Turns out Boehner was pushing Sequester in 2011 per TPM and Daily Beast

[OregonBlue]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/02/20/the-powerpoint-that-proves-it-s-not-obama-s-sequester-after-all.html

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/02/boehner-2011-powerpoint-sequester.php

Although he now blames President Obama for the draconian spending cuts set to take effect March 1, just days before it passed House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) characterized the so-called sequester to Republicans as a way to hold the president accountable.

A PowerPoint presentation that Boehner sent to his conference on July 31, 2011, reported by TPM at the time and resurfaced by The Daily Beast’s John Avlon, cast the sequester and the rest of the deal in favorable terms. The seven-slide PowerPoint was titled “Two-Step Approach To Hold President Obama Accountable” and the final slide made the case for sequestration.



So much for all the denial at Washington Post et al.

[riqster]

1. He was for it before he was against it? nt

[Berlum]

2. All America gets from Republicans & corporate media (R) are lies and spin

Freaking deceitful anti-truth wankmasters (R)

[leftyohiolib]

3. my belief is that the repubs thought they would win the w.h. and this would cease to be an issue

[emulatorloo]

4. Lie and project, that's what they teach in Republican 101

[Cha]

5. Of course he did. When is the CorporateMedia going to hold

the pit of lying snakes "accountable"?

Answer: Never.

Thanks OregonBlue