The White House Blasts “Desperate” John Boehner and Tells Him To Do His Job

[babylonsister]

http://www.politicususa.com/2015/05/05/white-house-blasts-desperate-john-boehner-tells-job.html

The White House Blasts “Desperate” John Boehner and Tells Him To Do His Job
By: Jason Easley
Tuesday, May, 5th, 2015, 6:33 pm


After John Boehner called for both Hillary Clinton and President Obama to do his job for him, a fed up White House blasted the Speaker of the House by calling him desperate, and telling him to do his job.

Video @ link:

Press Secretary Josh Earnest responded to Boehner’s call for Hillary Clinton to save the bill for fast tracking TPP by saying:

We saw Republicans including the Speaker of the House in the context of the last election make a really strong case about why Republicans should retain the majority in the House of Representatives so that they could advance their agenda and priorities including trying to advance trade legislation. And now here we are three or four months into the newly strengthened House Republican majority, and you have the Speaker of the House suggesting that he doesn’t just need the help of the current Democratic president to help him get this legislation through his body. He now is suggesting that candidates for president in the other party need to help him do his job. I think in the mind of the president, it’s the responsibility the Speaker of the House to do his job and pull together the votes he needs to advance his agenda.

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But ultimately, it seems pretty early for a desperate act like that, to suggest you need a candidate for office from the other party to help you advance your agenda when you’ve got the majority in the House of Representatives.

The White House ran out patience with Boehner years ago. Speaker Boehner has become so inept that the help of Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi is no longer enough. Boehner now requires the top two Democrats in the country riding to his rescue in order for the body that he leads to pass anything substantial.

On the Senate side, Democratic Minority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) has all but declared war on the bill to give President Obama fast track authority on TPP. Reid is an opponent of the deal, and John Boehner admitted last week that he didn’t have the votes to pass the bill.

Press Secretary Josh Earnest was talking about TPP, but years of White House frustration with Boehner’s inept leadership of the House appears to be boiling over. Fast track for TPP is increasing looking like it is dead, and the two lessons that are being reaffirmed are nothing consequential is going to get through Congress without Democratic support and John Boehner might be the worst Speaker of the House in history.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

1. john Boehner compared to teaparty people is a genius, compared to the average liberal Boehner

is like the guy who works in the basement at the local high school.


Wait, that is a very bad insult of the basement guy, sorry.

[tritsofme]

2. These sort of statements make me wonder if the WH has given up on TPA

Peculiar way of pushing the bill to the finish line.

[babylonsister]

4. Maybe they have; I have after reading so

many negatives about it from people I respect. I was on the fence, but jumped. I hope they did, too.

[Cha]

13. Yes, there is that, babylonsister.. but, I respect President Obama more than

any of them. I've known his history and trusted him more and longer.

Senate sustains Obama veto of bill gutting union rules

It marked the second time that Congress has failed to override an Obama veto since Republicans took control of the House and Senate in January. The Senate fell short earlier in overriding Obama's veto of legislation calling for construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.

Proponents of the new National Labor Relations Board rules say they are modest reforms that would simplify and streamline union elections, limiting the ability of companies to drag out the certification process and buy time to fight the union.

Critics say the new rules give unions a chance to ambush employers with demands for votes on representation. Opponents say it could shorten the typical time between a union's petition for recognition from more than a month to less than two weeks.

More..
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141085920

[Schema Thing]

7. could be they welcome not having fast track

maybe they'd like to see congressional democrats get involved in fixing it's flaws?

[okaawhatever]

10. Any amendment that will require 12 other countries to sign off on will probably kill it. This has

been in the works for 7 years. Agreement didn't come easy I'm sure.

[tritsofme]

12. No, I think they definitely want it. But this looks like a blame game over an imminent failure.

I've always thought it would be tough for TPA to pass the House, it is starting to look much more difficult.

[yeoman6987]

3. In this case I want Boehner to not work

We don't want this passing.

[djean111]

5. Maybe, perhaps, perhaps, perhaps - the GOP is seeing the protests around the world (or at least from

the countries in the TPP and TTIP) - and don't really want to be the guys who passed Fast Track or the "trade" agreements.
I would have thought, with all the rah-rah from the GOP about how this was the ONE BESTEST THING that they were gonna be thrilled to work with Obama on - that this would have been a slam dunk. Strange days.

And, yeah, I won't be forgetting which Dems are for Fast Track. Patrick Murphy (d-FL (lower case d)) can, um, kiss something or another, pandering to Progressives and those who do not want the TPP, but actually belonging to the New Democrat Coalition, a group of DINOs.

[okaawhatever]

11. I think the problem is coming from the tea party wing of the GOP. They don't want us to be a member

of the United Nations so you know they hate trade agreements. If he had all the GOP he should be able to pass it. I think the tea party wing won't support it and there aren't enough Dems to fill in the gap.

[Stallion]

6. Boehner is Not Near as Dumb as He Is Forced to Appear

don't like him-almost always disagree with his PUBLIC statements but he simply has no control over his Party

[GeorgeGist]

8. Orangeman is a doofus ...

and a lush.

[PoliticAverse]

9. Seems the 'desperate' ones are the ones that want fast track to be passed. n/t

[dixiegrrrrl]

14. DED...Ded...Ded.....hot damn!

Boner really needs to go to Hazelton for a long spell.
But right now I am happy he is so ineffectual.