Pelosi Statement on Republican Leader John Boehner’s ‘Closing Argument’ Speech in Ohio

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Pelosi Statement on Republican Leader John Boehner’s ‘Closing Argument’ Speech in Ohio

Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in response to House Republican Leader John Boehner's so-called "closing argument" speech in Ohio this afternoon:

“Leader Boehner failed to offer any plan for America; instead, like other Republican leaders, he once again showed he would return to the same discredited policies that drove America’s economy into a ditch.

“Mr. Boehner couldn’t explain why Congressional Republicans have voted 11 times in the last 4 years to protect tax loopholes for corporations that ship American jobs overseas. Not surprisingly, he refused to reject the secret, and possibly foreign, multi-million dollar effort to influence our elections by the same special interests who support shipping jobs overseas.

“Once again, he invoked his support of small business, but wouldn’t explain why he led Congressional Republicans in voting 15 out of 16 times against tax cuts for small businesses to help them create jobs.

“And he failed to tell Americans why Republicans are holding middle-class tax relief hostage to provide tax giveaways for millionaires and billionaires, or why Republicans have endorsed raising taxes in 2010 for tens of millions of Americans.

“Instead of continuing to turn the failed Bush economy around, Leader Boehner and Congressional Republicans want to take us back to the ‘exact same’ policies that nearly destroyed the economy. We must keep moving America forward on behalf of the middle class and small businesses.”

[JuniperLea]

1. I love to hear about the truth being spoken...

But it makes me angry that we spent 8 years listening to lies, and no one spoke up. Makes me wonder what Bush/Cheney/Rove, et al, had on people.

Keep it up, Nancy!

[DJ13]

2. My question is

Why does our "liberal" MSM pay so much attention to the minority leader?

I cant remember them ever giving a Democratic minority leader time for a nationwide speech, nor treating the Dem as an equal in governing the country with the GOP during Bush's reign of terror.

[Scuba]

6. What "liberal" MSM?

[Hekate]

10. The MSM has a narrative to deliver, and in it the GOP is always the default party. Always

Doesn't matter if the Dems are in the WH or have both houses of Congress. The default party is the GOP -- how does any given event affect them and their "chances" or their policies or their designs or whateverthehell it may be.

Hekate

[BlueIdaho]

13. The M$M does what the filthy rich tell them to do

Their narrative is written by fat cats and always protects the monied interests of the top 10%.

[murbley40]

12. Here's an idea

I just made a small contribution to BeatBoehner.com. The odds may be against it but if enough people did the same;there are three weeks left. Who knows? Check it out.

[opihimoimoi]

3. KnR :o) ....Nancy got BALLS.....giant ones.....

[dennis4868]

7. If she had balls....

Bush would have been impeached...

[opihimoimoi]

8. Stop it....don't be a cynic....Nancy got BALLS

[AtomicKitten]

4. Very proud she's my representative here in SF.

"Fuck with me Boehner and it's upside the head."

[nmbluesky]

5. I Watched his speech..

oh boys.. He fucked up his speech.. he drunk!!!!

[Ikonoklast]

11. It just wasn't me, then...he sounded a wee bit tipsy.

Unless he slurs his words all the time, guy wasn't completely sober.

[old mark]

9. Nancy, tell us how you really feel. rec.....nt