Posted on 12/13/2013 7:56:19 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
House Speaker John Boehner is fed up with relentless criticism from outside conservative groups questioning his leadership and blasting a bipartisan budget proposal -- and he's not taking it anymore.
"I don't care what they do," Boehner said when asked on Thursday whether his rhetorical flogging of these tea party backed groups over the past two days amounted to a directive for them to cool it.
Boehner said on Wednesday that they were "misleading their followers." On Thursday, he escalated the rhetoric and effectively dismissed them.
"Frankly, I just think that they've lost all credibility."
The public dressing down made headlines, but it also was a political pivot.
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Given the slaughter of Dems we expect in 2014 with Obama care now reality then watching Dems accept reality of their failure and trying to spin it will be priceless
Recall Obama lectured us :
Obama Challenges GOP to 'Win an Election' If They Want New Policies(10/17/13 like w Obamacare)
Well maybe.... LOL
Great the leader of the GOP is announcing that conservative ideas have no credibility.
This and amnesty are about to destroy these fools.
This pansy has proven himself to be a spectacular waste of dna.
Whatever Boehner was actually saying he has to be a God damned idiot to make statements that just about turn him into a CNN political commentator.
What you are seeing is the arrogance of the “club” in which they scorn the citizens they should be catering to.
Why would anyone think this stupid budget deal is worth yelling at your base?
Unlike Republicans the dems WILL use this in TV commercials.
RE Elections:
I’ll tell you this much - NO ONE I have spoken with is happy with Obamacare - even die hard dems that I know. People that i have had conversations with are furious. And I know for a fact they’re dems (in my neighborhood) as I saw their law signs during the elections.
It’s hitting people where they live now, and that’s a cold slap in the face.
We’ll see if it translates to election victory, though. Hoping so, for sure.
BUT... replacing them with RINOs who will bend over backwards to aid them will not be an improvement.
He sure doesn't have a problem taking it from Democrats. He bends over and takes it right up the ol' chocolate wiz-way every time!
Go after the donors. Make it clear that the R party leadership is so bumbling they could lose the 2014 and 2016 elections despite having an opposition party that is on the ropes and vulnerable on most fronts. Rarely has the R party had such good opportunities but here is Boehner trying to bungle it. He is making the most idiotic mistakes ever in political leadership. Attacking his base! On what premise? He could politely and respectfully discuss issues with conservative leaders but instead he makes public attacks. He really believes that demographic trends will ensure conservatives have no future voice (he is quite wrong on that). He has no strategy for gaining votes or support and sane money would stay away from these incompetent leaders.
Biting hand while being fed. No offense to dogs intended.
Not every elected Republican has the luxury of representing a district that is mostly white + 98% Republicans.
I mean back in 2009 and 2010 every GOP voted against Obamacare, they all stuck together. Even Collins and Snowe.
But it still passed into law.
I dont believe that electing Dems at all levels of every office, unless their GOP opposing candidate was passed the talk radio purity test will bring this country any good.
There has to be some rational balance in this.
Not a problem. Mine's a safe vote for Pelosi.
How much of the nation they own is also yet to be determined.
Perhaps now that we are seeing them and their plans for US more clearly, we can challenge their ownership and get back to being a free people.
The kinder, gentler marxists of the GOPe and their Speaker have plenty to fear if our vision improves and he knows it, as his words/deeds show.
That is what ole Johnboy was saying. BUT, he was doing just what the dems always do, mislead. Those organizations he was railing against knew what was in the budget deal because they were talking to the staffers and primaries involved. The outside organizations even told Boehner’s folks that this was their understanding and to tell them if it was wrong so they wouldn’t attack the deal if the info they had was wrong — none did. So for Johnboy to say they knew nothing about what was in it is lying, just like the Obama. It is just another example of the establishment Repubs trying to discredit the conservative movement. My opinion — Johnboy cannot be trusted — on anything.
He doesn’t seem to care about their votes now that he’s probably getting a boatload of payoffs and will most likely retire. Our leaders’ true colors are popping out everywhere these days.
Very wise.
I'm more than willing to take a bit of a tongue-lashing if this will annihilate Dems and liberalism.
There will be plenty of opportunities for conservatives to hit back---AFTER Dems are wiped out.
We need to pull together as one, now---b/c there are a pile of goodies waiting for us ahead.
I dont even understand what the fuss is about
Its not like Bohner passed amnesty or gun control.
Libs at MSMBC are giddy over this silliness.
Its the only thing they have to smile about now.
Right, Boehner is “taking it” from Obama now.
Musta been nipping at the rum-soaked fruit cake.
Dems dont have much to smile about....
Problem for them is this deal means that these similar budget GOP infights wont take place next year and help Dems.
Send this AH back to Ohio...
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