John "Cry on the House floor" Boehner calls Obama "chicken sh*t"

[marmar]

Politico, via Yahoo!:



Boehner: Obama present votes 'chicken *$!*%'

Ben Smith – Fri Oct 31, 3:41 pm ET


House minority leader John Boehner's spokesman confirms the accuracy of this quote, from an Ohio student newspaper:

"Now, listen, I've voted 'present' two or three times in my entire 25-year political career, where there might have been a conflict of interest and I didn't feel like I should vote," Boehner said. "In Congress, we have a red button, a green button and a yellow button, alright. Green means 'yes,' red means 'no,' and yellow means you're a chicken s***.

"And the last thing we need in the White House, in the oval office, behind that big desk, is some chicken who wants to push this yellow button."

UPDATE: Boehner spokesman Don Seymour, er, clarifies: "Boehner’s point was that Barack Obama consistently avoided making tough decisions and taking tough votes, and voters need to know that. You can’t take a pass on a tough issue when you’re President of the United States."


http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20081031/pl_politico/25167;_ylt=Ati4T9zjPdQNAkxgO6P2VnuyFz4D

[Vickers]

1. To his face?

That's what I thought.

Another "brave" Repuke.

[fascisthunter]

2. Boehner, the Chickenhawk... I expect Bloggers to Say Crap Like That, Not Congressmen...

get used to calling Obama your President.

[MiniMe]

5. Small point

Boner is in the house, not the Senate

[fascisthunter]

6. not so small a point

I edited

[salguine]

3. Huh h'huh-huh-h'h'huh-huh. "Boehner". Huh-huh-h'huh huh-huh-huh.

[vixengrl]

4. Hmmm, well, if you're a partisan hack, I guess it's really easy

to vote "yes" or "no" on a bill regardless of what's in it, which might explain Boehner's position, but anyone notice John McCain's massive absenteeism? Like for the G.I. bill he didn't support, but realized it would be really unpopular to vote against? Or the numerous times he ducked out on renewable energy votes? Or that this past year, only a guy recovering from brain surgery has a higher absenteeism.



I wonder what he makes of that?

[surrealAmerican]

7. Good point.

It won't be to the republicans' advantage once a comparison is made.