Boehner delivers "gibberish" in Republicans' weekly address

[ProSense]

BOEHNER MAKES HIS CASE....

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) delivered the Republicans' weekly address this morning, and with less than a week before a shutdown deadline, Boehner did his best to present a compelling pitch.

"Despite some recent signs of life, our economy still isn't creating enough jobs. And one of the reasons for that is the spending binge that's been going on here in Washington."

Um, no, that doesn't make any sense. Government spending helped create jobs and prevent the economy from falling off a cliff. To say that spending is preventing job creation is gibberish. (Has he not seen my chart?)

"Washington's inability to get spending under control is creating uncertainty for our job creators."

Are we still talking about "uncertainty"? Because it's always been a transparent sham, and it's not getting better with age.

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Boehner ultimately concluded that his party's jobs agenda would be built around deregulation, oil drilling, tax cuts, and taking public investment out of the economy.

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Boehner's plan: Repeat the last decade (because Bush's plan worked so well?).

[Faygo Kid]

1. The GOP? Talking about jobs? Gimme a break, Bonehead.

Birth certificates, attacking NPR, Planned Parenthood and AARP, restricting a woman's right to choose, union bashing, defunding Medicaid and privatizing Social Security, more tax cuts for the rich - the list of their priorities goes on and on.

But jobs? That isn't on their list. Anywhere.

[opihimoimoi]

2. They GOPers actually lose jobs

[intaglio]

5. It's his job he's worried about, silly

When 2012 comes round if (that's a big if BTW) jobs and the economy are still improving then 'bye, 'bye Boehner

[Lorien]

3. He failed economics 101: you've got to spend money to make money

and you can't make money HERE without spending it HERE (as opposed to India or China).

[3waygeek]

4. Hey, cut him some slack...

he was probably really hung over from last night.

[madamesilverspurs]

6. Well, he did promise.

Before he even became speaker, he asserted that they (the GOP led house) would take the country back to Bush's fiscal policies. It was so weird, because he seemed to think it was a good idea to do so.

igggggggggggggg...........


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[and-justice-for-all]

7. So where is their job creation plan???

My bad, they never had one.

"deregulation, oil drilling, tax cuts, and taking public investment out of the economy."

[Keith Bee]

8. Boehner Talks Gibberish.....In a related story,

scientists strongly suspect that the Moon is actually not an illusion created by Satan.

[Froward69]

9. Bohner is influenced by Jack Daniels, Jim Beam and Johny Walker

Otherwise he would use logic and reason in his speeches. and feel some sort of compassion for the way his party is bullying lessor paid workers.

[Historic NY]

13. ROLF

[mwooldri]

15. What, you mean Captain Jack had no say in this whatsoever? nt

[high density]

10. Spending

There was no concern at all about spending when W was president.

[DefenseLawyer]

11. Yes, but it was authentic frontier gibberish. n/t

[Historic NY]

12. Hey Boner, where are the jobs you promised?

[Botany]

14. I heard him yesterday w/ a Frank Luntz talking point

"reduce the size of the job killing deficit." J Boner

[madmom]

16. "uncertainty" wasn't that what the bush tax cuts were all about?