Boehner's deficit of leadership

[Zorro]

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Speaker of the House John Boehner is about as a brazen as a politician gets.

On Monday, responding to President Barack Obama's plan to cut the federal budget deficit by $3.6 trillion through a mix of spending cuts and tax increases, Boehner said: "Pitting one group of Americans against another is not leadership."

The joint congressional committee seeking to cut the deficit, said Boehner, "is engaged in serious work to tackle a serious problem. ... Unfortunately, the president has not made a serious contribution to its work today."

It takes a lot of nerve to say that, when Boehner himself made a speech last week that was intended to severely restrict the joint committee's ability to reach a fair — and serious — conclusion.

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[applegrove]

1. Keep it up Boehner. Just keep it up.

[tblue37]

2. After his defeat today in the House, Boehner might well have

cemented his position as the least effective House majority leader ever.

[SharonAnn]

3. And yet, one can only lead when others are willing to follow.

He may not be a very strong leader, but I think it's more on the followers side where the issue is.

They just want to destroy things. They don't want to build anything.