From NBC News: During his weekly press conference, House Speaker John Boehner made his first public comments on the abrupt resignation of Rep. Chris Lee (R-NY) following reports about inappropriate texting and photos.
"Congressman Lee made his own decision that he thought was in his best interest and the interest of his family," Boehner said. "I think he made the right decision for himself and his family," he added.
The House leadership has promised "zero tolerance policy" for ethical problems, and they've generally been quick to act when allegations arise. For example, when Rep. Mark Souder admitted last spring that he had an affair with a staffer, he was quickly forced to resign.
Today, Boehner said "I believe that members of Congress should be held to the highest ethical standard. That's what the American people expect."
Boehner "refused to say whether he spoke to Lee or urged him to resign" yesterday, according to the AP. But he added: "My conversations with members are private, and they will remain that way."


yawn ,
Yep......yawn.
7 out of the 10 threads up are minor GOP non-stories. What party is the executive branch and controls the Senate, foreign policy.....
How about this.
Obama called for $58 billion for high speed rail Washington DC to New York, Boston.......commuters, right?
What middle class people commute from NYC, Bedford, Boston, etc. to WASHINGTON, D.C.? Isn't it pretty much the rich / pretty darn well to do with great jobs?
What sense does it make for the those that don't have those jobs to pay for / subsidize the transporation of those that do have those jobs? Isn't this the average guy subsidizing the well to do guy?
What about the Volt? Who really pays $41,000.00 for a 150 hp fad car with limited utility? The average guy, or the well to do guy?
And doesn't the average guy help pay $7,500.00 to the well to do everytime they buy one?
I thought Obama was for the little guy.
Nah, just kidding, conservatives know better.
Too bad the libbies don't.
nah, just kidding......why not....your whole post was a joke!
Bob-1805084 conservatives know better....yet they support tax cuts for the 2% wealthiest Americans, while the rest of get the shaft as usual? lol... u r too funny.
Ooooh yeah, that's right, they create jobs, and us po folks r supposed to worship them.
WHERE R D JOBS???
Tunde,
I am pretty sure that the rest of Americans got the same tax extension, plus an extra 2%, because of the SS tax being cut to 4.2% for a year. And besides, if you do your research, the wealthiest--who already contribute about 85% of all the federal income tax dollars--were only going to have their taxes raised 3%, while many of the other areas in our progressive tax system were going to go up 5%. The lowest tax bracket going from 10% to 15%. Of course, that would only hurt those who don't pay taxes anyway.
Oh, and I am pretty sure, that since the GOP was sworn in this past January, that the unemployment rate has already dropped .4%--and with their ability to spin things, the perception will be that they lead the charge, because as we all know perception is 90% of what is believed:)
b dune ya,
Well bless your heart, you almost got it....
........Obama's high speed rail and the Government Motors Volt are the joke.
Tunde,
Well bless your heart, you actually think the rich would pay taxes and not hide their money?
That was Andrew Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury under Coolidge. 1924 from his book "Taxation".
He wrote that IRS records show 206 people making a million reported in 1916. Then Wilson skyrocketed the taxes and within 5 years there were only 21 people reporting a million.
Then right after Congress enacted tax cuts there were suddenly 207 people reporting a million in 1925.
Funny how that works, huh?
BTW - Revenues from capital gains doubled in 1925 over the revenues in 1924.
Want to learn more? You like black guys right? Try Thomas Sowell. The above was from his Can Republicans Talk? Part II.
About jobs - he can educate you on that too. Lots of great articles, books, etc.
Trunde - how many jobs have you personally created in your life?
Please explain to us just how it is the government creates jobs. Heck I'll settle for your explanation as to how the government creates anything. Please start your analysis for the point of funding: as in where the funding comes from for the government to creat anything.
You do know, right? This is neither a secret or a joke, right?
Not sure how the government creates jobs, but consider this: You drywall houses in a small town. The government opens some sort of center- I don't know, some outlet that hires a bunch of help to process tax payments or something, hell I don't know. The upshot is- they hire a bunch of people. Some of those people want or need to buy houses. The builders of the houses need drywallers.
YOU, a drywall guy, are going to turn down the business, because the buyers of the houses work for the gubmint? Even if the number of jobs you could win bids on might create enough work that YOU could create a couple of jobs yourself, by hiring painters or mudders?
Sometimes I just don't understand these things, I guess.
Well, lets see, Nancy Pelosi says the government creates jobs! She said 400,000 jobs would be created, almost immediately, because of ObamaCare. That was nearly a year ago (Signed into law on March 23, 2010). So do you think that happened? Or was Nasty Nancy fibbing? She also said ObamaCare would produce a total of 4 million new jobs, so we all got that to look forward to as well.
And are those jobs seperate from the "Shovel ready" jobs Obama promised?
Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2010/02/25/pelosi_health_reform_will_create_400000_jobs_almost_immediately.html
Hey Spanky the Federal and State Governments have created many jobs through bills it passes that fund things like the construction highways, bridges, tunnels, hydro electrical dams, levies, power lines, canals, ships, planes, tanks, small arms, etc.. That's right the government you seem to think is a do nothing does all the things that make big business life run. And how do they pay for all of those things well through taxes, bonds and the sale of the rights to use of government lands among others.
Thanks for asking.
Ahh Drive By, really?
The government allocates wealth. It decides to open a center. To do that, or anything else it takes money from the private sector. I understand that you and others here will never get that so I fall back to this: Why doesn't the government simply hire everyone who is unemployed?
And Joanna has an excellent point - in fact Obama had to admit there were NO shovel ready jobs. Most of the stimulus went to keep existing government workers. That money is gone. What now, brown cow?
Devie, pray tell, and as I asked above where does the government get the money to pay for all those projects? It's kinda important to trace the money from the source - it is th esource that creates the whole thing. And the source is not the government. But I suspect you know that, right Devie?
Hey Devie you fixing to claim any deductions or exemptions this year on your taxes? If so, why? How about you Drive By- going to itemize this year? Run expenses through a schedule C?
Well, drive-thru s'plained it real good. He says that if the guberment need to puts up some drywall, that that makes some jobs for the drywallers. What he doesn't say though is that the gubmerment borrowed the money from some'one, and that some'one at some'point would like that money back. So if you as a indy'vidual max out your credit cards and hire a land'scaping crew to redo yr'lawn, and those people don't get paid cause you had no intention of paying off that credit card of yr's, either the credit card company is out the money and is mad at you, or the landscaping crew is out the money and is mad at you, so who really is ahead on the deal?
Well I hope I put it all in terms you can understand, I try'd to keep the words to three silly-bulls or less just for you.
Sooner or later the government has to get the money to pay off theri loans. Haven't yet though, they just let it ride on that Big Old Credit Card. $1.5 trillion worth this year alone.
So how many jobs will be destroyed when that credit card bill comes due and that big old guberment starts looking for someone to pay for it?
BigBear... let me help you out here...
so I'm well aware that most taxes are paid by the wealthy...as it's supposed to be... if we want to honestly do anythin about the skyrocketing deficits that the Tea Party screams about, then we needed to have let the taxes for the top 2% expire - not to spite them for their wealth, but to help prop up American so that their wealth can continue and American at least maintains the status quo. Because we both know they spending in washington is unstainable. I hope you were being sarcastic when you talk about the 0.4% drop in unemployment being as a result of GOP in office. Because we both know only 36K jobs were created in that month. So we shouldn't really have expected any drop in unemployment, except for the number being what it is - not represetative of true unemployment - probably more like ~15%-18%....
Since the GOP took office, they havent spent 1 day on job promotion.... this is their priority.
Spanky, how many jobs have I created? what does that have to do with anything? you don't know me, so don't prescribe to know who I am or what i do. No where in my post did I mention that government create jobs... so you using it to debate my argument is silly at best... i"ve respected and agreed (and even liked) with some of your post in the past, but your response to this one was a little poor.
And BTW, the reason why I ask, "WHERE R D JOBS" is because it was supposed to be a #1 priority with the GOP... and it obviously is not - judging by the bills they've brought to the floor.
Well the government isn't taxing enough to balance their spending now are they? So that means they sell bonds, and pay interest on that debt, plus we'd like to pay down some of that debt at some point. And interest on those bonds hasn't been so bad, fairly low actually, but a funny thing is happening. As inflation edges up, mostly because of QE2, those interest rates for those bonds the government has to purchase are also starting to move up. So financing that hyper-increasing debt of ours is getting more and more expensive.
So do you think that's a good idea Devie, spending more and more of our tax dollars to pay off those ever increasing interest rates on our borrowed money? We're not even talking about paying the debt mind you.
And for all the jobs "created" when the government borrowed all that money, how many jobs do you think will be destroyed when the government has to tax away that money from the people to pay for it?
So Trunde - are you just hog tie and corn feathered that it's Obama's tax rates now?
Also do you think option B could be just cutting the amount of money the gov. spends? Maybe it's help just a litttle.
and bye the bye those priorities look pretty good, as a start.
But I do note you failed to address my response to your original posts. If you don't know the answers it ok. Better to admot you don't know than 1. make something up, or 2. insult people.
Hey - you know what I like to do? Rely on myself, not the government to provide stuff like jobs, healthcare, family planning. Been working out pretty good for a long time now.
Bob, I agree that the rich (only some of them) will always find a way to pay less taxes... but that's only a minority or else they wont be paying most of the taxes in the US - as it currently stands.... they laws need to be changed so that those who jump through loop-holes would be more easily identified and holes closed. But in all honesty....that tax cut expiration for the rich should not have passed... I doubt that would help the economy in any way asides from increasing the deficit. Which although I'm a left leaning individual, but I think it needs to be seriously curbed - as it is unsustainable.
Spanky, Please reread my post above apparrently you missed my answer to your question. BTW do you always answer a question with a question? Just saying.
By the way I read your post the other day and I know you have a degree in accounting, an accountant on staff and a lawyer with one too, at least that is what you say.
I too use a CPA and I do itemize as for any of that other tax information you are spouting off I will leave that to my accountant.
Again thanks for asking.
You are the all knowing Spanky the God of FR. I am humbled by your presence. (bowing lowly so as my head touches the ground)
Tunde Akins:
Since the GOP took office, they havent spent 1 day on job promotion.... this is their priority.
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Yeah, that ones a real head scratcher. Nancy Pelosi said ObamaCare was going to be a huge job producing dynamo, "400,000 jobs created, almost immediately, and 4 million total". The government must not know how to count those jobs though, because they seem to be missing from the job creation reports every month. So why would the GOP want to repeal a job and wealth creator like ObamaCare?
Or was Nancy fibbin on us? That Nancy, always being the clown!
Well, the experts sure set ME straight here- if they have a chance to sell a product, or service to someone, they will turn it down, because the buyer's income is derived from the government.
Do I have you on record, then, JoAnna and Spanks? Forget 'shovel ready'- and try to steer it back to my quetsion posed to the Spank.
Spanky, my name is Tunde.. not Trunde.... you are now asking to explain how government creates jobs...why would I answer that question? it has no basis in our discussion..... yes we all know the jobs created by the government don't make a huge dent and most jobs are created by the private sector, but for the life of me, what does that have to do with the fact that the GOP says job creation is their number 1 priority and have not made it so. We know that. So what's ur point? besides misspelling my name on countless occasions.
So if you go into a grocery store, and buy a dozen eggs, does that dozen eggs cost more for the wealthy, and are those eggs free for oh, lets say, the bottom 47% of wage earners? You know, as it's supposed be . . . .?
Or do you view the primary role of government is to support the welfare state? It seems you do.
Tunde,
I think we are on the same page as far as this is concerned--see below
I though, do not agree that we need to raise taxes, but we need to implement a system of taxation that is fair and justifiable. Cut out the deductions and loopholes and tax everyone at the same rate. This will mean that the more a person makes, the more they pay in taxes. Taking away their loopholes and deductions would mean that Warren Buffet might actually pay more than his secretary. And I certainly agree that spending is out of control.
And the .4% thing since they took office, you finally called me on that--the first to do so--that was being sarcastic, but imagine if unemployment did fall .4% for the next 12 months--5% unemployment again. Wouldn't the spin doctors love that:)
Joanna.... you know that anything can be extrapolated to become extreme.... because the example you placed there is truly extreme...and I would certainly hope it wont be that way.
If you look at the taxation in the united states... it's right dead smack on in the middle and somewhat of what is common sense fair and just in most instances. you can have one extreme (Communism), still extreme but less invasive (Socialism)...and then to the other extreme (Super Capitalism - with flat taxation)... neither of this will work in America... and it wasn't what made America strong... what has made America strong is the progressive tax system. This way of taxation places the burden of taxes and developing the country on the rich, while taking less from the poor; and everyone in the middle gets to pay a certain amount - in a progressive manner.
Being born in another country that supports runaway capitalism.... what happens in a system like that is that the middle class is crushed. With some being super wealthy and some being super poor. I truly believe that the progressive tax system is what has made America's middle class strong... and with this strength in the middle class... it even makes the rich even richer - when compared to the world.
What we have today is the percentage of the rich in this nation getting richer and the poor, obviously getting richer. If this trend continues - Bye bye America... it will fall faster than you can say "DROP". The middle class in the USA is the engine of this great nation and it needs to be strenghtened...with what you propose JoannaSmith, if we try to make it fairer for the rich a huge burden would even be placed on more of the middle class (not the poor - they pay too little taxes to be affected anyways as they still will pay almost 0)... which I guarantee will destroy the US as you know it today - I know, i know, I sound like Glenn Beck there - the predictor or doom.
Thanks devie, but all this bowing is a little excessive.
Come on man, lose the inferiority meme and just assert your opinion. We all went over this a couple of weeks ago with Ron. Education is fairly immaterial. What counts is experience and knowledge of the specific topic. Unless you are Fiesty or Bev. They get a pass and can say anything all the time. From where else are we to be entertained?
BigBear, I completely agree with your last post. Sounds very sensible to me.
I dont know why the "top 2%" is such a point of contention for liberals.
First of all, the rich are adept at concealing their income. Correct? What good is the extra 4% increase in the tax rate going to do if they just conceal and hide their income anyways?? Why are you guys so gung ho about this? It seems like a moot point.
Secondly, if you want to correct the above matter, you should aim for simplifying the tax codes and dealing with the loopholes and excessive deductions and credits. Not by trying to come up schemes to get more invisible revenue from rich individuals who can make their income disappear through a vast array of said loopholes, credits and deductions.
Finally, the Republicans insistence on extending the tax cuts for all has much more to do with small businesses rather than rich individuals. If 70% of this country is employed by small businesses, do you think its a good idea at this time to kick them some more while they are already down?
I swear the liberals would eat their young!
Tunde,
Sorry, but you are wrong about the rich paying.
Did tax free government bonds never occur to you. The rich putting their money in the government that needs it?
The example I gave was perfect - nothing has changed except their are more and more sophisticated ways for them to hide the money.
Also, you are wrong about flat tax. For example - Take sales tax (in a way a flat tax right) - The average guy buys a $7.00 hamburger combo for lunch. A rich guy goes to a French restraunt, has an Ostrich burger with truffels a couple of glasses of wine, etc. and spends $42.00. He just paid six times as much taxes as the average guy. That's fine with him.
Fair, simple and he paid 6 times as much. But our system is gamed by the liberals. The rich guys rate is the same as the average - that's not fair. So they raise the tax on the rich and give him a loop hole (need their money for re-elections). Now the rich guy just takes someone to lunch, says it was business and writes the whole lunch off. Pays nothing. Conservatives want things like the flat tax with no deductions, etc.
You guys are being played and don't even know it.
Spanky,
This is the latest right wing mantra "The Government can"t create jobs" and it is both untrue and never with any historical justification. Did you somehow miss The Louisiana Purchase, Railways, Oklahoma Land Rush, Free Range and cattle, Free Land in almost all states, Oil and Mineral Leases, TVA, Hoover dam project, US transport system, airports, Manhatten Project, Hundreds of resevoirs, lakes and canal systems, The race to the moon through off millions of jobs because it led to technology including computerization and communication, those government communication satellites that these signals bounce off since the days of telstar. These and hundreds of other government investments have led to millions of jobs since the beginning of the Republic. All you need to do is look at the tax brackets when the middle class expands and the economy booms the top tax brackets are high and government revenues are high. Low top brackets are a disincentive to creating long term industrial growth and an incentive to invest in high risk high reward short term vehicles.
JKH
From Article
The House leadership has promised "zero tolerance policy" for ethical problems, and they've generally been quick to act when allegations arise. For example, when Rep. Mark Souder admitted last spring that he had an affair with a staffer, he was quickly forced to resign.
Today, Boehner said "I believe that members of Congress should be held to the highest ethical standard. That's what the American people expect."
Too bad the same cannot be said about the Republican Senate leadership.
Two names come to mind:
Ensign and Vitter
Well...it would be appreciated if members on the Democratic side would step down as well.. Two names come immediately to mind...Rangel and Waters...
You're next Bonehead. You'll be back sweeping your daddy's bar. Weep, Weep.
Interesting. So if the Enquirer story about Boehner turns out to be true...we can expect that he will immediately resign too?
yawn
Boehner may say 'I fell victim to my alcohol'......I have sinned! lol
what story?
"highest ethical standard"
Riiiiight....for the political world, that's like firing someone for breathing...
NewDay, Please tell me the story, I can't stand this guy.
I'll say this - Rep. Lee is a true fiscal conservative, instead of PAYING for it like Elliot Spitzer did, he decided to go the cheap 'route' and try to get a piece for free!
BTW - am I the only one who thinks he watched one too any 'Old Spice' commercials? lol
All that was missing was the jingle and if he would just substitute an Old Spice bottle for his phone and maybe his wife with a rolling pin in the background.
NDD:
Stop spreading lies about the man. It is okay if you just don't like him because he is a Republican. Just say it and stop attempting to smear the man. In forums like this is where a lot of rumors start.
I'm quite sure that story is right underneath the story about the "One-Legged Monkey with The Bull Nutz".
Hey First read - how about an article on the number of whore republican politicians vs. the number of whore democratic politicians?
Hey Fiesty - good to see you approving of prostitution. And golly, but good old Elliot got a show on TV.
Plus I think the dude loked good. I wonder what Barney Frank's ad looked like?
NDD:
"Stop spreading lies about the man. It is okay if you just don't like him because he is a Republican. Just say it and stop attempting to smear the man."
Really, New Day- it would be like if you were calling the President a 'socailist' or 'muslim' or 'foreign-born' or something.
dbo, you are faster on truth then anyone I know! Still laughing!
NDD- don't tell Spanks, though. He'll hop down from those drywaller's stilts, and beat me wth his little green plastic, see-through bean-counter visor.
The right thing to do is, that Bonner should tell the taxpayers how much he spends on taxi rides home from the bar!
Dang Steve All that practicing you been doing lately you must be in training to go for the Gold medal at the Teabagging Receptacle Olympics later this year.
Yawn...................
I just finished my cup of tea..... WTF..... thats "winning the Future" for you libbies
a Book Writen by Newt Gingrich................
Nah I think you done got mixed up with some of those “Alternate Reality” Sci Fi things old Gecko does. All full of what would happen if ToJo won WW 2 and such like.
sorry,, I am not into Drugs. Or Even legalizing them like you Libbies.
I seek no "Alternate Reality" like you libbies do.....
"A mind a Terrible thing to Waste"................... Stop doing those Drugs..
Do you think it's purely coincidence that little ol Spanky is conspicuously missing?
Yawn,
.. I get it...................................... Nasty Redhead
Just as we Notice BEV is today...... hmmmmmmmmm wonder why
Yeh Red I imagine Old Steve needs somebody to spot him when he gets into those deep curls.
Yawn...........
who didnt see this coming........... Haha.. you libbies are so predictable.
No KIDDING! lmao!!!
Shucks Steve I’m just trying to get you to open your mind up as wide as you do your mouth when you’re Tea Bag Practicing. Course I know those tomes are in a different section and you get confused easy. Actually Old Gecko’s Alternate Reality makes more sense than his Political Reality. They do have one common trait though. Neither one of them bear any relationship to Real Peoples Reality
Really Independent..
Please instead of just implying it. why not just come straight out and Say that you think i practice putting Testicles of men in my Mouth.. . Geez. If this were True about me. then you would infact be Attacking the very thing that you try and Convince people you are sticking up for. Homosexual Men.
but in this Case since you thnk its me that that is a Homosexual .. but you attack me because i am Conservative. I get it. Homosexual = Good. If you are a Liberal.. Homosexual .. BAd if you are a Conservative. We get it...
Shucks Independent................... My Sexuality is none of your Business.. I didnt tell. Why did you ask?..
Hey Steve with all the yawning you've been doing maybe you should get your blankie and binkie and go back to sleep. It sounds like someone is cranky and needs a nap.
Aww Fiesty did you miss me? Yes you sure did. And a shiny star to boot. It really is nice to be loved.
Sometimes I have to do some work - can't just rely on the minions all the time, although I'm trying.
I'm here old girl, don't fret. What are they serving you and Bev today for supper at the old folks' home?
Hey devie! The blankie a great idea, no doubt his mommy's basement is rather drafty! ;o)
Devie,
Me Cranky. Haha. I wake up in a great Mood Every morning at 5 Am.. I do this without an Alarm Clock because i been doing it for over 30 years..............
all one has to do is look at all the Snarky Angry Comments from the Libbies here on this Page alone and we can tell who is Angry. All of them..
They see their Dream of a Govt Run Country Providing all there needs for them Slipping Away. they wake up in a Angry Mood every day Rushing here to throw out some Angry Rhetoric..
Please Seek some Professional help for your Projection......... it will help you in the long run..
The only people in here that constantly talk of placing testicles within mouth are Liberals and I thought that was a chaw of tobacco in Fiesty's mouth. No wonder the room gets a musty smell every time she opens her mouth.
LOL @ ITM!
Well, at least I have a 'set' which is more than can be said for you there little man!
Now, be a 'dear' and share some of your mouth wash with your little buddy Steve - Spanky's finished with him and I'm sure Stevie could use some! ;o)
Steve you are exactly correct. Your extracurricular activities are absolutely none of my business.
I believe that a real nice Lady told you exactly the same thing earlier this week.
Unlike you did then I will at this point drop that line of imagery and move on to bigger and better things that may be more relevant.
Seems to be the only decent thing to do there don’t it sport.
Yawn
Aww Fiesty you seem to be implying that some of us are gay. You know Drive By accused me of being gay - you know like there is something wrong with being gay. Is that the way you feel Fiesty? At least Drive By apologized the next day.
Listen I know you are old, and obviously out of touch, but being gay is not frowned upon like it was back in your day. I'd really appreciate it if you cut out the gay innuendo.
Thanks.
Please Seek some Professional help for your Projection......... it will help you in the long run..
I have and thanks Steve for your heartfelt concern for my well being. You should try it yourself. You sound like you could use it.
What the hell does the orange one know about 'right decisions'?
In defense of this Lee guy, though- IF he wasn't one of those yammering about family values all the time like most of the other GOP folks, then I say- 'who cares'?
BINGO.........the only problem most of us have with the bagger Party of No No No I'm taking my toys and going home is they are hypocrites.........pompous, arrogant, self-righteous hypocrites. in other circles known as the GOP.
I remember from all the endless political ads last fall---they all campaign with pictures of their family, feature their families in TV ads, etc. That says to me---vote for me, I have a family I care about and am a good person. Well--he obviously does not take his marriage vows seriously, so those ads weren't true.
I would say the same thing about a Democratic politician---don't use your family as campaign props.
So how much they cutting from the budget? Oh, $100 Billion. Any of you think those nasty "teabaggers" had anything to do with that?
The times they are a' changing and if you rely on the government tit, bad things are coming your way. But take heart, not all is lost, at least you'll get to ride on a shiny new train. You know on your way to "winning the future!"
DBO:
Stop attempting to smear the man. LOOK on his website and there is NO mention of Family Values, Homosexuality, etc..... He did not run on that.
This is the reason I said he was crazy to resign for sending a pic. Both individuals were grown.
Y' got me wrong. Go back and read it again. Especially the part at the end, where I say 'who cares?'.
New Speaker of the House, John Boehner, not only smokes and cries, he also has sex. And he does it with two women other than his wife. At least that's the rumor that's spreading like wildfire among Washington insiders and political bloggers who claim that a soon to be released New York Times probe into the politician's private life will reveal at least two extra-marital affairs.
This story broke last night at 11 pm ..i watched it on the news
Type in John Beonher affair..... on line for full stories with the names dates etc !
did they interview the 2 women? just curious if they had any comment on his performance (choke) or stamina. I wonder if he cries when he has his grand finale? or is it his partner that sheds the tears? also, someone told me he even tans his tea spoon. inquiring minds want to know. we need ammo for our ball bustin partys. thank God for CPAC. that should cover us til the start of summer.
I wonder if he'll hold a conference and uncontrollably sob into the mic while his wife stands next to him.
I'm ready for a new clip, even though the one where he simultaneously snorts/speaks like a stroke victim is pure gold!
I wonder if he'll do "the right thing". Maybe that's what he was crying about during his induction; the inevitable.
Mopin' floors builds strong bodies 12 ways.
(sorry, Wonder Bread)
dream on, Slick willie was dipping his cigars in an intern's snatch and getting bjs in the oval office and what happened to him?
If true, does that mean that Boehner went to the Bill Clinton School of Infidelity? Does that mean that partisan politics works?
dontgivemethepenguin, Well for starters he and his family were raked over the coals, drug through the mud and then he was impeached by the House of Representatives and put on trail by the Senate. Oh and let's not forget he apologized to the nation on live TV (not through a letter read by an aide on the house floor) now if that was humiliating. Yeah I think he was at least able to man up and take his lumps instead of ducking out the backdoor.
Is anyone claiming that Mrs. Boehner is a lesbian?
He presided over the greatest economic increase in the past four decades?
I give up... what happened?
You guys are precious. I'm glad to see you are jacked up and all, but I just got to ask. Which of those things is illegal?
Is it the smoking? Is it adultry? How about crying?
As just for fun let's pretend Boehner resigns. Who replaces him? Will it be Nancy Pelosi? What's that, it won't be a democrat? Then why do you all care so much? Need somebody to compare against Clinton or Barney Frank?
Clinton didn't get blown in the Oval office, but Reagan did.
Maybe it will be your hero Michelle Bachmann!
Politicans have ethics? Who knew?
I must be dreaming, if true, then Ole Steve is really going to be doing some yawning.
yawning with his mouth agape, hoping for a set to be dropped in. Teabaggers, gotta love them.
LMEAO....
It must be costing him a fortune to keep his(alleged) little(hehe) escapades out of the spotlight.
tic toc
I hope the boehner is next!
Why isn't the GOP parading him around yelling "See,,,,,See,,,,,,,We're not ALL homosexual pedophiles"
yo Bo........I think you're mixed up. us libbers claim the gays. it's the GOP baggers who own the pedo freaks. now do you understand?
I think you might of misread what I typed,,,,,,,,,Literally hundreds of the GOP's finest have been arrested for homosexual pedophilia over the last decade
Bo,
Hundreds? Wow isn't that a Fox News Tactic:)
and tap dancing in airport restrooms too!
Devie, How come on the other post you busted my chops because you didn't think I gave credit to the fact you were bashing Dem's for having sleaze bags too. There you go being one sided again.
hey at least he was trying to hook up with a woman...no playing footsie with a guy in the john like larry craig.
I vote for Bat@!$%# Crazy Bachman for Speaker (IF the allegations of Boehner's infidelities are true.)
fyi..i dont think Lee should have resigned but if Boehner is applying his own ethics rule well than bub bye
someday Bachmann & Boehnor are going to have a catfight. and it's going to be better than Crystal & Alexis. mark my words.
Yeah but if they fight in a fish pond the Boehners "tan" will wash off...cant have that!
Boehner must want to kill this guy. Talk about throwing a spanner into the works.
I am wondering why we feel the need to totally ruin someone's political career because they like sex, women, men (?), smoking or drinking? We have become a society of whiners and complainers when the need suits us... We are marching on the mall, in DC, because we want DADT repealed, never-minding that there are a lot of people that think homosexuality is an abomination and unethical.. We just tell those people that they are bigoted homophobes. Yet, because another human being likes sex (with the opposite sex) we will run them down and keep running over them until they are dead. We can not have it both ways..If we are going to fight for the rights of the minority we need to make sure that those rights are a big enough blanket to cover everyone's rights. If the sex is consensual, I see no need to keep stomping this person into the ground.. One other thing, we would probably not hear a word out of any of you bashers if the politician was gay, married to their partner and having affairs with multiple other gay persons... We all need to get off our high horses and think about our own lives from cradle to present day..
Hmmmmmmm,,,,,Bill Clinton comes to mind, He was "impeached" for less
yo Ellie.....you're dead wrong....it's really simple. we don't like liars and self righteous hypocrites. and those in power who shove their holier than thou agenda down the throats of the American people. I don't think most of us care if they're str8, bi, gay or solosexual ......... just be honest for Christ's sake. it ain't that hard. PS................stop diving in the shallow end of that cement pond............
And I thought that was stupid, as well.. Big deal he had a dolly under his desk.. Did it affect his ability to function as Commander in Chief? NO...
Why man, you allow Obama to stay in the White House and he lies and is very self-righteous? And to top it all off, he shoves his agenda down our throats....
I prefer to think thats why he alway's had that big silly grin on his face
ok Ellie........I can see you're one of those. you are just going to make things up about Obama. you stick with Beck & Palin. I'm sure that's about all you can handle. I'm not going to debate a fool but thanks for the reply anyway. I suppose you're a polite fool. you take care.........and remember ~~ Obama 2012 ~~ PS.....I just saw that interview FoxNoise did with your co-horts. the conservative GOPers from Iowa. wow, they are an enlightened bunch arent they?
Yea Ok man.. Half the time you don't debate with people anyway.. You just throw in a few choice names and tell people they're liars.. That, my friend, is not debating...
I hope you also have a nice day!!!
Love,
Ellie
Ellie,
Were you the lady who told McCain that Obama was a muslim during one of his townhall meetings back in 08?
Bo - was clinton impeached for getting a bj from Monica?
No. He was impeached and disbarred for perjury. The fact that he got blown was not the offense (although, come on Lewinsky?) it was lying about getting blown.
Now Spanky,
Put yourself in Billy's shoes. If you got caught for getting a little on the side, although Lewinsky was not small, would you come out and confess it the first time. Heck NO! You'd be like every other man who cheated on his wife and deny it. But under oath, would you still lie? I think that under Oath, Bill told the truth, that is why the impeachment was little more than a show.
And besides would you tell Hillary you cheated on her--heck NO--she'd beat the crap out of him:)
The true offense - other than the lying part was letting "that woman" put her mouth on the Presidential junk.
Having deposed well over 1000 people the whole defintion of "what is, is" is absolutely insane and clearly was a lie. If fact for a few years I used that statement in the adminitions before many depositions, particulary of salesmen, con-men and others who thought they were smarter than the record.
devie, WTH does that have to do with what is being discussed? For your information I am NOT a birther and I have never been one.. I could give a cr@p about his birth certificate. I care more about some of his policies and ideology..
What else you got? I'm so bored with the "birth certificate" bull..
"once you try an orange guy, you never go back".
ROTFLMFAO!
What was is Tracy Morgan said? Oh yeah - orange is the new black b!tch! ;o)
oompa loompa ziggity zag, at least now we know that he is no fag
I wonder if John-of-Orange's squeeze likes lapping on a 'dreamsicle'?
Drive By, you seem to be fixated on phallic symbols today. Perhaps it's projection?
Actually, lil' guy, the play was supposed to be on 'dreamsicle', which is- ORANGE! Get it?
Now, where were YOU just going....?
Naw Drive By, the really is no other meaning for guys like me and you for the term "lapping on a 'dreamsicle.'" I know it and so do you. Although I will give double points for the lil' guy quip.
Fuss up on this one Hoss.
Personally as a liberal...if this is all there is to the story - sending out this one photo....I don't see why he needed to resign.
I don't think it rises to the level of Clinton, Spitzer, Edwards, Sanford, Ensign, Vitter or others from both sides of the aisle.
Obviously it was his choice and only he knows right now if there is more to the story...
Yeah, If Boehner thinks this is the right thing to do for a married guy who merely sent a pretty cheezy cheesecake picture to a woman, why hasn't he been more vociferous about his married peers who've actually done the horizontal mambo with prostitutes, other married women, etc.
He lied about his age, occupation, and marital status..........in an effort to find some strange. Too stupid.
K Man
You are right on!
Boehners problem is he has now set the "standard" for what acts should result in "immediate resignation".....I don't think this will make members on either side of the aisle happy!
It's laughable also to hear Boehner talk about "zero tolerance policy" for ethical problems and that "members of Congress should be held to the highest ethical standard". This from the guy who holds political ethics so sacred that he actually passed out checks from Big Tobacco lobbyists to members of the House while on the floor of the House, while the House was in session!!!
I don't think sending a picture and lying was that big of a deal, he might never have followed through. People lie and cheat online all the time, as evidenced by some of the posts we see. But he gets extra points for stupidly using an account that could be traced back to him. BTW I don't condone his actions either.
This is called a good first step. Now, if we can get another 50-75 of the Republi-CONS to resign the country would be a lot better!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's funny, you all can talk about the social habits of the GOP--and they do talk about social values like fools--but I don't see the same comments from the real crooks--those that cheat on the taxes, forget the own homes, or park their yachts to avoid taxes. Why don't you all want to get rid of them? Seems Boehner is at least getting those kinds to resign, not so much when Pelosi was speaker.
But as I have said before on here. What is good for the goose, isn't good for the gander. Gotta love the double standards on here:)
Chuck,
Hopefully, the America People will send the Republicans-Tea People packing in 2012.
Big Bear what planet are you living on???? Boehner and his rich GOP buddies are the biggest Tax Cheats in the world!! No, and mean None Republi-CONS should ever talk about Democrats cheating on their taxes! You are not a good Republi-CON if you are Not committing fraud or cheating on your taxes. Have you never heard of Jack Abramoff, Bob Ney, Duke Cunningham and all the other GOP Crooks that are now in Jail??? Wake up, you need some reality!!!!!!!!!
The "K" Street project was run like the MAFIA!!
In a totlly unrelated story a majority of BOTH parties suddenly resigned today because of ethics violations, taking bribes, er, campaign contributions from special interest groups, having sex with staffers, lying, using tax dollars for things totally unrelated to government business, etc..
Yeah. It had to happen sooner or later but this was real soon after congress began.
Hey Boener: Where are the jobs you all promised?
What does the snow snooki have to say from her Alaskan compound she calls home.
dOH
chicken$hit boehner is an incredible joke. He cant quit smoking, he screws around on his wife Debbie, and is a consistent lier. Remember all his mouth about jobs??? said jobs were his # 1 priority. He lied. He'd rather spend his time pounding on Obama about healthcare. When Obama said creating jobs would " take time" chicken$hit laughed. How much time are we supposed to give chicken$hit???
Well Bill, I know his problem now--his wife's name is Debbie--that name causes problems, I don't care who you are?:)
What does the wife's name have to do with someone being a cheating husband?
That being that...where are the jobs, Mr. Drinker?
In his resignation letter Lee mentions mistakes in the plural, why is that? Is Boehner hoping more will not be revealed? Seems obvious enough to me. The likes of Vitter gets caught in DC and in his home state and he stays? C'mon Mr Boehner whatcya hidin from us?
Ray reminds of you of Rangel right?
Both of them got re-elected. Go Figure.
Republicans hold their members to a higher standard of conduct than Democrats. If this was a dem, Pelosi would have allowed Lee to stay to try to keep herself in power.
yea, right jeff, just like you guys came down on vitter ,ensign, sanford .
It's been a 100 days since Republicans won control of the House. Mr. Boehner - where are the jobs ?
And, i f you can't come up with the jobs, Mr B, at least where are the bills you plan to introduce that WILL create the jobs?? What's that? ABORTION??
100 days? Yea Ok. It's been over 2 years Mr.Obama-where are the jobs?
Yep, maybe the NY Congress toke the Republican Tea Party's job creating plans with him. He left with his shirt on, so maybe he was hiding those illusive plans in his shirt.
one wonders why debbie boehner would put up with it all.