CNN's Dana Bash to Boehner, how do you expect Obama to trust you?

[Enrique]

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnns-bash-to-boehner-how-do-you-expect-obama-to-trust-you/

“How do you expect the president to trust that you really want to work together, when out of the gate you say you want to repeal his signature law that you know has no chance of getting a veto-proof majority? How do you expect him to trust you?”

Boehner argued, “My job’s not to get along with the president just to get along with him… my job is to listen to my members and the American people and make their priorities our priorities.”

[Frustratedlady]

1. Boner wants to listen to the people? Really?

OK, I rarely do this, but for the next two years, I'm going to sign every petition against Boner and McTurtle, send emails asking why/when/how they are going to carry out each stupid bill they come up with, put the pressure on until McTurtle can't take the pressure anymore and Boner the Duke of Orange hits the bottle so much, they can't get him up from under the table to lead. Since neither has worked for the last 6 years, why start now?

[czarjak]

2. Priorities?

Lobbyist checks maybe?

[Volaris]

3. Sigh....this is what it's going to be for the next 2 years, too.

So better got used to it, because this is likely the BEST that it's going to be, and yes Ladies and Gentleman, it CAN get worse (see: Impeachment)

Mr Speaker up there doesn't have the first damned clue how to do his job right now. KNOWS he is expected to not sit around on his ass for the next 24 months, but doesn't have the balls to actually Lead (meaning to tell the Loons in his Chamber to act like adults.)

Even if he WANTED to sit down with the Pres. and Democratic Leaders, what could they possibly agree on that could pass BOTH the House AND the Senate, what with the aforementioned loons occupying majorities in both chambers?

John is not a man I envy for the next 20 months or so. That much is certain.

[truebluegreen]

6. They would be stupid to impeach

since they know they can't convict in the Senate and could very well spark a backlash, as they did with Clinton...but then, their voters are stupid, even if the congresscritters and leadership are not. Maybe it would be best to let them go ahead and try, and repeal Obamacare again too: they might be too busy to do a lot of more destructive things.

[Volaris]

22. If they repeal the ACA those idiot voters you mentioned

Will figure out in about 6 seconds how badly their own leadership just fucked them.
The demand for universal medicare will be furious and IMMEDIATE.

[Cha]

4. No, boner..your "job" is to lie your fuckin' head off .. just like now.

[Cha]

5. And, oh yeah, Dana.. no worries, the President knows from experience you can't trust this teabagger

snake.

So, they're still going to Repeal and Impeach.. bring it a$$holes.

[sorefeet]

7. LIAR, GOD DAMNED FUCKING LIAR

You know what the people want but you don't care. It's what YOUR people i.e./ the Kochs want. The people want Citizens United GONE how about you Boner??? LIAR. Why don't the press ask real questions. He is a fucking drunk. Take his booze for one day and he would fall apart. And this is what is in charge of the country.

[dotymed]

13. No shit....

" my job is to listen to my members and the American people and make their priorities our priorities.”



Who in the hell are his "members?" NM we know.

The American people do not want healthcare? WOW!

I know, he is going to actually listen to the people and we'll get health care for all, no insurance companies....right.

[WhoIsNumberNone]

8. Boner's spent the last six years not listening to the American people

Unless of course you count the Koch brother. Those are some American people he listens to. Those of us that work for a living are shit out of luck. Any satisfaction we may get is purely coincidental.

[rurallib]

9. "nights on the road"

equals nights in bars for Boehner

[SmittynMo]

10. The American people have spoken?

I guess it all depends which assholes you listen to. This is one American that don't know what he would do WITHOUT the ACA. Its the SOS with the GOP. I expect them to fail miserably in the next 2 years and hand us another presidency. If you check that stats of election day, 52% of lower income families, which benefit the most from the ACA, never voted. If you notice in a separate post about the stats, 1/3 of the US voted, and 75% of the third were upper class, older, white people. How is that the majority of all the people? They Lie, Lie, Lie. Again, SOS. I can't stomach these lying assholes.

[Triana]

11. "listening to the american 'people'"

Yes. Those BIG CORPORATIONS that are now people according to the Teabaggers on the USSC.

As for the rest of us? That two-bit sonofabitch has never listened to anyone else in his LIFE. And he never will.

[KeepItReal]

12. Punk ass press won't make him say "I will hold votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act."

"Obamacare" coming out of his mouth is essentially a slur.

He knows a lot of Americans are misinformed about Obamacare (they no likey) vs the Affordable Care Act (who could have a problem with that?) when it it the SAME DOGGONE THING.

Look at Kentucky. Mitch McConnell said he could wipe out "Obamacare" but let them keep their Kynect Health Care Site. That would be like saying Apple is shutting down its business forever today, but you can keep the Siri on your iPhone.

I fraking hate the term "Obamacare" as much as I hate the terms "Democrat Party", "Warrantless Wiretap", and "Harsh Interrogation".

[Volaris]

23. put homeland on that list while you're at it. I detest that term

[dotymed]

14. I abhor forcing people to do anything....

but I think Voting should be mandatory, jury duty is and that doesn't make an impact on our society near as much...

[Dawgs]

15. So, when Obama was elected twice, once before Obamacare and once after..

Keeping the law wasn't the priority of the American people. Only now, since the few that voted picked Republicans, is it their priority.

[KansDem]

16. Edited for clarity...

Boehner argued, “My job’s not to get along with the president just to get along with him… my job is to listen to my members pimps and the American people plutocrats and make their priorities our priorities.”

There! That's more like it!

[SmittynMo]

19. Bingo!!! Spot on

I trust him about as far as I can throw my house.

[ffr]

17. I have news for JB, I love my ACA plan. He can go fuck himself!

I'll be supporting keeping what I have.

[Plucketeer]

18. LIAR Boehner

That should be Jester John's title. Liar Boehner. Liar of the house. Mr. Liar. Mr. Phony-pants. I'd dearly LOVE to hear from some randomly selected business owners as to how they regard the ACA - 'cause I don't believe the LIAR of the House.

[yuiyoshida]

20. Just listening to him makes me wince...

He is such a huge liar like all Republicans, they just make stuff up.. gawh!!!

[Moondog]

21. Boner should crawl back into the bottle. And stay there.

[jjewell]

24. Obamacare is federalized Romneycare...

...which was a Heritage Foundation/GOP counter to Single Payer/Public Option Healthcare.
It is also just about the only decent/successful proposal I've heard from Republicans since Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

I'm just waiting for the GOP to pivot, start calling Obamacare "The ACA", and then start taking all the credit for creating it.