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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 10:09 PM Original message |
Why doesn't Boehner just reach out to Democrats? |
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muntrv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. Because Rush Limpballs and Clusterfox News won't let him. |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 10:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. But why does he still care? |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 10:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. He may have a gun to his head. Literally. nt |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
2. Unless Boehner is equally dead set at defaulting on Aug. 2 |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
3. The establishment repukes are scared to death of the tea party. |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 10:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I don't think the tea party still has the pull that the est. Republicans act like they do. |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 10:18 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Ask the "moderate" repuke who was popular with both |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 10:19 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. But those who front the tea party...the chamber of commerce etc.... |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
5. If he were intelligent and decent, he wouldn't be what he is today nt |
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LonePirate (898 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
7. For Boehner, passing a bill is less important than hurting Obama. He won't compromise with the Ds. |
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Contrary1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
8. Their front is already "untied". |
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cabot (101 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
10. well, now you're just being silly! |
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givemebackmycountry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
11. Hey look, I don't like the guy but you are trying to get him killed. |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 10:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. The people want a deal, the sane folks in his party want a deal.... |
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winga222 (298 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 11:16 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. OMG, I'd forgotten about Toonces! |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
14. His party views the other party as the opposition. |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 10:38 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Correction - teabaggers view the other party as enemy combatants, traitors |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 10:55 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Of course. |
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Scurrilous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
16. John Boehner's Astonishing Miscalculation |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 10:26 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Good article. |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
17. I think that's what's going to happen in the end. |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
19. He will lose his speakership if he passes bill without his party support |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 10:42 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. But it's not his party, it's 30 fringe members |
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gulfbreeze (128 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
24. Ditto! |
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