Appreciation thread for John Boehner?????

[fadedrose]

I liked him. He could not beat the crazies, but he didn't go down bashing Democrats...

He's too good for some of them phonies anyway.

Bless his heart!

[Angry Dragon]

1. The Weeping Boner weeps no more

[yeoman6987]

12. Boehner should say "F it"

First his pay will stay the same. He'll just be another congressman. He enjoyed playing golf with the president but had to stop because the crazies criticized him. I'd tell the tea party to go to heck and watch them destroy themselves while he goes play golf with the president again.

[Angry Dragon]

13. I believe he said he was quitting Congress

[yeoman6987]

25. Oh I missed that

Well even better he can watch the Repugs destroy themselves.

[Lodestar]

15. The Mock Turtle

[hlthe2b]

2. I think he is a tortured man, who still has some conscience...

That makes for a hard lot in life to be a Republican, especially in leadership.

[restorefreedom]

4. it seems so

i really think the popes visit and words got to him

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

30. My theory is that he was crying because it dawned on him

that he's Hell-bound if he keeps furthering the policies of the GOP. So he finally quit in order to save his immortal soul. Or else he just got sick of the whole business and decided to go home and drink.

[restorefreedom]

39. could be either or both

but for all his awfulness in politics, i think he does have a conscience and realized he can't keep carrying water for an extreme and inhumane ideology.

[MrMickeysMom]

44. That's my guess, too...

I mean, after while, even a tortured soul has to stop some of the internal bleeding. Hopefully, it's not from esophageal varices.

[restorefreedom]

3. he is not as much of a lunatic

as many who are left.

as time goes on, I think we will appreciate him in comparison to the wing nuttery that is to come.

[ohheckyeah]

11. I agree.

I don't care for his politics but I think we are going to see way worse.

[etherealtruth]

34. I am not a fan, I oppose his politics ... but ...

I agree with you regarding the "not as much of a lunatic" statement 100%

[demmiblue]

5. Holy hell. Is this satire of some sort?!

(One never knows).

[LostOne4Ever]

6. You are shitting me right?

[font style="font-family:'Georgia','Baskerville Old Face','Helvetica',fantasy;" size=4 color=teal]He is an asshole.[/font]

[Act_of_Reparation]

14. I wish.

But then, this place stopped surprising me years ago.

[demmiblue]

18. This is one of the most bizarre things I have ever read on DU.

I will never read her posts again without remembering this one. This is crazy talk!

[immoderate]

7. Let me add my faint praise to the other tepid accolades...

Beohner was, like, not all that bad, at times, y'know?

--imm

[Agnosticsherbet]

8. A musical tribute

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[Mika]

9. HELL NO!

[snooper2]

10. Boner is a prick, screw that loser

[saturnsring]

16. he can go back to passing out bribes from the tobacco industry

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[Arugula Latte]

17. Johnny we hardly knew ye. Oh, wait. Yes we did...You sucked.

But Orangie the Blubbering Pumpkin sheds tears for you:

[MrMickeysMom]

45. Oh, what a terrific idea for Halloween...

Boner tears… get yer Boner tears, hear… Oh… they taste so wonderful.

[shenmue]

19. He's done so much for the tanning industry

[SidDithers]

20. No. Fuck him...nt

Sid

[0rganism]

21. kindest thing i can say is "it could have been worse."

now that Boehner's quitting, i'm quite sure we'll get to see "worse" in action. can't say i'm looking forward to it, but it may lead to increased pickup opportunities long term. the more radicalized they are, the greater our gains will be in 2020 which is a census year, and possibly our best opportunity to roll back some of the gerrymandering that's been done since 2010.

[oswaldactedalone]

22. Fuck that a'hole

drunk POS. If you self-identify as a Republican you should be court-martialed, shot, then sent to the Russian front with all the rest of those dirtbag tealoons.

[Bucky]

23. Single handedly revived the kleenex industry

[Stinky The Clown]

24. I'll sing the Boner Hymn

o/~ Hymn . . . . Hymn . . . . Fuck Him. o/~

[MrMickeysMom]

46. ...

This is fun.

[peace13]

26. He was tops at holding America hostage.

A real sweetheart.

[greatauntoftriplets]

28. He can go to hell for all I care.

For starters, how many times did he and his cronies try to repeal Obamacare? Not to mention his determination (along with others) to stop President Obama's agenda starting January 20, 2009.

[Vinca]

29. He's an incompetent jerk who failed to bring good legislation to the floor.

If he sobers up enough he'll probably land a 7 figure lobbying gig. Nothing noble about that.

[olddots]

31. I will miss him

like cancer .

[AnnieBW]

32. Tanning Salons on Capitol Hill will be filing for bankruptcy soon

LOL!

[Bluenorthwest]

33. Drunken, bigoted obstructionists do not get my appreciation.

It is popular on DU to lavish great amounts of praise on those who never miss a chance to take a pot shot at minorities from positions of power and status but I do not condone such behavior personally.

[PoliticAverse]

35. "John Boehner's a good man. He is a patriot. He cares deeply about the House

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an institution in which he's served a long time. He cares about his constituents, and
he cares about America." - Barack Obama

See his entire comments at:

[WheelWalker]

36. ...where even Richard Nixon has got soul;

even Richard Nixon has got it.

And the wheel turns.

[WheelWalker]

37. We're out of the blue, and into the black

[Skidmore]

38. No.

[ibegurpard]

40. really?

Is he as bad as some of them? Obviously not. Does that make him good? Hell no!

[Warren DeMontague]

41. I bet he could hold his own in a game of quarters.

[MurrayDelph]

42. He was an asshole

but whoever the Repubs choose next will be worse.

That's the problem they keep having. They think they can control the crazies. It's why their only solution to the Middle-East is the failed "Enemy of my Enemy" canard. They keep forgetting the Enemy of my Enemy still hates us, they just have higher priorities before they come after us.

[tavernier]

43. Nope, can't do it.

He may have fallen on a dud grenade today, but he took so much away from children and families with his attempts to go along with the devils who wanted to hurt and destroy them.

If it was his faith (and I like to think so, because religion means nothing to me, but faith means everything) then I applaud him. But I hope that he will go a step further and renounce the people who have worked against the teachings of both his faith and his country.