John Boehner

A Petition Has Been Launched To Prosecute and Expel John Boehner From Congress

A Petition Has Been Launched To Prosecute and Expel John Boehner From Congress

This week a MoveOn.org petition began circulating for the purpose of prosecuting Speaker of the House John A. Boehner for…

9 years ago

Netanyahu and the GOP See Peace as an Existential Threat

What Netanyahu and Republicans fear is peace, which would interrupt their cycle of fear, leaving Iran more reasonable than the…

9 years ago

Speaker John Boehner Caves And Plans To Allow Clean Funding Bill For Homeland Security

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) announced that he would allow for a clean funding bill for Homeland Security on Tuesday.

9 years ago

Republicans, Not President Obama, Are Anti-Semitic and Un-American

Conservatives claim Obama is an anti-Semite. This is a stunning claim, particularly because Republicans, tea partiers, and so-called Christians are…

9 years ago

Senate Democrats Block Boehner’s Last Chance At Escaping His Homeland Security Crisis

Senate Democrats blocked the motion to negotiate with the House on the Homeland Security funding bill that means that John…

9 years ago

Republicans Are Paying For Making a Deal With Koch Devils

Republicans were so certain that if they allowed the Koch brothers to buy them control of Congress, no matter how…

9 years ago

Right Wing Media Explodes at Rumor Obama Would Shoot Down Israeli Jets Attacking Iran

A third-hand rumor justifies every lie the Right Wing media tells itself about President Obama

9 years ago

John Boehner Bails On Reality: Blames Obama For All Republican Failures

Speaker Boehner delivered an absurdly delusional appearance on CBS's Face The Nation where he blamed President Obama for all of…

9 years ago

White House Says Boehner and McConnell Are Giving Obama 99% Of What He Wants

White House sources are suggesting that John Boehner's strategy of picking a fight with the president over his immigration executive…

9 years ago

5 Big Whoppers from Speaker Boehner

Unwilling to do anything to help Americans, John Boehner concocts some more self-serving lies to blame Obama for his own…

9 years ago

Boehner’s Pathetic House Can Only Pass A One Week Funding Bill For Homeland Security

In a display of failed Republican leadership, John Boehner and House Republicans could only pass a one week funding bill…

9 years ago

John Boehner Humiliated As House Republicans Defeat His Bill To Keep Homeland Security Open

In a crushing defeat for John Boehner, his own House Republicans defeated the Speaker's bill, and jeopardized national security by…

9 years ago

Boehner Is A National Embarrassment For Comparing America to China and Russia

The problem with Boehner is that he is so accustomed to lying and making a laughingstock of himself, that he…

9 years ago

Democrats Aren’t Letting Boehner Weasel Out Of The Homeland Security Crisis He Caused

Speaker of the House John Boehner' s (R-OH) bill to fund Homeland Security for three weeks in a shameless attempt…

9 years ago

Bernie Sanders Lays Into John Boehner, “No More Excuses” Do Your Job

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) had a blunt message for Speaker of the House John Boehner. Sanders told Boehner to stop…

9 years ago

In An Unprecedented Move Harry Reid Puts The Screws To John Boehner’s Obstruction

Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) took the virtually unprecedented step of nailing John Boehner's obstruction by announcing that Senate Democrats will…

9 years ago

Orange Crushed: John Boehner Melts Down After President Obama Vetoes Keystone XL

Speaker of the House John Boehner could only react with inept rage after President Obama vetoed Keystone XL.

9 years ago

Call off the Bombers, Franklin Graham Says ISIL Will Bow Down to Jesus

"One thing is for sure - one day every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ…

9 years ago

John Boehner Shares his Scott Walker-Like Delusions About Foreign Policy

You might remember how John Boehner went all Stepford-like on Fox News Sunday and screamed that he was going to…

9 years ago

The Koch Agenda Brings Pain And Woe To People In Republican Controlled Red States

Because they own most of the Republican state's governors and legislatures, it is there that the Kochs' ideology is doing…

9 years ago

A Screaming John Boehner Cracks Up and Admits He Is Going To Shutdown Homeland Security

Speaker of the House John Boehner cracked up on Fox News Sunday and admitted during his Stepford-like screaming performance that…

9 years ago

Dear Religious Right: I’m Still Waiting for the Sky to Fall

My question is, will there be spankings all around? And if so, will there be a charge?

9 years ago

Boehner Plucks OK Gov. Mary Fallin to Repeat his Keystone XL Lies in Weekly Address

In the final analysis this is government of, by, and for the people, not a group of oil-drenched Koch-whores in…

9 years ago

The Media Wakes Up And Busts John Boehner On His Homeland Security Lie

Speaker Boehner refused to answer directly whether he believes the Department of Homeland Security would shut down when pressed repeatedly…

9 years ago

Republicans’ Rule A Death Sentence For 9 Million Disabled Americans

Republicans have shifted their focus slightly away from just killing Americans' jobs to killing disabled Americans; nearly nine million disabled…

9 years ago

#GOPMoveOver: Immigration Activists Storm Capitol Hill To Confront Republicans

Calling February 11 a day of action, activists staged protests in approximately three dozen Congressional offices on Wednesday.

9 years ago

Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Act to be Signed into Law by President Obama Thursday

Something is finally about to be done about veteran suicide prevention, as Senate, House, and President join to make the…

9 years ago

Democrats Successfully Kill GOP Bill To Overturn Obama Immigration Executive Action

Congressional Republicans tried to provoke a confrontation with President Obama by, not funding Homeland Security for a full year, but…

9 years ago

The Truth, “No president in history has done more for Israel’s security than Obama”

Republicans hope to paint Democrats as "anti-American" "Nazis" if they don't attend Netanyahu's speech, but President Obama has done more…

9 years ago

Israeli Official: Boehner And Netanyahu Conspired “To Defy and Humiliate President Obama”

Obviously Boehner is frustrated that he has been outplayed and out-maneuvered at every turn by the President, and lacking the…

9 years ago

John Boehner Falsely Claims House Focused Squarely on Jobs and the Economy

John Boehner continues to pretend he cares about jobs while pushing his Keystone XL get rich quick scheme on the…

9 years ago

EPA Finding Signals The Death Knell For The KeystoneXL Pipeline

Republicans and the Koch brothers make no secret that next to taxes, there is no part of the federal government…

9 years ago

Boehner’s Latest Attempt to Hoodwink America Fails Like the Rest

Boehner twisted history to claim that "the American people can't afford a repeat of the same old top-down policies of…

9 years ago

John Boehner Ignores Income Inequality While Telling Americans They Don’t Need A Tax Cut

John Boehner reacted to President Obama's budget by ignoring the issue of income inequality and making it clear that his…

9 years ago

Israeli Ambassador Jokes About Working To Undermine President Obama

Netanyahu's Ambassador Ron Dermer figured Super Bowl Sunday was a great day to kick sand in the President's face by…

9 years ago

Israeli Ambassador Throws John Boehner Under The Bus After Disrespect Of Obama Backfires

In an attempt to justify and mitigate Prime Minister Netanyahu's acceptance of an invitation to speak to Congress, Ron Dermer,…

9 years ago

Democrats Slam Boehner for Using Netanyahu To Undermine President Obama

House Democrats accused Speaker Boehner of undermining the President's foreign policy and inviting a foreign leader to influence United States…

9 years ago

Boehner and McConnell Bomb On 60 Minutes When Asked For GOP Alternative to Obamacare

Speaker of the House John Boehner and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delivered a disastrous appearance on 60 Minutes, the lowlight…

9 years ago

Pope Francis Is A U.S. Catholic Bishops’ Public Relations Creation

In fact, Francis is closely aligned with conservative Republican ideology; particularly in his position on addressing poverty and social issues…

9 years ago

Republicans’ Allegiance Is to Israel; Not America

It is obvious now that America is not in an 'official war,' Republicans need a fear-mongering diatribe from Netanyahu on…

9 years ago

Obama will not meet with Netanyahu during trip to Washington

President Barack Obama will not meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he travels to Washington in March.

9 years ago

The GOP Wants to Turn America into the Ultimate No-Go Zone

Republicans want to replace the laws of physics and say, "This is how reality works now" but you can't legislate…

9 years ago

The Lame Duck President’s Not So Lame State Of The Union Speech

I was privileged to watch a chamber full of sullen, petulant, mostly far-right and white, wealthy Koch puppets, largely sitting…

9 years ago

Boehner’s SOTU Fact-Checking Blames Obama for Income Inequality

The sad fact of Republican fact-checking is that their fact-checking needs to be fact-checked, and this was never more true…

9 years ago

This Week’s Republican Address Promises to Create Jobs and Save the Economy!

Rep. Steve Russell (R-OK) highlights the new Congress's work to "restore truly representative government that puts the people's priorities first"

9 years ago

The Possibility of Obama Successfully Negotiating with Iran has GOP Freaking Out

Only Republicans would see a war slipping through their fingers as a loss, and losing this chance is almost too…

9 years ago

GOP Civil War: Tea Party Congressman Rips Speaker John Boehner For Poor Leadership

Continuing GOP civil war, Rep. Richard Nugent of Florida vents Tea Party dissatisfaction with John Boehner's leadership and competence.

9 years ago

Thieving Republicans Robbed Americans In Their First Week Controlling Congress

It is amazing that Republicans who could not pass any legislation last year, spent the first four days of the…

9 years ago

Republican Senators Are Freaking Out Because A Bill From Boehner’s House Might Shut Down The Government

A handful of key Republican Senators are side-eying the plan House Republicans put forth on Friday in yet another effort…

9 years ago

John Boehner Votes to Create 35 Jobs! It’s a Jobgasm!

Keystone XL will create 35 permanent jobs, not even one person from every state in the Union. Maybe we should…

9 years ago

Speaker John Boehner Declares Himself Anti-Establishment Rebel And Not A Squish

Just two days after orchestrating the removal of two disloyal Florida GOP Congressmen (Daniel Webster and Rich Nugent), from the House Rules Committee, John…

9 years ago

Nancy Pelosi Calls Out John Boehner For Holding Homeland Security Funding Hostage

Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is on to Speaker John Boehner and the Republican Party's plans to use the Department…

9 years ago

John Boehner Throws A Fit Over President Obama’s Threat To Veto Republican Bills

Speaker of the House John Boehner threw a tantrum during his press conference because President Obama refused to give Republicans…

9 years ago

Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin’s Coup Against John Boehner Gets Just Three Votes

Despite the backing of Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin, Louie Gohmert received just three votes in his bid to unseat…

9 years ago

Republicans Begin New Congress By Standing With Racist Sympathizer Steve Scalise

Republicans are upset that Steve Scalise might have trouble raising money for the party, because some donors might not want…

9 years ago

According to Republicans The 114th Koch Congress Is Focused On Koch Priorities

Republicans are beginning the 114th Congress with the mindset that "nothing is going to get in the way of our…

9 years ago

The Forces of Nullification Behind Opposition to Boehner

This is really about opposition to Obama, and in violation of the Constitution, forcing him into the role of a…

9 years ago

Tea Baggers Go Coo Coo for Louie Gohmert

Tea Baggers love Louie Gohmert, which may explain why the man sounds barely sane to the rest of us. McCain…

9 years ago

Pope Plans To Go All In On Addressing Climate Change

Pope Francis plans to issue an edict on climate change in 2015.

9 years ago

The Insane Republican Reaction to Obama’s Cuba News

Tom DeLay said, "Frankly, I think this could also be payback by Obama to those Cubans who normally support Republicans"

9 years ago

President Obama Outplayed Republicans Again – So Stop Complaining

Once again, President Obama has out-maneuvered Republican plans to further wreak havoc on the nation, and although a clean funding…

9 years ago

Sen. Marco Rubio Leads Predictable Republican Whinefest Over Obama’s New Cuba Policy

After President Obama announced a new policy shift with Cuba Wednesday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) led the predictable Republican outrage.…

9 years ago

Drudge Suggests Obama Blackmailed Boehner to Get Funding Bill Passed

Because he can't admit to the most likely explanation, insanity in his own party, Matt Drudge tweets the least likely…

9 years ago

House Republican Says He Was Tricked By Boehner Into Voting For Government Funding Bill

Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) is claiming that he was tricked by John Boehner and Republican House leadership into voting for…

9 years ago

Republicans Completely Cave As President Obama Wins Big In Government Funding Deal

President Obama notched another big victory as Republicans put off their attempts to stop his immigration order and agreed to…

9 years ago

Republicans Are Idiots – But Kirk Cameron’s Movie Officially Sucks So Cheer Up

Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas has lower ratings than Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 and The Hottie & The Nottie, and a…

9 years ago

Boehner And Republicans Plan To Reverse Growth Numbers and Kill Jobs

Now that Republicans will have control of both houses of Congress, they will start, immediately, passing legislation to revert back…

9 years ago

House Republicans Freak Out And Claim John Boehner Is Screwing Over The American People

With days to go until the government could shut down, House Republicans are freaking out and claiming that John Boehner…

9 years ago

Boehner Has To Beg Democrats As His Plan To Avoid Government Shutdown Lacks Votes To Pass

John Boehner's plan to avoid a government shutdown in eight days doesn't have enough Republican votes to pass, so the…

9 years ago

Incompetent John Boehner Appoints Republican To A Committee That Doesn’t Exist

John Boehner out did his usual incompetence today by appointing a Republican to a committee that doesn't actually exist.

9 years ago

Immigration and the Shoddy Pretense of Journalism that is CNN

In examining the GOP's wild accusations of Obama "lawlessness," CNN declines to go beyond GOP talking points to the facts…

9 years ago

The GOP Poutfest Ignited: House Republicans Sue President Obama Over ACA

Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) announced that House GOP will be using taxpayer money to sue President Obama over the implementation…

9 years ago

According to Ted Cruz, Reagan and Both Bushes Acted Like Monarchs

De facto Speaker of the House and self-appointed incoming Senate Majority Leader Ted Cruz accused the President of being a…

9 years ago

John Boehner Blocks Votes On Popular Bills But Accuses Obama Of Ignoring The American People

John Boehner refuses to hold votes on many bills that are popular, but the Speaker has accused President Obama of…

9 years ago

Pelosi Mocks Boehner For Staggering Around DC To Find a Lawyer Willing to Sue Obama

Pelosi's office released a statement in which they conjure up the image of John Boehner staggering about DC begging someone…

9 years ago

Once More, President Obama Is Doing The Republicans’ Jobs For Them

There is an idiom that parents and employers likely put in practice when an important task has to be completed…

9 years ago

The GOP is Getting Hysterical Over Impending Immigration Executive Action

Republicans are even talking about embarrassing themselves with another lawsuit, like the one that worked so well with healthcare reform

9 years ago

Texas Legislator’s Biblical Proposal Abolishes Constitutional Equal Rights

Republicans and religious conservatives detest the 14th Amendment for myriad reasons, but chief among them is the guarantee of equal…

9 years ago

Tea Party Congressman Steve Stockman Subpoenaed By Grand Jury In Criminal Investigation

Outgoing Republican Congressman Steve Stockman and three of his aides have been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury as part…

9 years ago

GOP Heads Explode After President Obama Cuts Historic Climate Change Deal With China

On Tuesday evening, it was announced that the United States and China had come to an agreement to reduce carbon…

9 years ago

Republicans Celebrate Veterans Day By Dishonoring Veterans In Word And Deed

Republicans have no respect for the valiant service and sacrifices of veterans. In fact, for well over a decade, at…

9 years ago

A Final Look Back At An Odd Outcome And Maybe Some Mischief

Republicans blame Obama for not putting policies into effect that either (A) belonged in a fun house or (B) that…

9 years ago

Republicans Are The Ultimate Takers Who Only Want To Give To The Wealthy That They Serve

Even if some Americans do grasp the concept of Republicans as the ultimate takers, they likely fail to comprehend that…

9 years ago

John Boehner Plans To Help The Middle Class By Taking Away Healthcare and Raising Gas Prices

Speaker John Boehner outlined his plan to "help" the middle class during the Republican weekly address today, and his plan…

9 years ago

Orange Turns Yellow: Boehner Readout Of Meeting With Obama Leaves Out Facts

After meeting with President Obama, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) released a readout of the meeting that was missing key parts…

9 years ago

Conservatives Turn on McConnell And Anoint Ted Cruz The Leader Of Congress

The real conservatives look forward to Cruz's plan to push "his" Republican-led Senate to be as conservative and confrontational as…

9 years ago

John Boehner Makes A Veiled Impeachment Threat Towards Obama At Press Conference

During his press conference, John Boehner responded to a question about the potential for an immigration bill with a thinly…

9 years ago

McConnell and Boehner Announce Plan to Take Health Insurance Away From 1 Million Americans

Mitch McConnell and John Boehner have announced that one of the first things that the new Republican controlled Congress will…

9 years ago

John Boehner Says “Bush Would Have Punched” Putin “In The Nose” Over Crimea Invasion

During a campaign stop in Iowa Monday, Speaker of the House John Boehner tried to make the case that former…

9 years ago

Ted Cruz Says A Functioning Senate Subverts the Will of The People

In fact, there is very little that Ted Cruz even likes about this country, including the United States Constitution, that…

10 years ago

Scott Walker Joins the Republican Crusade Denigrating Americans’ Work Ethic

During a debate with his Democratic gubernatorial opponent last week, Koch loyalist Scott Walker took the time to insult Wisconsin…

10 years ago

GOP Civil War Gets Ugly John Boehner Begs Big Business To Neutralize Tea Party Crazies

The Republican civil war is getting nasty as Speaker of the House John Boehner is hoping that his friends in…

10 years ago

Republican Sequester Prevented Health Agencies From Stopping Ebola Spread

There is little money for the agencies tasked with helping stop the virus due to the Republicans' precious sequester the…

10 years ago

Natural Born Job Killers: Why Republicans Are Afraid to Reveal Their Job Creation Ideas

It is difficult to believe that any American might think, even for a nano-second, that Republicans serve anyone other than…

10 years ago

John Boehner Rewrites History With An Epic Lie That Blames Obama For Republican Obstruction

John Boehner's desperation was showing on ABC's This Week as he repeated the Republican big lie in order to blame…

10 years ago

Bobby Jindal Shows His Stupidity By Calling Obama Administration ‘Science Deniers’

Jindal is not only "acting" stupid about the reality of evolution and climate change, he is also feigning ignorance of…

10 years ago

After Doing Nothing for Six Years, Republicans Claim We Need More…Republicans

We are supposed to believe that "Republicans are working to create jobs for Americans. Democrats are working to save their…

10 years ago

Lazy Republicans Need To Learn the Culture and Value of Work

It is unfair and hypocritical for a person who has a job but refuses work to attribute laziness to a…

10 years ago

While On A Seven Week Paid Vacation John Boehner Calls The Unemployed Lazy

John Boehner left work early to go on a seven-week paid vacation, but the Speaker felt compelled to call the…

10 years ago

Republicans Steal Taxpayer Money By Becoming The Earliest Congress To Bolt Town Since 1960

The record of failure and shame continues to grow for House Republicans as they have passed fewer laws than last…

10 years ago