Speaker John Boehner decried the moniker bestowed
upon him by conservatives. A title he richly
deserves after shoving CRomnibus down our throats.
“During my years here
when I voted, I had the eighth most conservative voting record in the
Congress,” Boehner said Thursday, rebutting the conservative criticism. “And it
does pain me to be described as spineless or a squish.”
“And I tell you what
pains me the most is when they describe me as the establishment,” Boehner
continued. “Now, I’m the most anti-establishment speaker we’ve ever had.”
“Who was the guy that
got rid of earmarks?” the Ohio Republican said. “Whose the guy who believes in
regular order? Me. Who believes in allowing more members to participate in the
process from both sides of the aisle? Me. I’m pretty comfortable in my own
skin. And I’m going to do my best to show all of our members, Democrats and
Republicans, and those members who voted against me, that I’m up to the job I
was given.”
Here is what one democrat had to say about Boehner’s
CRomnibus:
Retiring representative Jim Moran (D., Va.) says that Democrats got
“virtually everything” they wanted in the cromnibus package that’s going to a vote in the
House tonight, as he praised the bill in terms that could double as the
conservative critique of the legislation.
Moran says that “the Republicans are
indicating they need 80 Democrats” and he’s frustrated that Democrats won’t
provide the votes.
“In 20 years of being on the
appropriations [committee], I haven’t seen a better compromise in terms of
Democratic priorities. Implementing the Affordable Care Act, there’s a lot more
money for early-childhood development — the only priority that got cut was the
EPA but we gave them more money than the administration asked for,” Moran told
reporters Thursday evening after exiting a Democratic caucus meeting in which
White House chief of staff Denis McDonough tried to convince members to back
the bill.
When Democrats praise you, there’s a problem!
Kudos to the 25 congressmen who voted against the orange
man. There should have been more. It just goes to show you how much of a
stranglehold the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other special interest have on
Capitol Hill.
Source: http://dailycaller.com/2015/01/08/boehner-im-the-most-anti-establishment-speaker-weve-ever-had/
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