Boehner seems to not want Health Care Summit Televised

[Si modo]

It's funny how libs hallucinate.

 

[JW Frogen]

Ms. Mondo is back on this forum!

Like a swallow returning to San Juan Capistrano I knew there was a reason I needed to post here.

 

[Gadawg73]

What we have is people not wanting to give up their blank check health care.
"I have mine and do not want anyone else to get blank check health care"
Until we change the group health insurance mentality and slash Medicare we are doomed.
A country that pays tens of billions for wealthy seniors to get blank check health care is bankrupt morally and fiscally.

 

[Gadawg73]

Boehner? Wasn't he the one that was upset years ago when they banned smoking from all areas of the House?

 

[MIPS]

Boehner: How Dare Obama Televise The Health Care Debate After I Demanded He Televise The Health Care Debate! (VIDEO) | TPM LiveWire

After slamming the Obama administration for "secret deliberations" and going back on his campaign promise to televise the health care debate, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) criticized the President yesterday for televising the bipartisan health care summit on Feb. 25, asking "is this a political event or is this going to be a real conversation?"

Boehner had been a rather vocal supporter of C-SPAN's request to televise the earlier negotiations, writing to the network in January that "House Republicans strongly endorse your proposal and stand ready to work with you to make it a reality."

Well now, it seems, the idea of televising the health care summit has Boehner a bit squeamish.

Last night, Fox News' Greta Van Susteren asked him what he thinks about the fact that it's going to be televised, and added that "the American people are probably delighted that we're getting this televised."

Boehner responded: "I think that's fine, but you know, is this a political event or is this going to be a real conversation?"

Van Susteren didn't let that slide: "Well, except that we've been hammering them about the transparency. The president said, you know, he was going to put everything on C-SPAN, so we can't criticize him now for when he finally does put it on C-SPAN."

Boehner said "well, that's fine," but he doesn't "want to walk into some set-up."

Later on in the interview, he added: "I just want to know what I'm getting into before I get there."

After Obama was allowed to go against the GOP on television, Obama wants to do it more now and many are skittish about it. Wonder why.

Thoughts USMB?

What a disingenuous article, since Boehner has not given any indication that he does not "want health care summit televised", what he has been saying is that he doesn't not want to participate in a political dog & pony show so the President can pontificate about the current health care monstrosities sitting in the House and the Senate. Apparently Boehner can see an obvious political trap when it's put in front of him and is openly questioning the wisdom of walking into, after all the President needs Congressional Republicans now a lot more than they need him.

The article is typical strawman horse puckey and sadly it's not even a very clever strawman.

 

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