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Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) opened his presser asking “Where are the jobs?” as if he expected an alternate Speaker John Boehner to appear and explain himself. No such apparition did appear.
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After House Republicans killed the VA bill Thursday morning because they refused to provide the VA with more funding, even though their party is the one that created the extra veterans with the two wars and continues to push for new armed conflicts, the Speaker blamed President Obama. The Speaker thinks it’s Obama’s fault that Boehner can’t pass legislation dealing with the border and the VA in the House before they go on yet another break, as if somehow a ghost of the President had taken residence in the House and was forcibly stopping Boehner from bringing legislation to the floor.
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http://youtu.be/dZBA61az9oA?t=49m47s
The Speaker was asked if Republicans could pass a border bill by next week, and instead of saying yes, as the Majority party, I’m operating under the made up Hastert Rule in order to limit the power of the minority party and so of course I can, he demurred that Republicans were “continuing to talk to our colleagues.”
This is also known as “It’s Obama’s Fault”.
Boehner explained that in the World According to Lawsuit Over Nothing John Boehner, Obama had changed his mind and “flip-flopped” Romney style on the border. “Now the president and his team have apparently flip-flopped. Now they want billions in new spending with no commitment to actually solving the problem.”
This explains perfectly why the House can’t pass any legislation or make any changes to any existing laws, because you see… Obama exists.
Also, Senate Democrats are mean.
Somehow Senate Democrats have also taken up residence in the House, and forcibly stopped the Speaker from doing his job, speaking of jobs.
If Boehner has learned any one specific skill since the Tea Party took over his chamber, it’s how to toss a hot ball at Obama and run away while pointing blame at the President for catching the ball, “But understand, it’s time for the White House to get their act together. Do they want to change the 2008 law and address the real underlying problem here or don’t they?”
Boehner insists that he is doing the bidding of the American people, who apparently hate decent paying jobs, don’t want healthcare, and want veterans to suffer along with the poor children the House is starving. Thus, in the name of the American people, Boehner denounced the “blank check” Obama requested for the Veterans’ Administration. “I want to be clear, there’s going to be no blank check for the President and his allies.”
Yes, Boehner is very clear that $13.5 billion for the VA is a “blank check” and that’s a no-go. By definition, of course, this is the opposite of a blank check but in House Republican land, a check with numbers on it is blank if it is requested by Obama. Thus, they can deny it because they don’t give out blank checks. And around we go.
(I warned Democrats that Republicans would be able to pull this crap once a sacrificial lamb was offered up to the media, and here we are, with no one caring about Republicans refusing to fund the VA as needed because it’s no longer a potential “scandal” for the White House.)
According to Politico Congressional reporter Seung Min Kim, Leader Nancy Pelosi (D_CA) called out John Boehner for his claim that it’s Obama’s fault he can’t pass his bill, “I haven’t seen what they’ve said they think they can pass.
Pelosi, with a subtle dig at House Republican border-crisis plan: “I haven’t seen what they’ve said they think they can pass.”
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) July 24, 2014
Leader Pelosi can’t help but snicker, after all, she is the only reason that Boehner has been able to pass anything remotely reasonable. He needs her to get House Democrats on his side in order to pass his border idea.Pelosi has insisted that Republicans give Democrats enough money to do what they need to do, as well as ensuring due process for the children. Since Boehner won’t even give the President half of what he asked for in order to deal with this emergency, Pelosi knows Boehner is on his own. Stuck with his own party.
Where is this bill he can pass without her help? As if.
There is no bill that Boehner can pass without House Democrats, because House Republicans refuse to spend any money on anything except Obama witch hunts.
That’s a “No!” for a blank check for that border crisis, even though Obama didn’t ask for a blank check ($3.7 billion is an actual number, not anything like a “blank check” and it doesn’t give birth to itself or die from illegitimate rape). Not only are House Republicans denying President Obama what he asks for, but also things he never asked for, just in case he gets any ideas about being President.
Also, where are the jobs? Someone needs to get the poor Speaker a mirror.
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