http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/28/1425567/-Boehner-on-Face-the-Nation-It-s-not-my-fault-I-m-a-sucky-leader?detail=email
Outgoing House Speaker John Boehner had an exit interview of sorts on Sunday's Face the Nation. All of Boehner's soul-searching since his visit with Pope Francis last week, supposedly the impetus behind his surprise resignation, hasn't turned him into a total truth-teller.
On Planned Parenthood:
The Senate is expected to pass a continuing resolution next week. The House will take up the Senate bill. We will also take up a select committee to investigate these horrific videos that we have seen from abortion clinics in several states that really raise questions about the use of federal funds and raise questions about aborted fetuses that are born alive.
Not true, of course, and not challenged by host John Dickerson, who maybe isn't aware that the videos have been thoroughly debunked. He just skips over that to allow Boehner downplay the fact that he's going to have the rely on Democrats if he wants to avoid an immediate government shutdown. "I'm sure it will" require Democratic votes, Boehner said.
"But I expect my Democrat colleagues want to keep the government open as much as I do." The last vestige of sanity in the House dispensed with, Boehner moved onto to claim how much he has accomplished as speaker, including "protecting 99 percent of the American people from […] the first major entitlement reforms in 20 years." Yeah, right. But here's where it gets really absurd, where Boehner would have us believe that he wasn't somehow in charge of the House for the past stupid four years.
Beohner i still feel wanted to do the right thing but tea party stranglehold was more powerful than dedication to job and upholding the job oaths instead of party generated non competes by the republican SS policing the members with threats for loyalty but is it really loyal when you are force by fear to adhere?????? either way they have been the catalyst for our pain and deprivation for 7 years now as much as Pres. was able to do think in terms of much more without republican obstruction.
