Posts Tagged ‘Minority Leader John Boehner’

Morgan Warstler

GOV2.0: Defining the Mandate

by Morgan Warstler

A good looking, fun loving guy sits down and writes a few blog posts about how to ensure the Republican Party wins both houses in a 2010 landslide, and beat Obama’s ass in 2012… he figures his job is done.

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Sure, York at the Examiner will pick it up… but apparently, on this Internet thing, you might have to say things twice to actually get a Minority Leader to read the script.  Something about, “going virus.”  So uncover your mouths, I’m going to sneeze.

There is no reason to get trapped in a vote-losing song and dance about, “What will Republicans cut,” when asked for specifics on Sunday Morning shows.  (Side Note: Amanpour curdles the soul.  George Will sitting next to her during this toxic experiment will be doing god’s work.)

Ok, you are covered in pancake makeup sitting under a 500W Grow Light, and then sure enough, here it comes: “What will you cut?”

Throw back your head, laugh maniacally, and cackle, “Public Employees!”

Er, no, instead say, “We certainly are not going to cut any public services; for the amount of money they pay, the taxpayers shouldn’t have to give up a single damn thing.  But when Republicans take over Congress, we’re going to run government like a business. And the way we see it, the shareholders are the voters, elected officials are the management, and the Public Employees are overpaid.

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Publius

Boehner: Make ‘Defund ACORN Act’ a Stand-Alone Bill

by Publius

From Fox News:

The House and Senate each passed bills this week that would strip ACORN of taxpayer money, but it may not be so easy to halt federal funding for the scandal-plagued community organizing group.

The measures to de-fund ACORN won the support of both Republicans and Democrats, but they were passed as amendments to separate, unrelated bills — setting up a potentially drawn-out process to reconcile the differences in the legislation.

But since the anti-ACORN measure has bipartisan support, why not simplify?

That’s the idea behind Republican House Minority Leader Boehner’s push for a stand-alone vote to ensure that taxpayer dollars will no longer be used to fund the organization, which has been reeling from a scandal involving undercover videos that purport to show ACORN workers advising a couple posing as a pimp and prostitute on how to skirt the law.

Read the whole story here.