Honestly . . . . do you think Boner believes what he's been saying the last 8 or 10 days?

[Stinky The Clown]

[quinnox]

1. Don't know - I don't pay attention to him

he seems like an empty suit to me. Weak. He is NOT a leader.

[elleng]

2. No, but he's trying to keep his job,

so saying whatever he thinks that requires.

[DURHAM D]

3. Boner is not capable of thinking. Period

[BluegrassStateBlues]

4. Putting his job before his country.

One of the most dishonorable things you can do.

[Lex]

5. I think he's drunk

about 80% of the time.

[Southside]

8. Hahaha

Thank you for that

[Marie Marie]

15. And drunks are notorious liars.

He is the poster boy for both.

[BeyondGeography]

6. No

Honestly. The whole thing is incoherent. And he's just the messenger in a way. Koch money has driven this saga; it's not something he would have come up with on his own. He's selling someone else's product. The product sucks, and he knows it.

[MoonRiver]

7. I don't know, but the situation these maniacs have put us in is terrifying!

That is why I am up reading and replying on DU when I should be asleep.

[Uncle Joe]

9. Hell no, if he had the courage of his convictions, he would allow a vote on a clean spending bill.

The only other possible motivation would be that he's trying to protect the Republicans in the House from having to cast an unpopular vote, in either case he's betraying his fiduciary responsibility to the nation.

Thanks for the thread, Stinky The Clown.

[madashelltoo]

10. Who knows what Boner really means.

His every thought is marinated in alcohol.

[MoonRiver]

11. All joking aside about Boner's alcohol use, which I'm sure is correct,

he is quite capable of destroying this country. We need to pay attention!

[Volaris]

12. honestly no i dont.

John Boehner is (or would have been considereded to be in decades past) the best kind of dealmaker...a career congressman who knows the game, knows the players, and knows the limits of whats not only possible for both sides, but what kind of balance is actually good FOR THE COUNTRY.
He is in the quite enviable position of being able to be, right now, one of the most powerful and historically respected Speakers in Americas history, but he lacks the balls to go crack the heads of his own elected 'base'. I will elaborate later, im on my phone right now.

[gopiscrap]

13. Boner can't even remember what he said

he's been on a bender for the past 2 weeks

[steve2470]

14. No, that's why his presser was only 5 minutes long and he took 2 questions

He knows he's full of shit. He knows the Teabagger position is illogical, unworkable and a danger to the country. He's just a cowardly drunk who wants to hold onto his job.

[hrmjustin]

16. No I think he feels trapped.

[Zorro]

17. Yes

He, Cantor, Issa, Ryan, and the rest of the sorry Republican assholes think this is going to break Obama.

They've drunk the same Romney Kool-Aid that convinced the Mittster and 'lil Eddie Munster that they were going to win the election.