Saving Face? Has He Looked In a Mirror Lately?
Speculation is that John Boehner wants to “save face” with the President over the fiscal cliff negotiations.
The President says —
“I think the idea of not raising taxes has become sort of a religion for a lot of members of the Republican Party. I think Speaker Boehner has a contentious caucus, as his caucus is tough on him sometimes so he doesn’t want to look like he’s giving in to me somehow because that might hurt him in his own caucus.”
A religion? Saint Grover?
Juanita Jean says —
John, Honey, have you really looked at your face? Babe, it ain’t worth saving.
And that’s why Juanita is not President.
You know, up until this very moment I thought the Speaker of the House was a leader. Can you even imagine Sam Rayburn kowtowing to anybody? Tip O’Neill?
Oh fergoodnesssake, Boehner, grow some.
Juanita Jean, I’m pretty sure neither of us has a very bight future in the Diplomatic Corps either!
1I’m so mouthy they would not even vote for me to be Cat Collector in my little burg and many dislike cats – NO offense, please, I have kitty~
Everyone I speak to is sick and damn tired of being held hostage financially every Christmas~
2Unless the political landscape changes there may never be another strong speaker like Mr. Sam, in either party. Presently, members of the House of Representatives are more obligated to big dollar contributors than they are to party. The gerrymandered districts, that most represent, compound the problem. One can feel a bit of sympathy for Boehner. He has repeatedly been positioned to cut a deal that republicans should embrace only to be shot down by the piss-ants that dominate his caucus.
3Boehner is pitiful. He cries, he dithers, he’s terrified of Grover and the lean and hungry members of his leadership group that would love to replace him. Not that any of them would be much of an improvement.
Nancy Pelosi is much closer to Mr. Sam than John Boehner could ever hope to be.
4TexasEllen, I second the motion on Nancy Pelosi! At least she has the smarts to be more afeard of Almighty God than G is for Grover! When are those phony balony Xtians going to ever get that right!
5It ain’t easy being a cult leader.
6Times like this, I really miss Nancy Pelosi as Speaker. She told Boehner the other day to “figure it out” and he, of course, didn’t listen.
7W C, I don’t think Boehner has a functional figurer.
8John did “grow some” once. They now lie pickled in the bottom of a bottle of bourbon.
9I’d love to see Mr. Sam come back for a few months and open a can of Whoop Ass in the House of R. It would be a sight to see and talk about for many years. He had his faults like all human beans but he had courage, integrity, and balls the size of (I’m not sure I can think that big.)
10Bonehead wants to save THAT face? I guess, since it it the only one he has……
11The correct medical term is ESS (enlarged scrotum syndrome). Unfortunately it isn’t contageous; you either got it (them) or you don’t.
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