A Defense Of Speaker Boehner
by Jake3BP • December 26, 2012 • Uncategorized • 8 Comments
With only a few days until the nation goes over the fiscal cliff—most likely sending our economy into another recession, if not a full-blown depression—a lot of talk has centered on Ohio Republican Speaker of the House, John Boehner. He’s faced a lot of criticism, from both sides of the aisle.
Perhaps rightly so, but given the actions of the child currently occupying the oval office, Speaker Boehner still has this Ohioan’s support. And the reasoning is based in the history of the last four years.
President Barack Obama’s propensity for the use of executive orders has already been noted numerous times—the man loves to act unilaterally and without the approval of the nation’s legislative branch. From his birth control mandate (which violates every tenet of the First Amendment’s freedom of religion) to circumventing the Senate’s executive appointment process, Obama’s actions reveal his style of governing is less like a democracy and more like a dictatorship.
President Barack Obama has proven time and time again, he doesn’t want to work through the process, because the final product might not be exactly what he wants—God forbid we actually have some compromise in this country. Our President isn’t interested in cooperation or negotiation if it means he has to make concessions.
And that’s why we’re going over the fiscal cliff come January. That’s what Obama wants.
That’s the kind of President that Boehner has to deal with, all the while trying to maintain conservative policy positions. It’s a tough balancing act, and I can respect the position he’s in. Boehner has to make a compromise work with his members, or else President Obama will simply implement whatever he wants via executive fiat.
In other words, Boehner is the only thing standing between President Obama and the man’s desire to take this country hard Left.
As I mentioned above, we’re going over the fiscal cliff—Obama dreams of higher taxes, and should he actually cut the middle class some slack later down the road, he wants those reductions to be the “Obama Tax Cuts” and not just a continuation of Bush’s policies that, wouldn’t you know, actually seem to work.
It just fits with his egotistical personality. I truly believe the GOP could pass a tax cut on all making less than $250,000, with no conditions or strings attached, and President Obama would find some excuse not to sign it—Obama’s given me no reason to take him at his word.
We could have given Boehner some support last November, but we fell short in the race for the presidency as well as our U.S. Senate seat. So we’re stuck dealing with the consequences for the next four (and six) years.
That’s why I’m standing behind Speaker Boehner, at least until someone else can prove that they’re better at convincing one of the most liberal presidents in American history, and a do-nothing Senate that they should cooperate on conservative policy positions.
Truth be told, I’m proud to have an Ohioan serving as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, particularly in these incredibly tough times. As Ohio continues to outpace the nation—with an economy that’s growing ever stronger under the policies of business-minded Governor John Kasich—it seems to me having another Buckeye leading at the national level isn’t such a bad idea.
And with the fiscal cliff looming, while our President vacations 3000 miles from Washington, D.C. (while millions of Americans can’t afford a vacation at all), that Ohioan might be our only hope.
You know it gives me no pleasure to complain about Speaker Boehner — none. I worked hard for Congressman Boehner in 2010 — I was at his office in West Chester often day after day helping.
As are result of the huge collection of conservative patriots all across our country a huge victory was delivered that November and Congressman Boehner became Speaker Boehner that night. This victory was NOT delivered by the Republican Party.
What was the message of the Tea Party? It was ALL about controlling spending and fixing the deficit. So in January 2011 did Speaker Boehner show his gratitude to the new conservative members elected by Tea Party workers? Did he bring any of them in to the leadership fold? Did he give them any respect? Well to paraphrase the Speaker’s own favorite line: “HELL NO he didn’t!”
Instead Speaker Boehner went out on his own (and we now know know most of his caucus wasn’t even in the loop) to do his GRAND BARGAIN with Obama.
Well he got his rear-end handed to him. In the confusion, of charges and counter charges the followed the press was only too happy to spin it as Boehner’s fault. The collapse was hung on the GOP and Obama that came out looking relatively good. It was a gift from Speaker Boehner. THAT is incompetent leadership. He should obviously have waited for Obama to put up something publicly first so there was no doubt about “who’s fault” it was.
Because of that fiscal the entire conservative reform movement lost face, credibility and much of its support with the American public. THAT screw up set the wheels in motion for the disaster that we saw in November 2012 in my opinion. In the eyes of the public under John Boehner the GOP was a bunch of malcontents who were not interested in “compromising”.
Now we deja vue all over again on the “Fiscal Cliff”. And what did Speaker Boehner do this time? He got way our in front of his caucus again , decided he and he alone could interpret the 2012 election returns and started dealing directly with, and making concessions to, Obama and once more it blew up, publicly, in his face.
Do you seriously think any of us need a lecture on what a piece of human garbage Barack Obama is? I worked 7 hours a day for 6 weeks solid hoping to be rewarded with the end of his presidency. Romney ran a pathetic campaign but we got NO HELP for a Speaker John Boehner. and his 2-year track record of failure. Ohioan or not he needs to get out of the way.
Sorry about the typos in my post above – I picked a bad time to start it and ended up with a “rush job”. Mea culpa.
Very well said Fargo44!
May we also add, in 2011, Boehner “settled” for only $352 MILLION in budget cuts. . .that’s nothing compared to the TRILLIONS being spent when we hit the debt ceiling limit on Monday. Mr. Boehner always seems more willing to (1) give BHO an out and (2) willing to kick the can down the road with Continuing Resolutions (3) used the Tea Party to get a majority in the House and then “purges” them from committee assignments.
GotFreedon said; “[John Boehner]…used the Tea Party to get a majority in the House and then “purges” them from committee assignments.’
Yes exactly! Starting in circa April 2009 John Boehner was in attendance at many of the Tea Party rallies here in the SW Ohio area — I spoke to him at several of them. There were relatively few of us then in those dark days after November, 2008. We were all demoralized but we were also determined to fight back — to make our objections heard — we had out hand-made “NObama” stickers on our cars….
Oh yes, John Boehner was there then to urge us on — but then when he was handed the title Speaker of the House he told those who made it possible to stuff our “impractical” ideas and to sit down and shut up! The Republican party, oh yes the PROFESSIONALS, would take over now and show us all how it is done.
John Boehner and the rest of us are in this mess today precisely because the mainstream Republican party “professionals” squandered the opportunities won for them at great effort in 2010.
And here is the sad part — even after, BY ANY STANDARD a pathetic first term Obama has emerged STRONGER in 2012 then in November 2008.
John Boehner isn’t the only one responsible for this by a long shot — but he was the de facto head of the Republican party and he was one of the most determined not to be misguided by all those crazy ultraconservative who blew in to the House of Representatives in January, 2009. He and the Republicans had a better way….
John Boehner’s finger prints are ALL OVER this sorry state of affairs.
Fargo. . .thank you for sharing your personal experiences with Boehner and your insight. . .much appreciated and IMO, long over due (getting out the word about Boehner/professionals in the GOP)!
New name, new website, same shoddy error-filled writing.
The “birth control mandate” wasn’t the result of an executive order, but it was a regulation promulgated under the Affordable Care Act. There’s a huge difference between an executive order and a regulation. Also, the regulation already exempts religious institutions and contains a broad exception for religious non-profits. So, no, it doesn’t violate ever tenet of the First Amendment (how does it affect freedom of the press?).
And recess appointments are explicitly PROVIDED for in the U.S. Constitution. That’s why no federal court has held your claim that it was somehow unconstitution actually was.
You can disagree with these decisions without resulting to falsely calling the President of the United States a dictator. Grow up and get your facts straight.
Actually you are spinning the truth again Modern Esquire what else is new?
From August, 2012 on all new or renewed medical insurance plans are MANDATED to provide FREE birth control to all women — the only exemption is actual houses of worship (i.e., churches or synagogues). Some “religious institutions” (e.g., Catholic hospitals) are granted ONLY A ONE YEAR EXEMPTION before the law applies EQUALLY TO THEM!.
The argument that they can pass the cost on to their insurance company is just hypocritical mumbo-jumbo (stock trade for Obama and Sebelius) since many of these organization are self-insured. And even if the aren’t the exemption just amounts to a “pass through” funding scheme — an equally as repugnant proposition on moral grounds.
Of course you could not expect actual supporters of infanticide, like Obama and Sebelius, to understand morality now could you?
Since we are on the topic these same regs. also require health insurance plans to provide FREE ANNUAL (age and developmentally appropriate) health care to at least 50 million “well-women”. This includes all sorts of things like preconception & fertility services, prenatal care, screenings for gestational problems, e.g., in utero diabetes, testing for HPV & HIV as well as consulting/counseling for other STDs, breastfeeding and even “domestic violence”.
What this amounts to middle class Americans families ( including men and women and their who have their own kids) will be paying for services of others. Many of those receiving free health care will be those who CHOOSE not to work simply because Obamacare will provide for them. (kind of like Obamaphones don’t you know?).
Like many progressive plans Obamacare encourages a continually expanding segment of the population to sit home let others pay their way. Under the Obama state their only obligation is to go to the polls and vote for more democrats.
Gee I wonder how well this is going to work? It only totally flies in the face of logic and common sense and runs against the grain of human nature. But hey, like being ” amoral”, the Obamabots are free of common sense and logic. It makes their life so much easier — just say or do whatever comes to mind. If you say it long enough and the press supports you it becomes the new reality.
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Really, Modern? You’re walking a fine-line between commenting and trolling.
1.) I never said anything about the “birth control mandate” coming via executive order. Just that Obama likes to act unilaterally. Get your eyes checked.
2.) From the post: “every tenet of the First Amendment’s freedom of religion.” Apparently you missed the religion part, or you’re reading comprehension is lacking.
3.) Cordray’s appointment was not via recess–the legislative branch was alternating sessions every few days. Obama circumvented the traditional process, and even someone as blinded by liberal love as you should recognize that. But I guess 60 years of presidential precedent mean nothing to our holier-than-thou President.
Seriously, bring your A-game next time. You’re really slipping these days, man.