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Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 12:42 PM Oct 2013

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.

“He’s a coward,” Reid said, according to Politico. “He’s 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



Very subtle!

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Harry Reid: John Boehner's 'A Coward' (Original Post) Cali_Democrat Oct 2013 OP
Jump in Boehner's butt with both feet, Sen Reid! TheDebbieDee Oct 2013 #1
Going to make it hard to work with him going forward. IdaBriggs Oct 2013 #2
Yeah, gotta' wonder if Speaker Cantor will be any easier to work with groundloop Oct 2013 #4
The idea is to panic The Weeping Boner into thinking this is his legacy. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #7
K&R savalez Oct 2013 #3
Reid shouldn't be throwing stones from his glass house, remember filibuster reform? nt alp227 Oct 2013 #5
Watch it, Harry. Beacool Oct 2013 #6

groundloop

(11,519 posts)
4. Yeah, gotta' wonder if Speaker Cantor will be any easier to work with
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 01:27 PM
Oct 2013

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.
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