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Harry Reid: John Boehner's 'A Coward'
Source: Huffington Post
The relationship between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) appears to be anything but rosy.
Politico reported Friday morning that Reid's frustration with Boehner's private push for Hill health care subsidies has boiled over.
Hes a coward, Reid said, according to Politico. Hes a coward!
President Barack Obama also pinned the shutdown blame on Boehner Thursday, criticizing the speaker for refusing to bring a clean continuing resolution bill to a House vote.
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/04/harry-reid-john-boehner_n_4044324.html
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Harry Reid: John Boehner's 'A Coward' (Original Post)
Cali_Democrat
Oct 2013
OP
The idea is to panic The Weeping Boner into thinking this is his legacy.
Spitfire of ATJ
Oct 2013
#7
TheDebbieDee
(11,119 posts)1. Jump in Boehner's butt with both feet, Sen Reid!
Boner deserves it.
IdaBriggs
(10,559 posts)2. Going to make it hard to work with him going forward.
Maybe they want a new guy?
groundloop
(11,519 posts)4. Yeah, gotta' wonder if Speaker Cantor will be any easier to work with
I might be mistaken, but I suspect that if Boner goes the next Speaker would be Cantor..... and I can't see him being willing to work with us either.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)7. The idea is to panic The Weeping Boner into thinking this is his legacy.
savalez
(3,517 posts)3. K&R
alp227
(32,025 posts)5. Reid shouldn't be throwing stones from his glass house, remember filibuster reform? nt
Beacool
(30,247 posts)6. Watch it, Harry.
He may just start crying on your shoulder.