Boehner on 'Tonight Show': Shutdown was a 'predictable disaster'

[bemildred]

House Speaker John A. Boehner called last fall’s government shutdown a “very predictable disaster” that he warned his fellow Republicans to avoid, but ultimately went along with it at the behest of colleagues intent on a standoff with President Obama over his healthcare law.

Making his “Tonight Show” debut Thursday, the Ohio Republican told host Jay Leno that the episode reflected the challenges he faces leading an often rambunctious House majority.

“When I looked up, I saw my colleagues going this way. And you learn that a leader without followers is simply a man taking a walk,” he said. “So I said, ‘You want to fight this fight? I'll go fight the fight with you.’ But it was a very predictable disaster.”

http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/politicsnow/la-pn-john-boehner-tonight-show-20140123,0,942618.story

[global1]

1. So Does That Mean That They Won't Try That Stunt Again?.....

Aren't we facing a potential shut down again or a need to increase the debt ceiling?

What will the Repugs do this time?

[bemildred]

2. It means he fucked the whole country to keep his job. nt

[kairos12]

5. Ding, ding, ding. You are a winner in understanding the motives of the

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contemptible.

[Tx4obama]

3. VIDEO link below

VIDEO here: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/boehner-talks-gop-infighting-with-leno-admits-shutdown-was-very-predictable-disaster/

[AlinPA]

4. The pig just admitted that he is the leader of the teabaggers and led them in the shutdown and

default threat. All that bullshit you hear about how he was helpless is just that: bullshit. All that bullshit you hear about how the teabaggers control him is just that: bullshit. He ran the show with Cruz and continues to do so.