Boehner blasts Obama on economy: Sidestepping Congress is 'laughable' (Audio)

Daily Caller ^ | October 27, 2011 | Jeff Poor

[Rufus2007]

During a speech Tuesday in Las Vegas, President Obama said that the U.S. economy is in trouble, and that “we can’t wait for an increasingly dysfunctional Congress to do its job. Where they won’t act, I will.” The president pushed hard against what he sees as a do-nothing Congress, explaining what he planned to do about mortgages and student loans without the legislative branch’s say-so. On “The Laura Ingraham Show” Thursday, Speaker of the House John Boehner pushed back.

The Ohio Republican blasted Obama and accused him of usurping the authority that the U.S. Constitution grants to Congress.

“I thought we were a nation of laws and that our country was governed by our Constitution,” Boehner said.

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[Rufus2007]

Obummer sidestepping Congress isn't a surprise, but if the only recourse Boehner has in his arsenal is radio shows and appropriations hearings, then don't expect Obama to stop anytime soon.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“I thought we were a nation of laws and that our country was governed by our Constitution” — whoa, most naive speaker ever. Or perhaps he is just afraid to publicly proclaim that we have a communist dictator in the WH.

[Buckeye McFrog]

I fail to see why Boehner finds willful subversion of our Constitution so doggone funny.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Well that is what he's hinting, of course. Anyhow, any such attempt on the Bummer's part ought to be met with an impeachment, but rotsa ruck. Other possibility is to try to fight it in court. Does Congress have standing to have a court order Obama not to just sit and rope-a-dope when the law says he's supposed to act?

[HiTech RedNeck]

It’s cryable and screamable too....

[Howie66]

“I fail to see why Boehner finds willful subversion of our Constitution so doggone funny.”

I couldn’t agree

[Izzy Dunne]

Yo, BoehnHead - we ain’t laughing out here.

[annieokie]

Yeah? Well what you gonna do about it Boehner?

In other words, suck it up. Why did you even mention it coward.

[Rudder]

“We’ve got an appropriations process that’s under control here where we have the ability to limit their use of funds to try to bring this administration to heel,”

Something with a little more teeth than talk radio.

[doc]

John now back up your hot air with some action. How about starting impeachment proceedings.

[drypowder]

The Ohio Republican blasted Obama and accused him of usurping the authority that the U.S. Constitution grants to Congress. “I thought we were a nation of laws and that our country was governed by our Constitution,” Boehner said.

Like our congress critters have never supported something that's unconstitutional?? The explain why the Obozo is our current president Mr. Boehner!

[VanDeKoik]

This guy just goes and does it while our side holds a circle jerk on the radio.

Maybe some blog posts will scare him off too?

If he is acting out of bounds of the constitution, then F*CKING DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, JACKASS!

[Breto]

Bohner is the joke here... What the heck is he gonna do about it... golf?

Our liberty is no safer in republican hands than Obamas... What have they done lately I ask other than act like grinning morons on TV (Cantor with his income mobility barf)

There are only 2o or so people in the entire USG that can be trusted. There rest need to go including the tea party turncoats like West, Kristie, Noem, and many many others that Blah Blah conservative but when the battle was to be fought they turned on us

[Moonbug]

Ok what is Boehner going to do? Point his finger and say “You can't do that!” It's time to stop talking. Obummer is making congress irrelevant. Congress needs to stand up and start using the force of the constitution. Issue arrest warrants,subpoena’s,bring up charges of treason, but something. Congress put him in illegally they should remove him from office the same way he got in.

[sten]

“I thought we were a nation of laws and that our country was governed by our Constitution,” Boehner said.

you guys are the ones that blew off article 2, section 1

in for a penny...

[Graewoulf]

Hey! Yeah you, “Boehner-on-retainer!” Where is YOUR “Check-and Balance” to the Executive Branch?

OUR Founding Fathers made that pretty clear to US!

We don’t to hear you say” - - - “I have great concerns that he may be,” Boehner said. “And I know that our committees of jurisdiction, the Educational Workforce Committee in the area of student loans — and when it comes to home ownership programs, probably the Financial Services Committee — those chairmen and those staffs are looking at these proposals to make sure that the president isn’t exceeding his authority.” - - - , blah, blah, blah, blah, blah!”

We want to hear action: Censorship, Recall, Resination and/or Impeachment of Obama!

YOU have delayed long enough, now ACT!

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/10/27/boehner-blasts-obama-on-economy-sidestepping-congress-is-laughable/#ixzz1c0YpM5yG

[Terry Mross]

Well, boner, why don’t you at least attempt to do something about it?

[opentalk]

Agreeing to the Super Debt Committee was a big disappointment. GOP held all the power and let it go. Seems there is some fix in, to raise taxes and/or reduce military.

The same with Obama going into Libya, he gave them a pass.

[Paperdoll]

It is time that Congress immediately begins an intense investigation of OBAMA’S UTTER DISREGARD OF THE CONSTITUTION! THIS MAN SHOULD BE PUBLICALY EXPOSED FOR PERSONALY CAUSING THE DOWNFALL OF OUR ECONOMY, THUS THE WEAKENING OF OUR PRECIOUS FREEDOMS, AND THE DEMISE OF OUR REPUBLIC! He and his predecessors who shared in his treasonous acts should suffer the laws on the books for such crimes.

[opentalk]

Rush today said the GOP leadership is backing away from repeal ALL of Obamacare, to parts of Obamacare.