Boehner: ‘Get your ass in line’

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

Scrambling for votes on his troubled deficit package, Speaker John Boehner told GOP lawmakers Wednesday morning to “get your ass in line” behind his debt ceiling bill, saying the Senate will fold and pass it.

“This is the bill,’ Boehner said in a closed-door meeting of House Republicans on Wednesday morning. “I can’t do this job unless you’re behind me.”

...snip...

Boehner also predicted Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) and Senate Democrats will have to pass his proposal once the House does. Reid has an alternate plan to cut $2.7 trillion.

“If this gets chaotic, they (the Senate) will fold like a cheap suit,” Boehner said, according to GOP sources.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/60022.html

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Boehner may in fact have been right about the Senate, but you never actually SAY that...

[harun]

1. Is there anyone on Earth left who doesn't think the Dem's will fold for anything?

[PurityOfEssence]

14. You must not read this board much...

It's all chess, after all...

[warrior1]

2. Reid has all ready

said it's dead.

[bowens43]

7. When is the last time one of our kept his word? nt

[MineralMan]

3. Boehner in a panic. Orange sweat running down his face.

A wonderful picture. And now, the Teabaggers are calling for him to step down as Speaker. :applause:

[Hubert Flottz]

5. Tsunami warning in DC

Well it's crying time again, break out the Charmin.

[Kolesar]

8. Terror threat level: orange ... eom

[marions ghost]

12. level orange

:rofl:

[peekaloo]

13. Schmuck l'Orange and a Tea enema for lunch.

x(

[Gregorian]

22. Beautiful imagery.

Haha.

Somewhere along the line we will see justice, and sanity. I just know it. There's only so low they can go.

[flamingdem]

27. good he he nt

[hedgehog]

4. They're so cute when they try to talk tough.

[edbermac]

6. Boner, when the Prez gets thru with you, you'll be wearing your ass for a hat.

[Liberalynn]

11. He's such a disgustingly ugly toad

inside and out.

[liberal N proud]

18. Is his ass as orange as his face?

An orange hat:rofl:

[hootinholler]

23. Since you asked...

[liberal N proud]

26. Too funny

:rofl:mao

[Kolesar]

9. Eric Cantor is behind him with knife

Caesar

[Iliyah]

10. And crazy Buachmann

is in front of him with a glove slapping him in the face!

[chrisa]

15. How do you play chicken with somebody who...

Is willing to go over the cliff just to beat you?

[Fire1]

16. Get in line for what? A proposal that's doomed from the start!

They are so stupid.

[liberal N proud]

17. Saying it may actually strengthen the Democrats in the Senate

Way to piss them off Tangerine Man.

[Liberalynn]

20. It better Piss them off

It pissed me off. The Dems need to hold together this time and stand strong. I'd love to see them wipe that smugness of Boner's face. Still some doubts on whether they will, but maybe this time is the charm.

[BlueIdaho]

19. Worst House Speaker Ever.

Maybe he could do better if they replaced the speaker's seat with a bar stool. At least that sack of orange shit would feel more at home.

[DFW]

21. The question is, when and if they replace incompetent with evil

Cantor has been wanting Bonehead's job almost since before he got it. He'll strike
like a rattlesnake the moment he thinks he can get away with it. But he'll play
Uriah Heep until the moment is right.

[No Elephants]

24. Classy.

[Guilded Lilly]

25. This weak leader is very good at talking like he actually

has strength of character and firm power. He is really good at playing the tough dude. But he is a crappy speaker whose talking points reflect whoever it was that last coached him via phone or with a political scolding.

I hope he stays as crappy a speaker as he is. I hope he waffles and lies and spins ridiculously ignorant talking points until a simple debt ceiling rise passes cleanly at last moment.

This last moment junk is getting VERY old, by the way. Politicans seem to fight the notion that it would be intelligent and a sign of maturity to actually do their job before playing power games that no one out of the beltway thinks are anything but a sign of incredible stupidity.

[Thor_MN]

28. “I can’t do this job unless you’re behind me."

Boner is lining up asses and doesn't want to be the caboose...

[N7Shepard]

29. Even if the dems fold, Bernie will fillibuster it

[Auntie Bush]

30. I see the Senate and president already has a well deserved reputation of being wimppy chicken.

But I have faith Obama will grow some big ones...maybe the size of Weiners. lol
Actually I believe if Obama wins the 2012 election he will become decisively more Progressive for the next 4 years when he doesn't have to worry about alienating his rich corp. donors. One can hope can't one?