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Obama turned down his "deal"
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Look for the Senate to jam Boehner with a clean CR next week, with Republican help.
CatWoman
(79,302 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Had no idea what he was talking about- saying he spent all day on the floor being kicked by Joe and Bobby.
Kathy didn't tell me he was filming a Scorsese movie!
MustBeTheBooz
(270 posts)L0oniX
(31,493 posts)CatWoman
(79,302 posts)and the video
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)CatWoman
(79,302 posts)now I get it
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)for the guy who said it.
Pretzel_Warrior
(8,361 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)Does that work for everyone now??
Happyhippychick
(8,379 posts)Springslips
(533 posts)Nice!
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,345 posts)Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)Heather MC
(8,084 posts)not Good
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)Heather MC
(8,084 posts)frylock
(34,825 posts)rug
(82,333 posts)joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Robbins
(5,066 posts)When he didn't talk to reporters Obama rejected his so called "deal"
bunnies
(15,859 posts)If I were as weak and ineffective as he is, I'd be in tears too.
randome
(34,845 posts)But this crew doesn't think like we do.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]I'm always right. When I'm wrong I admit it.
So then I'm right about being wrong.[/center][/font][hr]
bunnies
(15,859 posts)The smell of shit and rotting garbage makes me gag.
Buddaman
(503 posts)dmr
(28,349 posts)I don't feel a bit sorry for him.
bunnies
(15,859 posts)Not an ounce of sympathy in me.
Iwillnevergiveup
(9,298 posts)Mariana
(14,861 posts)spanone
(135,890 posts)spanone says fuck mr b
rurallib
(62,460 posts)Just give him the bottle and a pack of Camels.
(he has a gold lighter - gift from a friend)
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)It's always bourbon o'clock somewhere, though.
BluegrassStateBlues
(881 posts)You got yourself into this mess.
Now find some boot straps and start pulling.
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)Good for Obama. The teabaggers vastly overplayed their hand, now step on their throats. Unconditional surrender.
calimary
(81,519 posts)Fuck 'em. Another shining moment brought to you by the "Country FIRST!" crowd.
Yeah, "Country FIRST." They actually forgot the suffix to that: you have to add "MY ASS" for it to be completely accurate and reflective of actual reality.
Face it: boner's job is more important to him than yours is, America. IGMFU personified. I would congenially suggest that he go fuck himself. And same for the teabaggers. So obnoxious they've even started to alienate their sugar daddies (or is that koch daddies?).
Mapletonian
(30 posts)Never interrupt your enemy while he's making a mistake.
City Lights
(25,171 posts)CatWoman
(79,302 posts)he has one whiney ass voice
City Lights
(25,171 posts)Boomerproud
(7,968 posts)because that's exactly what he is.
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)It's inspirational to have him back. May the DNC not be able to stuff him back in the closet until after the 2016 elections!
ProSense
(116,464 posts)Speaker John Boehner and other Republicans avoided the media and ducked out of the White House after his Thursday meeting with President Obama, according to reporters on the scene.
Carrie Dann @CarrieNBCNews
House Speaker Boehner has left the White House, did not stop to talk to reporters, via @Stacey_Klein
5:58 PM - 10 Oct 2013
9 Retweets 1 favorite
Frank Thorp V @frankthorpNBC
Speaker Boehner left the White House and didn't speak to cameras.
5:58 PM - 10 Oct 2013
42 Retweets 4 favorites
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/boehner-dodges-press-after-white-house-meeting
Harry Reid: 'Speaker Boehner Has A Credibility Problem'
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023799297
John Boehner: Worst. Speaker. Ever.
Mr. Tears is a clown.
Last Stand
(472 posts)"While I do appreciate the tremendous political capital you have gifted us over the last week or so, it' time for you to drop to your knees, cry uncle and tell the American people you're sorry. No I won't be conceding on one single issue either. I don't have to--we are winning tomorrows elections today because people are seeing you and yours as the destructive, selfish pricks that you are. Full surrender or die politically."
lpbk2713
(42,768 posts)Boner and his pals have pretty much painted themselves into a corner.
It's going to be fun watching what happens from here on in.
Cha
(297,763 posts)beginning! rofl
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Let me guess. We fund the government and you "delay" Obamacare for a year?
displacedtexan
(15,696 posts)Translation: service cuts for the poor, tax cuts for the rich.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)are paying attention.
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)He was willing to have chained CPI. No way. Want to destroy jobs in America. Cut Social Security. We seniors spend the money we get from Social Security. We hire people to do things we can no longer do for ourselves. Social Security goes back into the American economy -- more directly than almost anything else.
Besides, our government has had over 65 years to prepare for the retirement of the baby boomers. And in fact, it did. It raised our Social Security taxes and established a trust fund. Only problem is Bush spent our trust fund on his wars and tax cuts for his buddies. We should not suffer because Bush stole our savings and gave it to his friends.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Only part I don't agree with, is the idea that Obama wants to do that.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)... and wanted budget negotiations to occur while gov still shutdown.
It would have accomplished nothing - I'm glad Obama turned it down
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)I agree.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)CatWoman
(79,302 posts)formercia
(18,479 posts)If it's implemented in January 2014, more and more people will walk from the GOP. They know it will kill their chances of holding the House.
Buddha_of_Wisdom
(373 posts)What's your next step? I'd love to see you resign your damn seat and let another monkey try to solve it..
ruffburr
(1,190 posts)I love to see boner cry,
Baitball Blogger
(46,762 posts)colsohlibgal
(5,275 posts)Grayson says he and other republican are drunk all the time, I sure believe it with this guy.
Mr.Bill
(24,333 posts)the truth is, Boehner has already shown he has no control over his delegation and can't deliver.
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)Too bad, too sad, Boner
B Calm
(28,762 posts)TBF
(32,106 posts)just go away.
sakabatou
(42,179 posts)PasadenaTrudy
(3,998 posts)and his bottle
chervilant
(8,267 posts)Diddums getums widdle panties in a wad!?!
graywarrior
(59,440 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,264 posts)graywarrior
(59,440 posts)99Forever
(14,524 posts)You and all of your Teabagging, drunken, scumbucket buds.
You get NOTHING.
hue
(4,949 posts)Blue Owl
(50,523 posts)Samantha
(9,314 posts)If the Koch Brothers want the debt limit to be raised, it will be raised (and Obama knows this). Wall Street and other corporations will not allow the Tea Party extremists to crash the economy. Boehner's back is up against the wall.
Sam
cstanleytech
(26,326 posts)into this corner and its not the responsibility of the president to get them out of it.
I hope boehner decides not to run for Congress again. It is past his time to retire.
sheshe2
(83,937 posts)Poor poor Boehner what's he going to do~
Thanks Cat
ailsagirl
(22,899 posts)To think this crackpot has as much power as he does... staggering to contemplate
BillyRibs
(787 posts)Irish Diplomacy: Irish/American Slang, 1) The Ability to tell someone to go to hell and having them look forward to the trip.
Cha
(297,763 posts)zbdent
(35,392 posts)no news conference!
The "liberally-biased media" fawns all over Boner every time he tells them "Hey, I want to say something."
If he didn't want to talk to the media, he's screwed!!!
Rain Mcloud
(812 posts)and cried like a baby to his handlers:
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ffr
(22,672 posts)Diclotican
(5,095 posts)CatWoman
Me thinks President Barack H. Obama is playing a game of chess - as a Master -and do it far better then Speaker Boehner is able to do it. He on the other hand do have a lot of conflict inside his own Party.. As I understand it, he is not popular at all - in fact he is living on a thin like where he might as well could fall down - and lose everything.. His power - his office and his statue in the world.. For some persons - it is more important than everything else to have power - and the big office - than to do good for the country...
And I might as well think that the President of the United States told the Speaker a few candid word about the possibility of a default - and that he do not approve of what persons the Speaker is playing with... And maybe the President got to candid with the Speaker.... Many pepole whos is used to never be told the truth - tend to get angry - when someone is telling them the truth about the reality of the world...
Or it could be, that he was not able to get his drinks - maybe the President had a "dry" day at the office.... Of course to keep the Speaker on the subjects at hand..
Diclotican
CatWoman
(79,302 posts)and it seems the GOP got bit square in the ass and are scrambling on trying to resolve this.
She says there's a lot of activity on Capitol Hill.
I think the end is nearly here
Diclotican
(5,095 posts)CatWoman
I wil look at Rachel- when it is little more in my "timezone" to do it - but yeah I think Boehener and in general the GOP got their asses kicked from the President this time around.. I suspect he gave the Speaker of the House a lexture about who would be kept responsible if the US was to defult on its loans - and where the wrath of the public would be - if GOP was not acting in the best interst of the country - if not for the President - at least to the only honest thing for the country...
But the important thing, is what the Congress is doing becouse of all the Tea Party extremists - I wounder if Boehener have the power to reign in the extremist and to get enough wotes to stop this horrible gridlock - and to make the shutdown of the Government something that could end - yesterday.. I doubt he have the power - and I doubt the tea party extremist - and many of the other republicans is able - or willing to work WITH the President this time.. Even if it was to save their own face.. I fear that even if Boehener are doing all his trix and are using all his power and authorities to solve this nuclear chatastrophe who are just around the corner - I doubt the Republican Party do have enough sane persons in it in the Congress - to really just stop at the cliff - and start a long troublesome way to get on the road again...
I have no doubt it is a lot of activity on Capitol Hill - I suspect most of them are now trying their best to do something that would resolve it - and to save face for themself.. But I doubt it is anything that would undo the damage the Republican Party have been able to do to themself - and I hope - that enough americans would got to the polls next year - to trow out enough Republicans - and specially the Tea Party candidates - to make some resolve in reparing the horrible damage the Republican Party have beeing doing to the US, since Barack H.Obama got elected in 2008.. It wil take years, and years, and years to repair the horrible damage the GOP, and the tea-party groups have been doing to the US as it is..
Diclotican
groundloop
(11,527 posts)You'd have thought that any halfway intelligent politician (OK, maybe giving Boner too much credit, but he did manage to get elected Speaker) would have had a contingency plan if the deal was turned down. A short statement to the effect that the administration still refuses to negotiate in good faith or something to that effect. Geez, the President must have really pissed off Boner ( ).
LaPera
(6,486 posts)You stupid arrogant republican drunken asshole!!
bravenak
(34,648 posts)He needs to chill.
liberal N proud
(60,346 posts)Obama told him to not just go away, but go away mad.
get the red out
(13,468 posts)Bars are still open, I assume.
Blue Owl
(50,523 posts)Just put that thing away and let's move on already.
Walk away
(9,494 posts)lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)Champion Jack
(5,378 posts)Him have drinkie
gopiscrap
(23,765 posts)Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)CoffeeCat
(24,411 posts)I don't know what in the hell these motherf'ers thought they were doing. I don't know if they were following Koch orders or commands from some central-elite Republican mother ship, but these jerks have really painted themselves into a corner.
And each day it gets worse for them.
They aren't making sense. They are flirting with destroying our economy--as they behave like The Three Stooges. I can't even take this seriously any more.
Their polls are tanking. The damage seems irreversible. The Democrats have absolutely no incentive to cooperate with these fools, because they created a huge mess that only makes the Democrats and the President look like the only grown ups in DC. So, they have absolutely no leverage. They've placed a ticking time bomb in their own house and they're asking Obama to come in and cut the blue wire for them.
Congressional approval ratings are lower than when Gingrich left office in shame, and hid out for years before he could ever show his face in public again. I mean really..this is the gift that keeps on giving.
And yes, it's horrible to have the debt ceiling looming. This is quite serious. However, I don't see the Republican really going through with failing to raise it. They are so far under right now and everyone sees the truth (except for the delusional tea party crazies) and they blame the Republicans. There won't be a Republican party left if they don't raise the debt ceiling.
The comedy and joy will come as the Republicans capitulate and have to cave on all of the demands and drama-mongering that they've engaged in this week.
deutsey
(20,166 posts)Just go away.
Stuart G
(38,449 posts)He has hurt a lot of people with this jackass move.
So now who is the real jackass?
bluesbassman
(19,379 posts)AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)Now he can sleep in it.
silvershadow
(10,336 posts)AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)somehow lol
PATRICK
(12,228 posts)In their meltdown the GOP has blundered into two words whose slanting they cannot control. In their extremist lexicon there are no deals and negotiation is supposedly equally a sign of weakness. The term negotiate also sounds either as if the US is negotiating with a hostile power(fact) or terrorists(also fact) especially when the other side is DEMANDING negotiations. Decades of being schooled by the government, the movies and the media these are key words that even make them look bad to the kooks that brought them there.
The lazy spinmeisters under full exposure and full public approbation have spitted themselves nicely on the hook, line and sinker included. This is inevitable when evil inevitably has its own way and expects consequences in the real world always to go its own way. Evil is stupid, or instinctively accepts an interior death knowledge.
Also, I used to post that inevitably corporate rule would degenerate into conflict with each other in the club. The harm they do to each other without accepting the need for regulation or change is amazing. ALL business would be better off buying some legislation to get the money OUT of politics, leaving the sole influence on pols being providing local jobs and benefiting their constituents(which would be good for actual business if not the fake profit orgies that have nothing of real value behind the numbers).
Also, historically, too much of big business has vested itself into two tents. It would prefer the one that sided with the public to have failed. It did not. The other party can't even represent them with the effort it takes to steal democracy and break all law. Time for the remaining sanity to plumb the unexplored territory of simple wisdom and forsake the self-entitled high arrogance and low cunning that will destroy this entire biosphere. Or maybe that time has already past.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)-Laelth
sarchasm
(1,012 posts)FSogol
(45,532 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)2banon
(7,321 posts)I just now read WaPo Business report:
"no agreement yet, but lots of talk, new plans-lots of hope"
Hard to keep up with the blow by blow..
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)Speak to 'the people' Boehner!!
Hubert Flottz
(37,726 posts)He needs to go soak his face in some free Jim Beam and have a good long cry on the shoulder of his newest political sweetheart Sen. Teddy Turdhead from Texas Canada.