Boehner’s Leadership May Re-Elect Obama in 2012
House Speaker John Boehner is falling for a trap, hook, line, and sinker — and the Republican presidential nominee will reap the results of Boehner’s folly. The single biggest issue facing America is the inability of the federal government to pay its bills. The deficit for the month of February was $222.5 billion dollars. That is a record $7.9 billion a day. And how does John Boehner respond?
First Boehner makes it clear he wants Republicans to raise the debt ceiling. Then he strong arms Republican members of Congress to pass a continuing resolution because he fears a government shutdown. The price he pays for his peace with Obama is insignificant budget cuts. Finally, to make himself look tough after being a wimp on spending, Boehner is talk, talk, and talk about entitlement reform. Changing the contract on Social Security is the single least popular budget cut, and it places him squarely opposed to Obama on the one issue the president knows he can use to demagogue himself to re-election.
Boehner is playing into Obama’s hands.
And now… the rest of the story. …..
Harold
The only way a GOP nominee would win with this House leadership is if they are outside of leadership. A tea party candidate would work.