Tag: boehner
GOP Civil War
With more and more conservatives in the House rebelling against John Boehner’s increasingly questionable Speakership, Republican House leadership is now moving to quash in-house concerns by reaching across the aisle…
GOP Should Hold Ground On Sequester
President Obama is pulling out all the stops in his campaign to blame Republicans for the impending sequester disaster looming over the federal government. In spite of the fact that…
Boehner’s Gathering Enemies
John Boehner isn’t resigning from his position as House speaker–despite dubious Internet rumors to the contrary–but there is clearly a campaign to try to push him out. Breitbart’s website, RedState,…
House Passes Fiscal Cliff Deal
Congress broke a rancorous stalemate Tuesday to pass legislation designed to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. But the compromise bill, which blocked most impending tax increases and postponed spending cuts…
Cantor Led Coup in House?
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has publicly voiced his opposition to the Senate “fiscal cliff” deal that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Vice President Joe Biden cut late on…
Obama, Boehner Both Reckless Spenders
In negotiations over the so-called fiscal cliff, U.S. President Barack Obama is calling for $1.4 trillion in new tax revenue over the next decade.
The Republican opposition, led by House…
Obama, Boehner Close to Cliff Deal
President Obama and House Speaker John A. Boehner moved close to agreement Monday on a plan to avert the year-end “fiscal cliff,” but they had yet to clear several critical…
Obama’s Hard Line
In the struggle with President Obama over taxes and the fiscal cliff, Republicans are their own worst enemy. They’re playing into Obama’s hands. By exuding fear and confusion, they’ve prompted…
WH, Boehner try to keep cliff talks alive
President Barack Obama and U.S. House Speaker John Boehner sought to keep “fiscal cliff” talks alive after indicating no new progress, The Washington Post said.
Obama telephoned the Ohio Republican…
