Barnyard debate: Boehner shows himself to be an unserious leader

[babylonsister]

http://post-gazette.com/pg/10339/1108103-192.stm

Barnyard debate: Boehner shows himself to be an unserious leader
Sunday, December 05, 2010
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


Americans should start being concerned that Republican House leader and soon-to-be speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio is up to the job his party has given him.

On Thursday, in a press conference, Mr. Boehner called discussions and maneuvering in Congress by Democrats and Republicans to try to reach a consensus position on the fate of the Bush tax cuts "chicken crap."

The subject matter of the discussions is serious. It is basically whether and to whom the tax cuts which President George W. Bush granted during his administration to the rich and the middle class alike, scheduled to expire at the end of the year, should be extended. Options include extending the tax cuts a) to no one, b) to middle class taxpayers earning under $200,000 for individuals and $250,000 for joint filers, or c) to everyone, including America's millionaires.

The "to no one" and, to a lesser extent, "to the middle class only" advocates point to the trillion-dollar budget deficit and the $14 trillion national debt to support their position. The Republicans fall back to the "trickle down" argument -- tax breaks that go to the rich cause them to create jobs -- that the country's experience with the Bush tax cuts does not bear out.

Serious stuff. Mr. Boehner doesn't look like a serious leader so far. There is an argument for candor in public speech. There is also a stronger argument for America's leaders to maintain a standard of dignity that Mr. Boehner has so far not showed. America's taxes and its debt are not "chicken crap," as Mr. Boehner seems to think. They are at the core of the nation's prospects for the future.

[Angry Dragon]

1. Give him some slack

He was just looking in a mirror and was just telling everyone what he saw

[jaxx]

2. Boehner has major self control issues.

I think he will be the entertainment for the next 2 years in the emotional department. He'll be mean and dirty, but he'll cry about it.

[Hepburn]

3. Hey, hey....please give Bone-whore some credit where credit is due, OK?

Pleeeeeeee-zuh: "Chicken crap" is actually eloquent considering his usual manner of speech!

:evilgrin:

[felinetta]

4. I think our side should put out an ad immediately with this Boner statement. Start the campaign

now.  If people got to see this enough, every time they saw
his face, they would think "chicken crap". Using ads
like this now, would make our victories a whole lot easier in
2012.  I say do an offensive ad campaign, starting now.  They
will always provide plenty of stupid
sound bites.