Leader)
newsmax ^ | 9/17/14 | e jager

Posted on 09/17/2014 5:44:27 AM PDT by bestintxas

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, characterized the Republican majority in his chamber as unreliable. "On any given day, 16 of my members decide they're going to go this way, and all the sudden I have nothing," he told a conference of the International Franchise Association in Washington.

"You might notice I have a few knuckleheads in my conference," he said Tuesday to the group's Public Affairs Conference, according to The Hill.

The problem has left him with a "paper majority," making it all the more important that the GOP broadens its House majority in the November elections, Boehner said.

A bigger majority would enable tighter Republican congressional oversight of the National Labor Relations Board, which he said was being politicized.

He added that "dealing with Democrats is one thing, dealing with the knuckleheads is another," according to the Hill.

The speaker has faced steady internal opposition from tea party-aligned Republicans, most recently in July when the leadership had to withdraw a vote on border control funding.

He has made no secret of his frustration with his own members chiefly on immigration of late. He also clashed with the tea party at the end of last year over the partial government shutdown, saying their actions were "politically damaging" and lacked credibility.

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To: bestintxas

He’s acting like Capt. Binghamton of McHale’s Navy TV series.


41 posted on 09/17/2014 8:34:21 AM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: bestintxas

You are mistaken in your assessment of Mr. Boehner ,he does not despise liberals . He is & has been willing to surrender to them whenever given the chance.


42 posted on 09/17/2014 8:38:09 AM PDT by Nebr FAL owner
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To: bestintxas
The Republican members of the House are saddled by the biggest knucklehead of all, Speaker John “Bonehead” Boehner. This embarrassment needs to retire from office and become a mute. He's already a eunuch.
43 posted on 09/17/2014 9:14:27 AM PDT by MasterGunner01
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